Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(r) -- Unfair trade practice - One sided Agreements would be covered by definition of term `unfair trade practice'...........
Maintenance and welfare of Parent and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, Section 2(A) -- Children - By implication if house was given to daughter and petitioner being son-in-law after death of daughter, will be included in the definition of children and he has a duty to maintain senior citizen as defined in S.2(h) of the Act...........
Constitution of India, 1950, Article 226 -- Writ petition - Law as to: (i) For issuing writ against a legal entity, it would have to be an instrumentality or agency of a State or should have been entrusted with such functions as are Governmental or closely associated therewith by being of public importance or being fundamental to the life of the people and hence..........
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 166 -- Accident - Compensation - Loss of dependency - Father and younger sister of deceased both not financially independent, would fall under definition of legal representatives for the purpose of claiming compensation under the Act - They were considered as dependents upon the income of deceased - Therefore, deduction made towards..........
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 166 -- Accident - Compensation - Loss of dependency - Father and younger sister of deceased both not financially independent, would fall under definition of legal representatives for the purpose of claiming compensation under the Act - They were considered as dependents upon the income of deceased - Therefore, deduction made towards..........
Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 12 -- Domestic violence - Applicant no.1 who is the mother-in-law of wife has been residing in shared household, will fall within the definition of respondent as per S.2(q) of the Act - There is allegation that mother-in-law has harassed for demand of dowry and she also extended threat to evict her from shared..........
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Section 106, 100 -- Nature of offence - When someone does stunts on a public road, endangering public safety, and when motor sport is not being conducted with knowledge of traffic control authorities and ample time has been given to them to take preventive steps, acts of public stunt, it leads to death would fall in the definition of culpable..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Cruelty - Initiation of frivolous legal proceedings, falls squarely within definition of mental cruelty...........
Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 2(f) -- Domestic relationship - Live-in-relationship - All live-in-relationships are not relationships in the nature of marriage - Live-in-relationship has no inherent or essential characteristic of a marriage - Petitioner's status is lower than the status of a wife and that relationship would not fall within..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 10 -- Return of plaint - Cause of action cognizable by Revenue Court - Revenue Court cannot be excluded from the definition of Court for the purposes of O.7.R.10 CPC...........
