Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Section 61(2), Limitation Act, 1963, Section 14 -- Appeal - Limitation - Exclusion of time u/s 14 of Limitation Act - Judgment of NCLT is dated 28.11.2019 - Appeal filed in on 18.2.2020 - However, immediately after order was passed by NCLT, appellant preferred writ petition before Division Bench of High Court on the ground that..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406, 34, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Agreement to sell - Quashing of proceedings - Complaint/FIR/charge sheet disclosing commission of offence - Simply because there is remedy provided for breach of contract or arbitral proceedings initiated at the instance of appellant, that does not by itself clothe the Court to..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406, 34 -- Quashing of proceedings - Cheating - Dispute as to agreement to sell executed between parties - Ingredients of offences in question cannot be said to be absent on basis of allegations in FIR/complaint/charge sheet - Though FIR/charge sheet indeed reveal commercial transaction but..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 35B -- Non-payment of costs - Closure of evidence of defendants - Case adjourned for DWs subject to payment of costs of Rs.200/- - Cost not paid and no DW was present and defendant's evidence was closed by order - No application u/s 148 CPC filed for extension of time - Evidence of defendants rightly closed...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Order 9, Rule 4 -- Restoration of suit dismissed in default - Mere fact that suit was restored earlier on couple of occasions and suit remained pending for last 28 years, itself is no ground to reject restoration application, as application cannot be dismissed on past conduct of applicant - Application ought to have been exclusively..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 26, Rule 9 -- Appointment of Court commissioner - If Court is satisfied on material available on record that plaintiffs are not able to produce desired evidence, it can exercise discretion and order for Local investigation...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13 -- Ex parte eviction order - Setting aside - Service of summons by Munadi - Service of summons was effected but there was an irregularity as copy of petition was not served - Since it was well within knowledge of defendant that there was a case pending against him qua which service of summons was effected - Even if it was not..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 41, Rule 23, 23A -- Remand - When Appellate Court remands the matter back to trial Court, limiting the scope of suit, trial Court is bound to follow the directions contained in the order of remand and cannot extend the scope of remand...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 41, Rule 23A -- Remand - Issue of limitation - Recovery suit - District Judge remanded the matter for retrial for the reason that issue of limitation though not raised by defendants goes to root of matter - However, question of limitation was considered by trial Court in first round of litigation - Defendants had not challenged said..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 35, Order 7, Rule 14(3) -- Costs - Application U.O.7.R.14(3) CPC allowed and document directed to be taken on record on payment of cost of Rs.1,000/- - Cost was accepted by defendant - Imposition of costs only compensatory in nature to tide delay in proceedings - Acceptance of costs by defendant would not amount to waiver of right to..........
