Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of plaint - Suit filed by plaintiff claiming natural succession whereas defendants were claiming title over suit property on basis of Will - Plaintiffs only sought formal amendment in respect of cause of action by stating that cause of action will start from death of testatrix and not from date of execution of Will,..........
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, Section 102, 12 -- Second revision petition - Maintainability - Order rejecting bail - First revision arose from rejection of first bail prayer filed while investigation was pending - No doubt, a second bail prayer may have to be considered on new grounds - But, when second bail application was filed,..........
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 166 -- Accident - Compensation - Deceased aged about 29 years was in real estate business and based on his income tax return of preceding assessment year Tribunal assessed his income at Rs.4,58,430, thereafter applying a multiplier of 17 and deducting 1/4th towards his personal expenses and awarding compensation on loss of consortium and..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 348 -- (Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.311) - Recalling of witness - Once witness has already been cross-examined and defence has disclosed its stand based on prosecution's own omissions, permitting recall of witness at this stage, would amount to nullify defence established during trial and may prove prejudicial to..........
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(1)(xi), Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 354, 323 -- Offence u/s 3(1)(xi) of SC/ST Act and Ss.354, 323 IPC - Victim has not stated that A-2 committed alleged offence only because of victim being a member of SC - No such statement was even made by PW2 - Defence has been successful in..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 7 -- Setting aside order proceeding ex parte - Application to set aside order - Again non appearance - Court passing another `ex parte' order - An application U.O.9.R.7 CPC must be diligently pursued, otherwise ex parte order continues to stand - Trial Court's mistaken description of passing a fresh `ex parte' order does not cure..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 11 -- Rejection of plaint - Plaint discloses a clear cause of action, raises contentious questions of fact and seeks adjudication regarding nature, extent and legality of possession - Such issues cannot be brushed aside at the entry gate - Order rejecting plaint set aside...........
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 38, 39 -- Suit for permanent and mandatory injunction - Restraining defendant from alienating plot allotted in lieu of acquisition of land - Agreement of sale executed between plaintiff and respondent and during subsistence of said arrangement, land in question came under acquisition and land vested in State - Once acquisition machinery..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 528 -- Inherent Powers of High Court - Quashing of proceedings - Once High Court finally decides a criminal revision petition, inherent powers cannot be invoked to set aside conviction and sentence...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Order 9, Rule 13 -- Ex parte divorce decree against husband - Setting aside - Service of summons - Merely on account of the fact that husband did not produce any oral evidence to support his application U.O.9.R.13 r/w S.151 CPC would not be the only ground to non-suit him, more so when facts of case are conspicuous to infer that..........
