Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Quashing of complaint - Mere existence of a compromise decree in a civil suit does not ipso facto render criminal prosecution non-maintainable, particularly when terms of settlement themselves contemplate withdrawal of complaint only upon fulfillment of specified conditions...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 11 -- Rejection of plaint - If upon a meaningful reading of plaint, Court reaches to a conclusion that drafting of plaint is such as to create an illusion of cause of action, whereas suit is barred by limitation, plaint can be rejected U.O.7.R.11 CPC...........
Agreement to sell -- Suit for specific performance - Defendant alleged that plaintiff has obtained signatures on blank stamp papers and thereafter fabricated alleged agreement of sale - However, there is no justification from defendant side as to what prompted defendant to remain silent without filing a criminal complaint alleging fabrication of an agreement of sale and..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 24 -- Transfer of a case - S.24 CPC confers a wide and discretionary jurisdiction upon High Court and District Court to transfer or withdraw any suit, appeal or other proceeding at any stage either on application of any of parties or even suo motu...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 39, Rule 1, 2 -- Interim injunction - Plaintiff failed to establish his possession over suit property as on the date of filing of application for interim injunction - Prayer of plaintiff for ad interim injunction against defendants can only be founded on prima facie case, balance of convenience and irreparable injury which in turn would..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 11 -- Rejection of plaint - Wakf property - Suit for injunction - Jurisdiction of Tribunal under Wakf Act - Suit property neither specified in `list of auqaf' as published in Chapter II nor registered under Chapter V of Wakf Act - Decision as to whether property is a waqf property or not cannot be decided by Tribunal since property..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 23, Rule 1(3) -- Withdrawal of suit - Particulars in a suit as are required to be pleaded in terms of O.7.R.1 CPC, if are not correctly pleaded and for formal defect a suit may fail, then power is vested with Court to permit plaintiff to withdraw the suit...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of plaint - Proposed amendment only seek to elaborate pleadings and it neither enlarges scope of suit nor takes respondent by surprise - Amendments are explanatory and clarificatory in nature and merely supply material particulars which were otherwise implicit in original pleadings - Proposed amendment neither..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 9, Limitation Act, 1963, Section 5 -- Restoration of suit - Dismissed in default - Condonation of delay - Eviction suit - Delay in question cannot be held to be fatal or prolonged - There was a slight delay, which has been satisfactorily explained by plaintiffs - Important questions of law and facts are involved in the suit and..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of plaint - Suit for specific performance - Amendment sought to be introduced in relation to partition decree is neither relevant nor bona fide - Same has been sought to be introduced at a belated stage without providing any justifiable explanation for delay - Amendment application rightly rejected qua partition..........
