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C P C

Partition suit- Trial Court had directed to make the plan depicting respective shares of the parties as part of decree—Held; at the time of passing the judgment and decree, the trial court should have made the said map as a part of the decree so that the partition could have been effected as per the said sketch—No party should be allowed to suffer for the error of the court—In the circumstances, the trial court has rightly made the plan a part of the decree for effecting partition—Impugned order of High Court setting aside order of trial court set aside.                                       

Oct 9, 2018 sclaw

2018(3) Law Herald (SC) 2042 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1427 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.V. Ramana                                 Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer Civil Appeal No.…

C P C

Res judicata—Second suit before expiry of period of limitation for filing an appeal in first suit—Entire fact circumstance in each case must be looked at before deciding whether to proceed with the second proceeding on the basis of res judicata or to adjourn and/or stay the second proceeding to await the outcome in the first proceeding.

Sep 9, 2018 sclaw

  2018(2) Law Herald (SC) 678 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1015   SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH CANARA BANK — Appellant Vs. N.G. SUBBARAYA SETTY — Respondent ( Before : Adarsh Kumar…

C P C

Held, when the plaintiff could be shown the indulgence, the same equity should have been mated out to the appellant (defendant)-Since it was suit for recovery of money-The Court should have put the parties at least to terms and then disposed of the matter on merits-Ex parte Decree set side.                                                                           

Aug 26, 2018 sclaw

(2017) 100 ACrC 264 : (2017) 175 AIC 263 : (2017) 2 ICC 443 : (2017) 1 LAR 643 : (2017) 1 LawHerald(SC) 746 : (2017) 2 LJR 661 : (2017) 4 LW 283…

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Arbitration Constitution

Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 – Sections 34 and 37 – Curative petition – The Court found that the arbitral tribunal’s decision was not perverse or irrational and that the CMRS certificate did not conclusively prove that defects were cured within the cure period – The Court emphasized the tribunal’s domain to interpret the contract and the limited scope of judicial interference in arbitral awards – The Supreme Court concluded that the curative petition was maintainable and that there was no miscarriage of justice in restoring the arbitral award.

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Acquittal

Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 302, read with 34 – Murder – The Supreme Court found that the High Court did not properly address whether the Trial Court’s acquittal was a plausible conclusion from the evidence – The Supreme Court emphasized that the burden of proof lies with the prosecution and that the accused do not have to prove their innocence unless there is a statutory reverse onus – The Supreme Court concluded that the evidence did not warrant overturning the acquittal, as the Trial Court’s view was possible and not perverse.

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I P C

Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 302 – Murder – Dispute over a blocked pathway – The Court found no evidence of provocation by the deceased that would justify the appellants’ brutal attack, nor any exercise of the right to private defence – The Court applied principles from previous judgments to determine the lack of private defence and the presence of intention to cause harm – The Supreme Court concluded that the appellants’ actions were not in self-defence and that their intention was to inflict harm, affirming the lower courts’ decisions.

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Consumer

Consumer Law – Insurance Act, 1938 – Section 45 – Policy not to be called in question on ground of mis-statement after two years – The Court found no suppression of material facts and criticized the NCDRC for not requiring proper evidence from the respondent – The judgment discusses the principles of ‘uberrimae fidei’ (utmost good faith) and the burden of proof in insurance contracts – The Court concluded that the insurance company failed to prove the alleged suppression of facts, thus the repudiation was unjustified.

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