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Category: C P C

C P C

Civil Procedure Code, 1908, O.21 R. 101-Execution of Decree-Possession was with person other than judgment debtor who was dispossessed—Claim for possession before executing court-Held;Execution of Decree—In an application under O.21 R.89,100 and 101 CPC executing Court has to decide all the issues including the question relating to right, title or interest in property objections for which were raised by third party

Sep 15, 2019 sclaw

2019(3) Law Herald (SC) 1973 : 2019 LawHerald.Org 1245 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan Hon’ble Mr. Justice Navin Sinha Civil Appeal No. 5632…

C P C

Agreement to Sell—Subsequent Purchaser cannot be impleaded as defendant in the suit for specific performance of contract between buyer (original Plaintiff) and seller (original defendant) to which the subsequent purchaser was not a party and that to against the wish of the buyer (original Plaintiff)

Sep 15, 2019 sclaw

2019(3) Law Herald (SC) 1966 : 2019 LawHerald.Org 1244 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah Civil Appeal Nos. 5522-5523…

C P C

Second Appeal—In second appeal, in absence of cross-appeal or cross objections, High Court cannot go beyond the decree passed by Trial Court. Typographical Error—A “Note for speaking to Minutes” is required to be entertained only for the limited purpose of correcting a typographical error or an error through oversight, which may have crept in while transcribing the original order.

Sep 13, 2019 sclaw

2019(1) Law Herald (P&H) 308 (SC) : 2018 LawHerald.Org 2061 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan Hon’ble Mr. Justice…

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Service

Service Law — Employee’s Plea for Mercy — An employee’s statement pleading innocence and seeking forgiveness for any mistake indirectly admits guilt and warrants mercy. Evidence in Departmental Inquiry — Findings in a departmental inquiry are based on preponderance of probabilities, not strict proof beyond reasonable doubt, and the High Court’s view that findings were based on conjecture and surmises was legally unsustainable if evidence supported the findings

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Education

Haryana School Education Act, 1995, Section 22 — Civil Court Jurisdiction — Ouster of jurisdiction by statute must be express or implied — Section 22 only ousts jurisdiction where Government or its officers have power to adjudicate — Recovery of fees by a school is not a power conferred on Government/authorities — Civil court jurisdiction not ousted in matters of reasonable fee recovery.

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Cr P C I P C

Penal Code, 1860 — Section 498A — Cruelty by husband or relatives of husband — Allegations in FIR were vague, general, and filed one year after admitted separation of the parties — No specific instances of cruelty were mentioned — Criminal proceedings are liable to be quashed. Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Court can quash FIR if allegations, taken at face value, do not constitute any offence — Vague and general allegations of marital discord, without specific instances, do not prima facie constitute an offence under Section 498A IPC.

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I P C POCSO

Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 376(2), 450 — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 4 — Sexual assault on a minor — Evidence of prosecutrix — Conviction can be based solely on the prosecutrix’s testimony if it inspires confidence — Corroboration of testimony of prosecutrix is not a requirement of law, but a guidance of prudence — Minor contractions or small discrepancies should not be a ground for throwing out the evidence of the prosecutrix.

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