Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 11, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 23, Rule 3A -- Rejection of plaint - Suit alleged to be barred U.O.23.R.3-A CPC - Civil suit challenging compromise decree passed by Revenue Court - Separate suit challenging a compromise decree is not maintainable and is barred by U.O.23.R.3-A CPC - Question of legality or validity of a..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 2(2), Partition Act, 1893, Section 2, 3, 4 -- Decree - Order made u/ss 2 to 4 of Partition Act is a deemed decree within the meaning of S.2(2) CPC...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 15, Rule 5 -- Striking off defence - Defence of defendant struck off by trial Court primarily on the ground of non-deposit of rent within stipulated time - However, certain foundational aspects such as determination of first date of hearing and issue of proper service and opportunity were neither conclusively determined nor adequately..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 96 -- First appeal - Decree for specific performance - Doctrine of merger - Appeal of JD was dismissed for non-prosecution - There would be no merger of trial Court decree in appellate Court order...........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 482, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 437(5), 439(2), Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201 -- Anticipatory bail - Accused already on regular bail - Addition/alteration to graver non-bailable offence during trial and order framing charge - A person released on bail is already in constructive custody of law and..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151 -- Modification/vacation of interim order - Interim order can definitely be modified or vacated by a Court in exercise of its inherent powers whenever it deems fit to do so, without there being any application filed for said purpose...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Constitution of India, 1950, Article 226 -- Civil dispute and criminal process - Mere existence of a civil remedy does not by itself bar criminal proceedings where allegations prima facie disclose commission of a cognizable offence - Quashing order directing investigation on the ground that dispute appeared to be civil in nature..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, 156(3), Constitution of India, 1950, Article 226 -- Quashing at threshold - High Court while exercising its inherent jurisdiction must remain circumspect in interfering with an order u/s 156(3) Cr.P.C. and ought to intervene only where it is evident that order lacks any legal foundation, suffers from perversity or that the same..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- Recall of a witness - Trial Court has passed the impugned order of allowing application after a proper analysis of relevant facts and circumstances of case on the basis of sound reasons - Filing and allowing of application u/s 311 Cr.P.C. cannot be said to be an abuse of process of law and there is no error or illegality in..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125, 128 -- (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Ss.144, 147) - Enforcement of order passed u/s 125 Cr.P.C (S.144 BNSS) - Gram Nyayalaya has jurisdiction to try and decide applications and cases relating to maintenance under chapter IX Cr.P.C (Chapter X BNSS) - Nyayadhikari of Gram Nyayalaya, directed to decide pending execution..........
