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Category: C P C

C P C

Suit for partition – A simple suit for partition cannot be binding on third parties – No party to a suit for partition, even by way of compromise, can acquire any title to any specific item of property or any particular portion of a specific property, if such a compromise is struck only with a few parties to the suit.

Jul 11, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH M/S TRINITY INFRAVENTURES LTD. & ORS. ETC. — Appellant Vs. M.S. MURTHY & ORS. ETC. — Respondent ( Before : V. Ramasubramanian and Pankaj…

C P C

A simple suit for partition cannot be binding on third parties – No party to a suit for partition, even by way of compromise, can acquire any title to any specific item of property or any particular portion of a specific property, if such a compromise is struck only with a few parties to the suit – Allegations of fraud require special pleadings in terms of Order 6 Rule 4 CPC.

Jun 20, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH M/S TRINITY INFRAVENTURES LTD. & ORS. ETC. — Appellant Vs. M.S. MURTHY & ORS. ETC. — Respondent ( Before : V. Ramasubramanian and Pankaj…

C P C

(CPC) – Section 47 read with Order 21 Rule 97 – – Supreme Court in its discretion does entertain special leave petitions directly from orders of tribunals/courts without the High Court having been approached only in matters where substantial questions of general importance are involved or where a similar issue is pending for its (the Supreme Court’s) consideration.

May 23, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH JINI DHANRAJGIR AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. SHIBU MATHEW AND ANOTHER. ETC. — Respondent ( Before : A.S. Bopanna and Dipankar Datta, JJ. )…

C P C Consumer

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) – Order 1 Rule 8 – Consumer Protection Act, 2019 – Section 12(1)(c) – there is no question of Order I Rule 8 CPC being complied with as they do not represent the others, particularly when there is no larger public interest involved. Such complainants seek reliefs for themselves and nothing beyond.

May 16, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH ALPHA G184 OWNERS ASSOCIATION — Appellant Vs. MAGNUM INTERNATIONAL TRADING COMPANY PVT. LTD. — Respondent ( Before : J.K. Maheshwari and M. M. Sundresh,…

C P C Election Laws

Representation of the People’s Act, 1951 – Ss 13(1)(a) and 100(1)(d)(iv) – (CPC) – Order 7 Rule 11(a) -In absence of material facts constituting cause of action for filing Election petition under Section 100(1)(d)(iv) of the said Act, the Election petition is required to be dismissed under Order VII Rule 11(a) CPC read with Section 13(1)(a) of the RP Act – Election petition dismissed.

May 9, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI — Appellant Vs. A. SANTHANA KUMAR AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Ajay Rastogi and Bela M. Trivedi, JJ. ) Civil…

C P C

Carriage by Road Act, 2007 – Section 16 – No notice under Section 16 of the Carriage by Road Act, 2007 was necessary for instituting any suit or legal proceedings much less counter-claim against the common carrier for recovering the loss other than the loss of or damage to the consignment

May 7, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH ESSEMM LOGISTICS — Appellant Vs. DARCL LOGISTICS LIMITED AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : V. Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal, JJ. ) Civil Appeal…

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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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