Under Section 58 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, facts admitted by parties need not be proved. Where a defendant admits receipt of a loan, the burden shifts to establish repayment. Cash tr..

Under the Indian Succession Act, 1925, a petition for Letters of Administration on the ground of intestacy under Section 278 is not maintainable when the petitioner acknowledges the existenc..

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..

Family Courts cannot reject a request for participation in conciliation proceedings via video conferencing by mechanically relying on precedent without examining the specific facts of the ca..

Reckless allegations of illicit affairs and serious criminal acts made by a spouse in pleadings without supporting evidence amount to mental cruelty under matrimonial law. Such allegations c..

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..

Forfeiture of security deposit without show-cause notice violates the principle of audi alteram partem. Where State action is arbitrary and carries adverse civil consequences, writ jurisdict..

Mere use of words "Waqf" or "Mosque" in a title deed is not conclusive proof of public dedication. For a valid public Waqf, the founder must completely divest himself of ownership in favour ..

Regulation 51 of the Post Office Regulations, 2024, which treats mail addressed to a deceased person as unclaimed, must be read harmoniously with Regulation 65(1)(c), which permits delivery ..

Self-acquired property of a Hindu male, upon his death after commencement of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, passes to his son as a Class I heir in the son's individual capacity. It does not..

Under the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923, a disability certificate issued by a "qualified medical practitioner" is valid even if that practitioner did not treat the injured workman. Secti..