Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 401 -- Dishonour of cheque - Conviction by trial Court - Accused acquitted in appeal - In Revision High Court convicted accused - High Court as per S.401(3) Cr.P.C does not have authority to convert a finding of acquittal into one of conviction while exercising its revisional power - If..........
Registration Act, 1908, Section 68 -- Cancellation of registered deed - Registering authority has no power to cancel the document already registered - Power conferred on Registrar by virtue of S.68 of the Act is not with respect to cancellation of a registered document...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 17 -- Consumer complaint - Unfair trade practice - Joint venture agreement - Construction of dwelling units - Appellants/owners of land entered into agreement with Respondent No.2 and also executed irrevocable power of attorney in his favour and Respondent No.2 on the basis of said documents entered into sale agreements with..........
Police has no power to resolve civil disputes -- Neither Cr.P.C/BNSS nor Police Act nor any other law governing powers and duties of police confers power upon police to adjudicate disputed question relating to title, possession, boundary, encroachment etc. - Police has no authority to act as a Civil Court to adjudicate civil dispute set out in the complaint - They are..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 152 -- Correction/amendment of decree - Court before exercising inherent power u/s 152 CPC, should issue notice to parties so that they will get an opportunity to have their say in the matter - In that process, ultimate order to be passed in exercise of power u/s 152 CPC will also be known to parties to which they are entitled to...........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 45, 73 -- Expert opinion - Disputed signatures - Defendant disputed her signature on receipt of payment of Rs.25,000/- - In such circumstances, Court did not take any risk of comparing the signature on disputed receipt with any admitted signature of defendant by invoking S.73 of Evidence Act, rather exercised power u/s 45 of the Act seeking..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 16, Rule 14 -- Court witness - Court is not obligated to invoke power U.O.16.R.14 CPC at the instance of parties and parties have no right to move an application under said rule - However, either of parties can bring to notice of Court the necessity for examining any person as Court witness - If Court is satisfied about such a necessity to..........
Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Section 20 -- Jurisdiction of Lok Adalat - Non-appearance of a party - No power vested in Lok Adalat to dismiss a case referred to it for non-prosecution, if a party fails to appear before it...........
Power of Attorney Act, 1882, Section 2, Rajasthan Public Trust Act, 1959, Section 2(17), 2(18) -- Power of attorney holder of Trust who was Manager of Trust - As per provisions of Ss.2(17) and 2(18) of Act of 1959, Manager of a Trust holds the capacity of a Trustee - He can lead evidence on behalf of Trust...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 18, Rule 3 -- Rebuttal evidence - If party leading evidence gives intimation to Court by filing memos about its intention to adduce evidence in rebuttal, Trial Court can exercise power flowing from O.18.R.3 CPC - Trial Court has equipped with power to entertain such memos for exercising power U.O.18.R.3 CPC...........
