Grave and reckless allegations against the character of a spouse, unsupported by evidence, amount to mental cruelty under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act. Irretrievable breakdown..

A major woman's right to choose her place of residence and companion is absolute. In habeas corpus proceedings, once a major woman denies illegal confinement and asserts her free will, the p..

The doctrine of frustration, rooted in Section 56 of the Indian Contract Act, may be invoked by Constitutional Courts in matrimonial jurisprudence where supervening circumstances render perf..

A driving licence in booklet form cannot be treated as fake solely on the ground that it was not converted into a smart card, where the prescribed deadline for such conversion had not yet ex..

Under Mohammedan Law, talaq takes effect from the date of its pronouncement by the husband. A subsequent court decree confirming the talaq is merely declaratory in nature and relates back to..

Electricity being a basic necessity, its supply to a consumer in lawful possession cannot be discontinued merely because civil litigation concerning the property is pending. Disconnection is..

Administrative authorities cannot declare a building unsafe as a device to evict tenants while bypassing the legally prescribed remedy of filing a civil suit for ejectment. Such colourable e..

Bickering and initial discord between spouses, particularly in the early stage of marriage, do not amount to cruelty justifying dissolution of marriage. Cruelty, to ground a divorce petition..

Absence of documentary proof of income is not a valid ground to deny just compensation to an injured claimant in motor accident proceedings. Motor Accident Claims Tribunal proceedings are su..

A party that abandons arbitration proceedings is barred from initiating fresh arbitration on the same cause of action. Order 23 Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure applies to proceedings u..

Protection of property of senior citizens under the U.P. Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 does not extend to adjudication of rival ownership or possession cla..

The use of the expression "means" in a definition clause does not render the definition exhaustive where a purposive reading advances the legislative object. The definition of "near relative..