Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 34, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 102 -- Suit for declaration of title - Burden of proof - In a suit for declaration of title burden always lies on plaintiff to make out and establish a clear case for granting such a declaration and weaknesses, if any, set up by defendant would not be a ground to grant relief of declaration of title to..........
Criminal trial -- Prosecution cannot be allowed to improve its case as set out in the charge sheet...........
Agreement to sell -- Specific performance - Suit filed after a lapse of twenty years - No explanation given by plaintiff in this regard - Even there is no pleadings with regard to willingness of plaintiffs or original vendee for getting sale deed executed in their favour - No evidence adduced by plaintiff to show that right from the date of sale agreement, original vendee..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of written statement - Allowed by Appellate Court - On the same very day appeal was allowed by setting aside judgment and decree of trial Court - No reason given as to why in the absence of further evidence being recorded by first appellate Court on basis of amended written statement, judgment and decree of trial..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 354 -- Outraging the modesty of woman - Incident took place on occasion of a no confidence motion about to be moved by PW1 against petitioner in a parent Teachers Association Meeting - It is difficult to believe that petitioner assaulted PW1 with an intention to outrage her modesty - Evidence of PWs 1 to 3 is not consistent - Necessary..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13 -- Ex parte decree - Setting aside - Ex parte decree can be set aside by Court where defendant satisfies Court that : (a) summons were not duly served upon him; (b) he was prevented by any sufficient cause from appearing before Court when suit was called for hearing...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13 -- Ex parte decree - Setting aside - Due to health issues counsel for defendant could not appear - Merely because counsel representing defendants failed to make some alternative arrangement, defendants cannot be made to suffer for the same as it would not be in the interest of justice - Defendants have shown sufficient cause..........
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..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 467, 468, 471 -- Cheating - Loan disbursed on the basis of search report of petitioner being an Advocate and later it was found that same was disbursed to a person who was not having the property which was mortgaged in his own name - However, nothing on record to hold that there was active connivance between petitioner and other..........
Sarpanch -- Removal from office - Bald allegations against appellant accepted without scrutiny and she was also denied the fundamental opportunity to be heard when proceedings commenced at the District Administration level - Holding the Sarpanch solely accountable for delays, without evidence of her failing in allocating work or performing a duty specific to her elected..........
