Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 10, Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, Section 9 -- Custody of child - Application for guardianship of a minor is to be filed before Court where minor child resides - Court where petition filed not having jurisdiction - Petition returned to be filed before Court having appropriate jurisdiction...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 9 -- Jurisdiction of civil Court - Suit for possession by way of ejectment - Jurisdiction of civil Court is not ousted if a landlord tenant relationship is disputed - Tenants estopped from claiming that they are entitled to protection u/s 77 of Punjab Tenancy Act...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 7 -- Ex parte order - Setting aside - Service of summons - No sincere attempt was made to effect service of respondent by ordinary course or by sending summons by registered post - Mere service by publication in newspaper was not sufficient - Neither sufficient ground for ordering substituted service of respondent by publication in..........
Limitation Act, 1963, Section 5, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13 -- Condonation of delay - Delay in filing application U.O.9.R.13 CPC - Claim of being alcoholic patient is not a sufficient cause to condone the delay of his inaction in filing written statement - Delay not condoned...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 26, Rule 9 -- Appointment of Court Commissioner - Suit land claimed to be common pathway - It was basically claim of title over the land which is said to be a pathway allegedly used by both the parties - Claim has to be determined by Court on the basis of oral and documentary evidence - Suit is at the stage of arguments - Application..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 7, Limitation Act, 1963, Section 5 -- Ex parte order - Setting aside - Condonation of delay of 14 years - No satisfactory or reasonable ground given by appellant explaining delay - Appellant has been grossly negligent in pursuing the matter before trial Court - Delay cannot be condoned - Application U.O.9.R.7 CPC rightly rejected...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 45, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 9, 13(1)(ia) -- Matrimonial dispute - Medical test of both husband and wife - Wife sought divorce on the ground that marriage between parties not consummated because of impotency of husband - Husband filed application for subjecting himself to undergo potentiality..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Order 9, Rule 9 -- Restoration of suit dismissed in default - Non-appearance of counsel cannot be said to be unintentional or bonafide - Said fact is substantiated from the fact that no affidavit of counsel has been annexed with the application - It shows that plaintiff did not instruct his counsel and hence, counsel was left with..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Order 9, Rule 9 -- Restoration of suit dismissed in default - Non-appearance of counsel cannot be said to be unintentional or bonafide - Said fact is substantiated from the fact that no affidavit of counsel has been annexed with the application - It shows that plaintiff did not instruct his counsel and hence, counsel was left with..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13 -- Ex parte decree - Setting aside - Process server was disclosed that defendant is serving in Delhi police - However, no attempt made by plaintiff to serve defendant at his office address - Ex parte decree rightly set aside...........