Will -- Suspicious circumstance - Execution of Will in favour of daughters - Testator was survived by only two daughters and on last part of his life when his health was not keeping well was looked after by his daughters - Merely because Will was executed on the day testator died, cannot be held to be suspicious in absence of any cogent and reliable evidence in this..........
Adverse possession -- Suit for declaration of title and permanent injunction - Plaintiff's title/ownership to suit property is clearly established through registered sale deed, mutation, issuance of patta and approved building map in favor of plaintiff - It therefore, demonstrate possession under lawful title and do not reflect hostility required for adverse possession -..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 5, Rule 17, 19, Limitation Act, 1963, Section 5 -- Ex parte decree - Setting aside - Condonation of delay - Simultaneous issuance of summons through registered post and ordinary summons - An intimation was served on the addressee to collect the postal article - On receipt of the unserved postal..........
Criminal trial -- Disciplinary and legal proceedings - Special Court while acquitting respondents under NDPS cases held that petitioner and other individual had committed irregularities while discharging official duties as public servant and directed Director General of Police to initiate appropriate proceedings against them u/O.35.R.6 of General Rules (Civil and..........
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 8(c), 20(b)(ii)(C), 29(1) -- Contraband - Reduction in weight of contraband is sufficiently explained by natural drying and loss of moisture, a fact also recorded by PW6 in Analysis Report, which notes that sample contained dry, broken fragments - High Court rightly held that minor variations in weight,..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 10A -- Return of plaint - Lack of territorial jurisdiction - Once it is concluded that initial proceedings were held before a Court which lacked jurisdiction, written statement and other evidence that may have been led by parties before said Court become non-est in the eyes of law and defendants are within their right to file their..........
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 166 -- Accident - Compensation - Enhancement - Functional disability - Appellant was 21 years of age during the incident who requires a personal attendant - Lump sum amount of Rs.3,00,000 thus, awarded towards attendant charges over and above the loss of income arrived at by this Judgment and High Court - Keeping in view of loss of monthly..........
Service -- Recruitment - Change in selection process after interviews were held i.e when all stages of participation by a candidate in selection process were over, cannot be termed transparent and does not have a rational nexus to object sought to be achieved - Change in selection process rightly declared as arbitrary by High Court...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 21, Rule 90 -- Execution - Auction sale - Setting aside - JD failed to raise a material irregularity in the context of O.21.R.66(2)(a) CPC at the appropriate stage, i.e., with regard to sale of a part of property being sufficient to satisfy decree - It is not open to JD to now raise such a belated plea and blithely place burden on the..........
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 166 -- Accident - Compensation - Claim of compensation in a motor accident case is not a factor which is relevant for the purpose of award of compensation to claimants, as it is for Court to calculate just and fair compensation - Even if lesser amount had been claimed, claimants can always be held entitled to receive higher amount...........
