C P C (CPC) – Order 43 Rule 1 – Commercial Courts Act 2015 – 13 – An intra-court appeal under the Admiralty Act to the Commercial Division of the High Court would lie from any judgment, decree or final order under the Admiralty Act or an interim order under the Admiralty Act relatable to the orders specified in Order 43, Rule 1 and not from an order under Or 10 r 1 for addition of party. September 27, 2022 sclaw
C P C Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (V of 1908), Section 100 – Regular Second Appeal — Substantial question of law — Proper test -If the question is settled by the highest court or the general principles to be applied in determining the question are well settled and there is a mere question of applying those principles or the question raised is palpably absurd, the question would not be a substantial question of law. September 25, 2022September 25, 2022 sclaw
C P C Suit for declaration, possession and permanent injunction – Opportunity for producing a witness to prove the plaint averments as also other supporting material – State has been denied adequate opportunity by the Courts below and certain material documents have not been taken into consideration – Matter remanded September 22, 2022 sclaw
C P C (CPC) – Order 1 Rule 10 – Impleadment as party – Unless the court suo motu directs to join any other person not party to the suit for effective decree and/or for proper adjudication as per Order 1 Rule 10 CPC, nobody can be permitted to be impleaded as defendants against the wish of the plaintiffs. September 19, 2022 sclaw
C P C Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) – Section 2(12) – In the case of determination of a lease by the lease coming to an end, tenant would be liable to pay damages for use and occupation at the rate at which the landlord could have let out the premises on being vacated by the tenant September 11, 2022 sclaw
C P C Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) – Order 2 Rule 2 – Order II Rule 2 of the CPC cannot apply to an amendment which is sought on an existing suit. Bar of Order II Rule 2 of the CPC applies only to the subsequent suits. September 4, 2022 sclaw
C P C Mandatory nature of the twin conditions has to be satisfied before an auction sale can be set aside under Order 21 Rule 90(3) – No sale could be set aside unless the Court is satisfied that the applicant has sustained substantial injury by reason of irregularity or fraud in completing or conducting the sale. September 4, 2022 sclaw
C P C A judgment can be open to review if there is a mistake or an error apparent on the face of the record, but an error that has to be detected by a process of reasoning, cannot be described as an error apparent on the face of the record for the Court to exercise its powers of review under Order XLVII Rule 1 CPC August 30, 2022 sclaw
C P C Inherent Powers of Court – Section 151 of the CPC can only be applicable if there is no alternate remedy available in accordance with the existing provisions of law. Such inherent power cannot override statutory prohibitions or create remedies which are not contemplated under the Code August 29, 2022 sclaw
C P C Appeals from original decrees – A person who is affected by a judgment but is not a party to the suit, can prefer an appeal with the leave of the Court – Sine qua non for filing an appeal by a third party is that he must have been affected by reason of the judgment and decree which is sought to be impugned. August 29, 2022 sclaw
