Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 483, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 37, 22(c), 27A, 29 -- Bail - Contraband - Contraband was seized from direct possession of applicant - Applicant has not been able to point out existence of any facts or circumstances that are sufficient to justify recording a finding that he is not guilty of..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(d) -- Consumer - Mere act of purchasing immovable property, even multiple units, cannot ipso facto attract exclusion clause of S.2(1)(d) of the Act unless and until it is proved that dominant purpose behind such purchase was commercial in nature - In absence of such proof, appellants cannot be excluded from definition of consumer..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(d) -- Consumer - Mere factum of leasing out flat does not by itself demonstrate that appellants purchased the property with dominant purpose of engaging in commercial activity...........
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Section 34, 11 -- Arbitral award - Challenge as to - Once Court while adjudicating application u/s 11 of the Act gave a finding of existence of a valid arbitration agreement, right or wrong that decision should bind the parties when they have not challenged the same and even also be bound during subsequent stages of proceedings which..........
Service -- Part time contractual instructors/teachers - Fixation of honorarium - Project Approval Board (PAB) is sole central authority to manage budget and finances under Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act and scheme and to fix honorarium for instructors/teachers appointed thereunder - No other authority has any say in the matter concerning finance and..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Cruelty - Petition by wife - Conduct of husband i.e repeated non-appearance before Courts, persistent non-payment of maintenance amount, deliberate violation of judicial directions and total abandonment of legal proceedings, has subjected wife to prolonged mental agony, financial distress, and social humiliation -..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Cruelty - Petition by wife - Actions of husband are not isolated lapses but form a consistent pattern of neglect, indifference and calculated harassment - His willful refusal to maintain wife coupled with blatant disregard for authority of Courts, strikes at the very foundation of matrimonial obligations and squarely..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Cruelty - Petition by wife - Deliberate and intentional abandonment by husband both of his matrimonial obligations and of legal proceedings arising therefrom amounts to a forfeiture of his right to contest the matter - Such conduct clearly signifies implied consent to decree of divorce - Divorce granted...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Cruelty - Petition by wife - Wife had led clear, consistent and cogent evidence establishing a continuous course of mental cruelty at the hands of husband - Her sworn testimony was not only coherent and trustworthy but stood fully corroborated by undisputed judicial records including multiple proceedings under Cr.P.C..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 483, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366A, 376, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 4 -- Bail - Kidnapping and rape - Prosecutrix was minor at the time of incident - Consent of prosecutrix for sexual relations, has no value in the eyes of law - However, taking her age as 17 years, it prima..........
