Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151 -- Additional evidence - Suit for declaration of ownership and joint possession - Defendants/petitioners sought permission to lead evidence qua unregistered Will in their favour alleged to be executed by deceased - There is no additional issue framed regarding Will - Numerous opportunities had been given to defendants to conclude..........
Court Fees Act, 1870, Section 7 -- Ad valorem Court fee - Suit for declaration that sale deed is illegal, null and void - Petitioner though sought suit for declaration but in fact he is seeking cancellation of sale deed to which petitioner is a party along with other co-sharers - Petitioner is thus, required to pay ad valorem Court fee on the consideration stated in the..........
Will -- Suspicious circumstance - Will has admittedly been scribed by plaintiff/propounder of Will - Plaintiff was well aware that entire property had been given to her by Testator, yet she filed a suit for declaration that she had become co-owner on the basis of a family settlement - Filing of the suit itself raises a suspicion in the mind of Court regarding validity of..........
Service -- Benefit on the ground of parity - Where a citizen aggrieved by an action of government department has approached the Court and obtained a declaration of law in his/her favour, others similarly situated ought to be extended the benefit without the need for them to go to Court...........
Family Courts Act, 1984, Section 7 -- Suit for declaration of matrimonial status - Divorce through Mubarrat - When parties approach a Court seeking formal recognition of their divorce through Mubarrat, Court's primary role is to verify the mutuality and voluntariness of agreement - Upon satisfaction, Court is obligated to endorse the dissolution and declare the marital..........
Family Courts Act, 1984, Section 7 -- Suit for declaration of matrimonial status - Divorce through Mubarrat - Parties are living separately and have entered into a Mubarrat agreement wherein they mutually agreed to dissolve the marriage subject to payment of Rs.30 lakhs by husband to wife - Sum of Rs.30 lakhs has been paid in full by husband and both the parties have..........
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 34, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 102 -- Suit for declaration of title - Burden of proof - In a suit for declaration of title burden always lies on plaintiff to make out and establish a clear case for granting such a declaration and weaknesses, if any, set up by defendant would not be a ground to grant relief of declaration of title to..........
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 34, 38 -- Suit for declaration of title and permanent injunction - Plaintiffs failed to prove that they are having right and title in the suit property - Since plaintiffs are not entitled to the main relief of declaration of title, they are not entitled to consequential relief of permanent injunction as sought in the plaint - Suit rightly..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 24 -- Transfer of a case - Wife sought transfer of suit filed by her mother-in-law against husband seeking declaration of right over property which was agreed to be sold vide agreement arrived at between husband and wife in meditation - Said agreement entered into between parties in a suit filed by wife seeking recovery of gold..........
Constitution of India, 1950, Article 226 -- Writ petition - Registration of document - Challenge as to - Writ petition would be maintainable only where there is failure on the part of registering authority to stick to the mandate of law and mere cancellation of registration of document is sought - Declaration that the document is null and void is exclusively within the..........
