Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 1, Rule 10 -- Impleadment of trustees - Land in question has been recorded in the name of Trust since 1969 and names of trustees have been continuously reflected in revenue records - Thus, existence of trust and its trustees was a matter of public record - Despite this, plaintiff instituted suit in 2019 without impleading trustees -..........
Service -- Regularization - Contractual employee - State having availed of appellants services on sanctioned posts for over a decade pursuant to a due process of selection and having consistently acknowledged their satisfactory performance, cannot in the absence of cogent reasons or a speaking decision abruptly discontinue such engagement by taking refuge behind formal..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 366A, 376(2), 354A(1)(i)(2), (D), Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 4, 7, 8, 11(iii), 12 -- Kidnapping and rape - Victim admits that she is aged about 18 years - She has not stated anything about subjecting her for forcible sexual act and evidence of father of victim is nothing but hearsay - There is no medical..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of plaint - Petitioners wish to introduce pleadings that would change nature of claim - Petitioners are bringing absolutely inconsistent case contrary to case pleaded in original plaint - In absence of explanation as mandated U.O.6.R.17 Proviso CPC amendment cannot be permitted at belated stage - Application rightly..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 8, Rule 9 -- Additional written statement - Additional Written Statement sought to be filed by defendant is belated and nothing but reiteration of original Written Statement with one new plea which is not only inconsistent, but would not be helpful to case of defendant in any manner - Defendant cannot seek to raise a new plea inconsistent..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 11, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 11, Rule 12, 13, 14, 15 -- Application U.O.7.R.11 CPC and application U.O.11.Rr.12 to 15 CPC - If an application for production is plainly collateral to or inconsistent with limited inquiry U.O.7.R.11 CPC or if it serves only to delay the hearing of a threshold legal objection, Court may..........
Practice and Procedure -- When a particular course of performance is prescribed by law, any deviation or alternative route stands prohibited - Courts are bound to adhere to manner expressly provided and not to invent parallel procedures inconsistent with statutory command...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 323, 341, 147, 148, 149 -- Murder - Medical evidence - Medical evidence presented is inconsistent with prosecution's narrative - Doctor/PW18 opined that deceased might have died due to excessive bleeding resulting from a fracture of left hip bone - However, prosecution has failed to produce any medical document or hospital record..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 323, 341, 147, 148, 149 -- Murder - Identification of accused - Absence of critical information regarding identification of accused especially when the incident occurred at night renders the prosecution's case doubtful - FIR and testimonies of witnesses during trial exhibit material contradictions - Medical evidence presented is..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(g) -- Gang rape - Identification of accused - I.O. himself admitted that no TIP was conducted - He deposed that three villagers had allegedly identified accused in connection with occurrence, but not a single one of them was examined by prosecution - Failure of prosecution to examine these vital witnesses strikes at the root of case..........