Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of plaint - Merely because plaintiff wants to introduce certain pleas by way of an amendment in the plaint, which the defendant has set up in his written statement, will not be a valid ground for rejecting the prayer for amendment of plaint, particularly when no prejudice is going to be caused to defendant by..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 4, 118 -- Promissory note - Recovery suit - Defendants failed to present any substantial reason or evidence to challenge the credibility of testimonies of PWs 1, 2 & 4 regarding executing promissory note - Mere denial of receipt of consideration does not constitute a valid defence - Evidence adduced by plaintiff is adequate to..........
Transfer of Property Act, 1882, Section 106 -- Eviction notice - Validity - Notice of ejectment was sent by plaintiff by registered post with A/D asking the defendant to quit and vacate the suit premises - Notice was received by defendant by putting his signature on the A/D card - Notice is valid...........
Will -- Proof of - One of attesting witness to Will is the daughter of testator and younger sister of plaintiff and defendant - She has fully supported the Will executed by their father in favour of defendant - In case, Will is dislodged, she herself is going to gain from the estate left by testator, but still she opted to support the Will, itself is a circumstance which..........
Agreement to sell -- Validity - Suit for specific performance - Defendants have denied execution of agreement in written statement - One of attestors of agreement had stated that he did not sign as a witness on agreement - Genuineness of agreement has not been proved by plaintiffs - Agreement in question is not valid...........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 25 -- Confessional statement made before police - Admissibility - Confession of co-accused recorded by a police officer during police custody is not a valid piece of evidence which can be used against accused in a criminal trial...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 100 -- Second appeal - Suit for possession - First Appellate Court erroneously placed the burden of proving ownership on plaintiffs, despite the defendants admission of their title by pleading adverse possession - Court disregarded the jamabandi entries and other revenue records without valid justification - Court's conclusion that..........
Will -- Execution - There is ample corroborative evidence to substantiate due compliance of S.63 of Succession Act and S.68 of Evidence Act, which are the guiding principles of law in probate cases with regard to proof of valid execution of a Will - Probate rightly granted...........
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Section 11 -- Appointment of arbitrator - Existence of arbitration agreement has not been disputed by respondent - Question whether there exists a valid dispute to be referred to arbitration can be addressed by Arbitral Tribunal as a preliminary issue - Former Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court appointed as the sole..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 4, 118 -- Promissory note - Borrowing of amount by defendant is clearly narrated by PW2/scribe of suit promissory note, in his evidence - Plaintiff issued a legal notice to defendant, but he did not choose to give any reply by denying suit promissory note - Defendant is unable to show any reason or circumstance to disbelieve the..........
