Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 28 -- Decree for specific performance - Principles guiding the exercise of power u/s 28 of the Act are : (i) decree for specific performance of a contract is in the nature of a preliminary decree and therefore, till deed is executed pursuant to decree, Court that passed the decree is vested with jurisdiction to either rescind the..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 143A -- Dishonour of cheque - Interim compensation - Court trying an offence u/s 138 of the Act to award interim compensation to complainant at a preliminary stage of proceedings - Such power can be exercised in a summary trial or summons case when accused pleads not guilty and in any other case upon framing of charge -..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 202 -- Dishonour of cheque - Summoning of accused - Without conducting enquiry u/s 202 Cr.P.C - Magistrate has not adverted to S.202 Cr.P.C at all, nor does summoning order reflect that any enquiry or investigation was conducted prior to issuance of process - Order merely notices..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 11 -- Rejection of plaint - Plea raised are mixed questions of fact and law, which will be tried in main suit and cannot be dealt with at the preliminary stage of suit proceedings - Application rightly rejected...........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 215 -- Offence u/s 215 BNSS - Police officer cannot directly register a crime for offence u/s 215 BNSS once the offence is committed in or in relation to a proceeding in Court - Court has to cause preliminary enquiry as per S.379 BNSS and then can make a complaint in writing...........
Service -- Allocation of cadre - Candidate having qualified the Preliminary Examination availing relaxed standard becoming eligible for Main Examination must be considered against reserved vacancies only and cannot be considered on general/unreserved vacancies for the purpose of cadre allocation...........
Constitution of India, 1950, Article 226 -- Quashing of FIR - At the preliminary stage of investigation, Court is not inclined to embark upon a detailed appreciation of facts or evidence - Veracity of allegations of forgery, fabrication and use of false notarial seals is a matter for investigation and if warranted, trial...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 26, Rule 9 -- Appointment of Advocate Commissioner - Without issuing notice to defendants/petitioners - Partition suit - Commissioner appointed to take measurements of suit property in terms of preliminary decree - While taking mere measurements of property which is to be partitioned, irrespective of presence of any of party, measurements..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 11, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 2, Rule 2 -- Rejection of plaint - Bar U.O.2.R.2 CPC - Question of second suit whether barred by law U.O.2.R.2 CPC, cannot be decided U.O.7.R.11 CPC at the preliminary stage of registration...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 11 -- Rejection of plaint - Suit for possession/eviction - Plaintiff is claiming ownership over shop in question on the basis of preliminary partition decree - Admittedly, preliminary decree cannot be questioned by defendants as they have no locus standi to challenge the same being tenants and has not alleged that preliminary..........
