Tamil Nadu Stamp (Prevention of Undervaluation of Instruments) Rules, 1968, Rule 7 -- Determination of market value - Fixation of timeline of 3 months for Collector to pass an order determining market value of properties and duty payable on instrument from first notice is directory in nature...........
Electricity -- Previous electricity dues of last owner - Liability of purchaser - Property sold on `as is where is, whatever there is and without recourse basis' - Where in E-auction sale notice, existence of electricity dues whether quantified or not has been specifically mentioned as liability of purchaser and sale is on `as is where is, whatever there is and without..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Notice - No requirement that notice should be in a signed form - Proviso to S.138 of the Act states `giving a notice in writing' and not `by giving a notice in writing with signature'...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Notice - Lawyers notice - Omission on the part of lawyer to put his signature in the notice issued u/s 138 of the Act cannot be treated as defective notice...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Notice - Lawyers notice - Omission on the part of lawyer to put his signature in the notice - Since there was demand of money as such notice without signatures of lawyer cannot be held to be a defective notice...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 319 -- Summoning of additional accused - Memo filed by de facto complainant before Committal Court in response to notice given to him by said Court that he has no objection for deletion of names of petitioners who are named in FIR at the time of filing charge sheet by police, cannot operate as a bar for Sessions Court being a trial..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 4 -- Interim bail - Offence u/s 376 IPC and S.4 of POCSO Act - Bail granted without notice to complainant of FIR - Courts are bound to follow Practice Directions dated 24.09.2019 and directions of high Court as laid down in..........
Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965, Section 12(3) -- Rent and eviction - Arrears of rent - Non-deposit of admitted arrears of rent - No separate notice required to be issued to tenant to enable him to show sufficient cause for not depositing admitted arrears of rent - As on date stipulated for effecting such payment by virtue of order passed u/s 12(1)(2)..........
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Section 12 -- Criminal contempt - Objection as to issuance of notice of contempt - Notice was strictly in accordance with Form I, which only requires that notice should briefly state nature of contempt - There is no requirement of giving all the documents with Form - Action against alleged contemnors is being restricted to allegations made in..........
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Section 15(1) -- Criminal contempt - Suo motu contempt proceedings - Scandalous allegations have been made against members of Bench by contemnors in their complaints - Court on the basis of information itself took suo motu notice of contempt and matter was then placed before Chief Justice for listing it before appropriate Bench - Matter is..........
