Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 13, Rule 4, Registration Act, 1908, Section 17(1)(f), 17(2)(vi) -- (as amended in State of A.P) - Marking of document - U, registered and unstamped award of Lok Adalat is not admissible in evidence despite containing recitals about relinquishment of rights over an immovable property...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(f), 377, 302, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 3 -- Rape and murder of 3 year old girl - Death sentence - Based on circumstantial evidence - Ordinarily, it would not be advisable to award capital punishment in a case of circumstantial evidence - But there is no hard and fast rule that death sentence should not be awarded in a case of..........
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 4, 6 -- Rape of minor girl - Sentence - When accused convicted for major offence u/s 6 of the Act, there is no need to award separate sentence u/s 4 of the Act...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(f), 511, 506, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 4, 6, 8, 12 -- Rape of minor girl - Quantum of sentence - Accused awarded life imprisonment for commission of offences in question - No factor to award maximum sentence indicated by Trial Court - Sentence of life imprisonment held, reduced to R.I of 10 years..........
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Section 34, Limitation Act, 1963, Section 5 -- Arbitration award - Objections - Condonation of delay - S.5 of Limitation Act is not applicable to an application u/s 34 Arbitration Act...........
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Section 34, Limitation Act, 1963, Section 14 -- Arbitration award - Objections - S.14 of Limitation Act is applicable to an application u/s 34 of Arbitration Act...........
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Section 34 -- Arbitration award - Objections - Limitation - Three months - Period can be extended for a further period of thirty days on showing sufficient cause and not thereafter - Use of words "but not thereafter" in the proviso makes it clear that extension cannot be beyond thirty days...........
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Section 34, Limitation Act, 1963, Section 14 -- Arbitration award - Objections - Delay of 131 days in filing application even after getting benefit of S.14 of Limitation Act - That is beyond strict time line prescribed in S.34(3) of the Arbitration Act - Delay of 131 days cannot be condoned...........
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Section 34 -- Arbitration award - Objections - Condonation of delay - Administrative difficulties not a valid reason to condone delay above and beyond the statutory prescribed period u/s 34 of Arbitration Act...........
Service -- Ex-parte award - Application for setting aside - Can be entertained after 30 days of its publication...........
