Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Section 23 -- Acquisition of land - Compensation for trees and borewell - Reference Court rejected claim for compensation of awala trees as the same were newly planted and were not fruit bearing at the relevant time - Plantation was reported to be of the year which is subsequent to the proposal to acquire land - Court also recorded that no..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(N), 506, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(1)(R), 3(1)(w), 3(2)(5) -- Rape - Settlement - Quashing of charge sheet - Victim is illiterate woman and she allegedly put her thumb impressions on affidavits - However, there was no endorsement on affidavits that contents of affidavits..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 21, Rule 12 -- Execution - Decree for possession and mesne profits - Determination of mesne profits - Court which passes a decree for possession of land may direct an enquiry as to mesne profits both prior to institution of suit and subsequent thereto - Executing Court cannot assume a jurisdiction which is not vested with it, as executing..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439(2) -- Cancellation of bail - Bail granted to petitioner cancelled on the ground that he is involved in other offence - However, prosecution has not produced any material to show that alleged involvement of petitioner in subsequent crime has any nexus with trial or any of proceedings in the case - Nothing to show that he had an..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439 -- Bail - Granted by imposing condition of demolishing the wall at the expense of appellants and handing over possession of disputed property to complainant - Condition imposed clearly tantamount to deprivation of civil rights, rather than measures to ensure the accused's presence during trial - Condition set aside...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439 -- Bail - Postponement of implementation of order granting bail for six months - No reasons assigned as to why implementation of order granting bail was postponed for six months - No such condition could be imposed for grant of bail to accused - If Court is satisfied on merits, it should grant bail or otherwise reject the same -..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Order 23, Rule 3, 3A -- Consent decree - Application u/s 151 CPC to set aside consent decree alleged to be the result of fraud - If compromise decree was tainted by fraud, misrepresentation or mistake then Court under its inherent powers u/s 151 CPC may rectify the decree for alterations/modification of the consent decree...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 23, Rule 3, 3A, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 11 -- Consent decree - Application u/s 151 CPC to set aside consent decree alleged to be the result of fraud - Application U.O.7.R.11 CPC to reject the application filed u/s 151 CPC - Plea taken that consent decree cannot be set aside u/s 151 CPC and that consent decree was granted..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Interim maintenance - Family Court granted interim maintenance to wife without seeking affidavits of assets and liabilities from rival parties - Filing of affidavits of assets and liabilities of rival parties is pertinent and essential - Order allowing interim maintenance set aside - Matter remanded...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13B -- Divorce by mutual consent - Parties after marriage migrated to USA - Appearance of parties through video conferencing - Insistence by Family Court that petitioner and respondent to appear from Indian Embassy and in presence of Embassy officials - Not proper - Fact that parties have separated and that there is no chance for reunion..........
