A foreign divorce decree is not conclusive or binding under Section 13 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 if granted on grounds not recognised under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, or if the..

Confirmation of a court auction sale does not render the matter immune from further scrutiny where credible issues arise regarding adequacy of valuation or fixation of the reserve price. The..

Admission of additional evidence at the appellate stage under Order XLI Rule 27 of the Code of Civil Procedure is discretionary. No vested or automatic right exists in favour of a party to p..

Title in immovable property vests in an auction purchaser upon confirmation of sale. Where an auction purchaser is already in possession on the date of institution of suit, formal delivery o..

Under Section 133 of the Indian Contract Act, variance in the terms of a contract between the principal debtor and creditor, made without the consent of the surety, discharges the surety onl..

A non-party adversely affected by a judgment is not without remedy. Such a person may seek review of the judgment or approach the appropriate forum to ventilate grievances. In service matter..

Contempt jurisdiction extends beyond parties named in a judgment. A third party who has knowledge of a court order and knowingly assists in its non-compliance, or whose conduct frustrates it..

Under Article 135 of the Schedule to the Limitation Act, 1963, the limitation period for enforcing a decree granting a mandatory injunction is three years from the date of the decree where n..

A change of land use (CLU) permission granted without statutory authority is void from inception. Under the Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995, any alteration to a M..

Condonation of delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 is not a right but a discretionary relief. Courts are not bound to condone delay merely because the applicant is a State. Bur..

A transferee who acquires property after the institution of proceedings or the passing of an arbitral award is a transferee pendente lite and is barred under Order XXI Rule 102 CPC from resi..

A photocopy of a notarised Power of Attorney is inadmissible unless statutory requirements for secondary evidence under Sections 63 to 65 of the Evidence Act, 1872 are strictly complied with..