Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 482 -- Anticipatory bail - Repetition of prayer for anticipatory bail after rejection by a Bench of co-ordinate jurisdiction after invoking power of review of decision of earlier Division Bench of co-ordinate jurisdiction may lead to a judicial anarchy...........
Employees Compensation Act, 1923, Section 3, 19 -- Compensation - Liability of insurance company - Commissioner would have power to make insurer jointly and severally liable with employer to pay compensation if same falls within scope of contract of insurance...........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 403 -- (Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.362) - Review - Criminal Court has no power to recall or review its own judgment - Only permissible action is to correct or rectify clerical errors by virtue of S.403 BNSS...........
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Section 11(6) -- Appointment of arbitrator - Merely because procedure to appoint an arbitrator provided in arbitration clause has become inoperative due to subsequent changes in statutory provisions, would not mean that core of contract referring dispute for adjudication to arbitrator is rendered nugatory - Appellant is entitled to..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 14, Rule 5 -- Framing of additional issues - Power to frame additional issues is a discretionary power of trial Court - Court after examining the pleadings and other material on record as required U.O.14.R.3 CPC, may frame the issues...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 3, Rule 2 -- Examination of power of attorney holder on behalf of a party - Power of attorney holder is not competent to depose or to prove anything which was not within his personal knowledge or was otherwise personally known to plaintiff - Testimony of power of attorney holder is inadmissible with regard to the facts within personal..........
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 34, 38 -- Suit for declaration, possession and permanent injunction - Plaintiff failed to enter witness box to testify and prove her plaint case - Testimony of power of attorney holder of plaintiff is inadmissible with regard to facts within personal knowledge of plaintiff who has failed to enter witness box - Sale deed executed by father..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Order 3, Rule 2 -- Examination of plaintiff, who is 80 years lady, through her special power of attorney but at the same time she is directed to appear in person for the purpose of cross examination - In case special power of attorney is unable to answer any question, which is in the specific knowledge of plaintiff then it is..........
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, Section 72 -- (Evidence Act, 1872, S.73) - Comparison of signatures by Court - S.72 BSA permits Court to obtain specimen signatures at any stage and such power is discretionary and must be exercised judiciously - It cannot be exercised to enable a party to patch up gaps in its case after having closed its evidence...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 147 -- Dishonour of cheque - Compounding of offence - Guidelines modified, viz. (a) If accused pays cheque amount before recording of his evidence (namely defence evidence), then Trial Court may allow compounding of offence without imposing any cost or penalty on accused; (b) If accused makes payment of cheque amount post..........
