Evidence Act, 1872, Section 102 -- Onus to prove - Will - Onus of proving Will is on the propounder and in the absence of suspicious circumstances surrounding the execution of Will on proof of testamentary capacity and signature of testator as required by law, is sufficient to discharge the onus - Where, however there are suspicious circumstances, onus would be on the..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 20, Rule 1 -- Judgment - Pronouncement - Commercial dispute - Merely because O.20.R.1 CPC enjoins a duty upon commercial Courts to provide copies of judgment that does not mean that parties can shirk away all responsibility of endeavoring to procure certified copies thereof in their own capacity...........
Agreement to sell -- Specific performance - Ready and willing - Once defendant asserted that plaintiff was neither ready nor willing to perform his part, plaintiff was atleast required to prove on record that he had capacity to pay balance sale consideration of more than 23 lakhs on agreed date for execution of sale deed - Plaintiff failed to bring on record any cogent..........
Agreement to sell -- Specific performance - Ready and willing - Readiness and willingness are not one but two separate elements - Readiness means capacity of buyer to perform contract, which would include financial position to pay sale consideration - Willingness refers to intention of buyer as a purchaser to perform his part of contract, which is inferred by scrutinising..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 197 -- Sanction for prosecution - Sine qua non for applicability of S.197 Cr.P.C is that offence charged must be committed by public servant either in his official capacity or under color of office held by him and that there is a direct or reasonable connection between the act and official duty...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 197 -- Sanction for prosecution - Act of applicants/police officials was not committed in their official capacity or under color of office held by them - There is no direct or reasonable connection between their act and their official duty - Merely because applicants are police officials, it would not provide any shield to applicants..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Loan transaction - Financial capacity of complainant - Onus is not on complainant at the threshold to prove his capacity/financial wherewithal to make the payment in discharge of which the cheque is alleged to have been issued in his favour - Only if an objection is raised that complainant was not in a..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 35(3), 179(1) -- Issuance of notice/summons - Summoning of advocate - Police cannot issue summon to advocate to police station in his professional capacity...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 141 -- Dishonour of cheque - Offence by Company - Company not arraigned as an accused - Complaint against Executive Director of company alone - Accused was not drawer of cheque in his personal capacity, but he was an agent of the corporate entity - In the absence of Company as party to proceedings, prosecution against..........
Succession Act, 1925, Section 276 -- Probate - Will - In a proceeding for grant of probate, more so when it is contested, Court is required to decide as to whether testator had physical and mental capacity and soundness of mind to execute Will in question - Will must be attested by two independent witnesses and there must be no suspicious circumstances surrounding..........
