Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 14, Rule 1 -- Preliminary issue - Mixed question of law and fact - Cannot be decided as preliminary issue - To be decided finally at the time of deciding the suit...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 9 -- Bar U.O.9.R.9 CPC - Not applicable when earlier suit and subsequent suit are for partition, as suit for partition only brings severance of status and cause of action continues till there is actual partition...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 26, Rule 9 -- Local Commissioner - Appointment - Suit for perpetual injunction - There is no thumb rule that in a suit for perpetual injunction, an advocate Commissioner cannot be appointed - However, the law is well settled that a Commissioner cannot be appointed to find out as to who amongst the parties is in possession of suit property..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 26, Rule 9 -- Local Commissioner - Appointment - Suit for perpetual injunction - Application seeking appointment of local commissioner to show that boundaries given in plaint schedule plots are incorrect - Appointment of commissioner to note down physical features and boundaries of disputed properties are incidental and complimentary in..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 15, Rule 1 -- Disposal of suit at first hearing - Question as to whether parties are at issue on a question of law or fact, can be decided only after stage prescribed in O.14 of the Code is crossed - Question of framing issues arise either after the defendant files written statement or after the defendants are set ex parte - Court can come..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 100 -- Second appeal - Suit for specific performance - Loan transaction between parties - Agreement for sale in question was executed as a security towards full and final settlement of loan transaction - There was no transaction for agreement of sale in respect of two properties of defendant no.1 - Plaintiff fraudulently refused to..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 14, Rule 1 -- Preliminary issue - Probate proceedings - Issue as to caveatable interest - Preliminary issues are triable before proceedings are treated as a full fledged suit under order of judge concerned - Preliminary issue does not relate to validity or legality of Will sought to be probated but only to issue whether caveator has an..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 1, Rule 10 -- Impleadment of a party - Suit for declaration and injunction - Petitioner purchased property from plaintiff prior to institution of suit - Said property included in scheduled property - If suit of plaintiff is decreed it will affect right of petitioner - Petitioner is absolute owner of scheduled property - Moreover, if..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499, 500, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 300, Constitution of India, 1950, Article 20 -- Civil suit for damages and criminal proceedings for defamation - Same parties in both the cases - However, both the cases are different in nature - Both civil suit and criminal proceedings can continue simultaneously - Accused cannot get the..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499, 500, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 300, Constitution of India, 1950, Article 20 -- Civil suit for damages and criminal proceedings for defamation - Same parties in both the cases - In case a decree for damages is passed in civil suit then it does not stand in the way for pursing criminal proceedings for defamation...........