Contract -- Blacklisting - Blacklisting being stigmatic and exclusionary in nature cannot be imposed mechanistically but must comport with principles of natural justice and reasonableness...........
Contract -- Blacklisting - Show Cause notice - For passing an order of blacklisting there has to be sufficient evidence, clear application of mind and stronger adherence to principles of natural justice - Since blacklisting order falls short of this requirement, same is liable to be set aside - Department directed to issue a fresh show cause notice indicative of reasons as..........
Custody of child -- Writ of habeas corpus in child custody matters is maintainable only where detention is shown to be illegal or without authority of law - When child is in custody of a natural guardian such custody cannot ordinarily be termed as illegal so as to justify issuance of a writ, unless there are exceptional or compelling circumstances demonstrating immediate..........
Succession Act, 1925, Section 375 -- Succession certificate - Condition of security/surety/indemnity bond cannot be mechanically insisted upon especially where beneficiary is sole beneficiary or in other suitable cases, if beneficiary is a natural heir of deceased and there are no objections by other claimants...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - Version of wife is natural, cogent and inspires confidence in the mind of Court - Petitioner subjected her to cruelty which is proved on record - Slight discrepancies in her evidence while narrating dates of incident cannot be considered fatal to prosecution case, as she is a rustic village woman - Conviction upheld -..........
Custody of adopted child -- Child is not adopted from natural parents and one `N' is the person involved in giving child in adoption to petitioner - Crime is registered against said `N', petitioner and his wife - It is a clear case of child trafficking - Case is under investigation - Child is in custody of Child Welfare Committee - Adoption of child by petitioner and his..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 21, Rule 32 -- Execution - Detention in civil prison - Violation of decree of injunction - Executing Court passed the detention order without issuing notice or affording any opportunity of hearing to JD - Such an order which entails deprivation of personal liberty is in clear violation of principles of natural justice - Failure to follow..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 147 -- Murder - Related witnesses - Incident took place in the house of deceased and accused which was only witnessed by PW1/informant/wife of deceased who has been examined - Therefore, question of production of witness from vicinity does not arise, whose deposition finds full support from postmortem report - If murder is committed in..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2), 376(AB), Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 6 -- Rape of minor girl by her own father - Testimony of victim inspires full confidence - Despite her tender age, her evidence is natural, cogent and consistent and it bears stamp of truth - Her competency to depose was duly assessed by Court and she answered..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2), 376(AB), Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 6 -- Rape of minor girl by her own father - Medical evidence is consistent with prosecution version and has not been effectively challenged by defence - No material has been brought on record to show any prior animosity or motive strong enough for mother to..........
