Transfer of a suit under Section 24 of the CPC to a court of competent jurisdiction validly remedies a jurisdictional defect without requiring return of plaint under Order VII Rule 10 CPC. T..

Entries in books of account are relevant under Section 34 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 — now Section 28 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 — but are merely corroborative and ca..

Assessment of functional disability for computation of loss of earning capacity under motor accident compensation law must be based on realistic appraisal of the injury's impact on the claim..

Income Tax Returns and financial records of a spouse constitute "personal information" exempt from disclosure under Section 8(1)(j) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, unless larger publi..

Under Explanation (c) of Section 7(1) of the Family Courts Act, 1984, suits or proceedings between parties to a marriage with respect to property owned by them or either of them are exclusiv..

Family Courts are vested with jurisdiction under Section 7 of the Family Courts Act, 1984, read with Clause (b) of its Explanation, to declare the marital status of parties and entertain app..

Extent of damage to a vehicle in a motor accident cannot be the sole basis for inferring the speed of travel or attributing contributory negligence to its rider. Damage to a vehicle depends ..

A civil court may exercise inherent jurisdiction under Section 151 CPC to dismiss a suit as infructuous when subsequent events extinguish the original cause of action. Order VII Rule 11 CPC ..

A parent who participates in foreign court proceedings without contesting jurisdiction cannot subsequently invoke the jurisdiction of Indian courts to frustrate or defy orders of that foreig..

Payment of land revenue arrears by a coparcener and subsequent restoration of property in his name does not alter the ancestral character of the property or confer exclusive title upon him. ..

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..

Functional disability in motor accident claims may be assessed at 100% even where medical assessment of permanent disability is lower, if the injured person is rendered incapable of independ..