Maintenance to the second wife: A Gender Justice Perspective
Badshah v Urmila Badshah (2013): A case about maintenance to the second wife Introduction: The year 2013 marked a very interesting case of Badshah
It cannot be said that this is a case where no opportunity of hearing was provided to the petitioner and that there was any violation of the principle of natural justice: Calcutta High Court
It seemed that the petitioner could not make out a case of any patent jurisdictional error or that the assessing officer acted contrary to any spec
As regards discrepancy, when the judgment is confronted with discrepancies in evidence on record, it does not necessarily demolish testimony: Calcutta High Court
Since punishment had been awarded in respect of the major charge under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, it would be unnecessary to inflict the
The true nature and import of the offence of criminal conspiracy is to be considered: Bombay High Court
Conspiracy to commit an offence is by itself a substantive offence and entails punishment. Every individual offence committed in pursuance of such
A frivolous criminal proceeding that was initiated for vengeance must be quashed: High Court of Jammu and Kashmir
The court will not entertain frivolous or vague complaints that have been filed maliciously with the motive for vengeance and they will be quashed.
Custodial violence, custodial torture and custodial death have always been a concern for civilized society: Allahabad High Court
Custodial death is defined as the death of a person due to any form of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment by the police officers, whe
Under Section 20 of Civil Procedure Code, the Jurisdiction of court decide where the cause of action takes place: Chhattisgarh High Court.
Section 20 of CPC is relevant for the purpose at this juncture, which provides as, other suits to be instituted where defendants reside or cause of
Insurance company is not liable to pay compensation as the driver of the vehicle did not have driving license when the accident took place: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
Claimant cannot be denied the compensation/claim unless there is fundamental breach of the conditions of Insurance Policy and such breach is requir
The court within whose jurisdiction it has a subordinate office shall alone have jurisdiction over a plaint: Chhattisgarh High Court
Asper section 20 of CPC, when a plaint is filed against a company who has a principal office and a subordinate office, it is not the court within w
If there is prima facie material to show meeting of mind and that, pursuant to it, a crime is committed, than it will be punishable under section 302 IPC read with 120B: Delhi High Court.
The Indian Penal Code is the official criminal code of India. It is a comprehensive code intended to cover all substantive aspects of criminal law.
