Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 141 -- Dishonour of cheque - Offence by partnership firm - Liability of partners along with partnership firm is joint and several, even in absence of a partnership firm being proceeded against by complainant by issuance of legal notice as mandated u/s 138 of the Act or being made an accused specifically in a complaint filed..........
Hindu law -- Self acquired property - Plaintiff contended that suit property was purchased in the name of defendant no.2 as Benamidar by his father out of joint family fund - However, he has not been able to even produce certified copy of sale deed nor he has ever challenged legality of said sale deed - Plaintiff has not brought on record as to how fund was collected,..........
Joint Family Property -- Partition suit - Partition took place in 1983 and portion of suit property was purchased by defendant No.1/father of plaintiff in 1984 - Since partition was held among family members of first defendant, his parents and brothers and sister, ancestral property ceased to be joint family property on the date of partition itself - Suit for partition..........
Joint Family Property -- After joint family property has been distributed in accordance with law, it ceases to be joint family properties and shares of respective parties become their self acquired property...........
Foreign Marriage Act, 1969, Section 17 -- Marriage - Registration - Even if a marriage is not registered under Foreign Marriage Act, it can still be treated as valid marriage under Indian law for interim purposes, particularly when party asserting marriage supports it with documents such as photos, proof of residence, joint account or correspondence...........
Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Section 6, Limitation Act, 1963, Article 110 -- Right of daughter - Partition suit - Limitation - Daughter who got married 50 years ago, was never in joint possession after her marriage - Right of daughter to sue for partition accrues only on 09.09.2005 - Suit for partition ought to have filed within 12 years - However, partition suit filed in..........
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 38, 39 -- Permanent and mandatory injunction - Revenue records reflected joint ownership of suit land - Defendant admitted family settlement and plaintiff's exclusive possession of portion of suit property - Defendant's unambiguous acknowledgement of family arrangement carried decisive weight in upholding plaintiff's claim - Courts below..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 11 -- Rejection of plaint - Benami property - Plaint allegations all through describe the suit properties as Joint Hindu Family properties and that they have been purchased either from the nucleus of Joint Hindu Family property or the income derived from joint family business - Properties are not described as benami in the name of..........
Joint Hindu Family -- Suit property was not joint Hindu Family coparcenary property - Nothing on record to even remotely suggest that property was coparcenary property in the hands of plaintiffs - Suit for declaration that plaintiffs are owners in joint possession rightly dismissed...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Stop payment - Joint account - Drawer of cheque was solely accused - Dishonour due to instruction by a non-drawer does not satisfy ingredients of S.138 of the Act...........
