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By the team of Prime Legal
Question of Joint Liability in the case of Dishonored Cheques: Supreme Court
March 15, 2021by Primelegal Team0

When a spouse dishonors a cheque according to s. 138, their liability does not extend to the other spouse and remains constricted to the individual

RBI, an instrumentality of State; private banks to come under purview of Art. 226 under certain circumstances: Calcutta High Court
March 15, 2021by Primelegal Team0

When MSMEs are funded by private banks, their functions gather a wider ambit since it involves discharging of public duties which enable them to co

Delay in discharging an order by govt. authorities cannot be a reason for quashing the order itself: High court of Delhi
March 14, 2021by Primelegal Team0

In cases when government authorities have passed a detention order of an individual, such detention order cannot be cancelled merely because there

Court can quash criminal charges for attempt to murder if parties have reached early settlement under Section 482 CrPC: High Court of Delhi
March 14, 2021by Primelegal Team0

When an FIR is filed under section 307 for attempt to murder, and later a petition is filed asking the court to exercise its power under Section 48

Courts can impose fine for false and frivolous cases filed with intention to force other party to withdraw complaint: High Court of Delhi
March 13, 2021by Primelegal Team0

If an FIR filed under serious offences are shown to be false and frivolous, which were initially filed with an intention to force the other party f

Defamatory statements made during judicial proceedings not free from criminal liability under IPC: High Court of Kerala
March 13, 2021by Primelegal Team0

Any defamatory statement during the judicial proceedings, does not fall under the exceptions listed in section 499 of IPC and cannot be excluded fr

Dismissal of applications during the process of arbitration cannot be challenged in court: High Court of Calcutta
March 12, 2021by Primelegal Team0

When an order by the arbitrator under Section 16 of the Act is paased dismissing an application, such an order cannot be challenged by any party in

Any Novation in terms of sanction-letter by a bank cannot make processing charge non-refundable after its payment by borrower: High Court of Calcutta
March 12, 2021by Primelegal Team0

When a sanction letter has been changed by the lending bank, it cannot make any changes whereby the processing fees that were initially refundable

Interference of courts in cases of answer sheet re-evaluation is allowed only in exceptional situations: High Court of Delhi
March 11, 2021by Primelegal Team0

The court can interfere in evaluation of an answer sheet only in cases where there is an exceptional situation shown and to a limited extent. This

Section 138 of NI Act not applicable to person having joint liability if the cheque is not drawn by him: Supreme Court of India
March 11, 2021by Primelegal Team0

When there is a joint liability shared by two persons and a cheque is issued in the name of only one person, a complaint of cheque bounce can only