Special Marriage Act, 1954, S.29 -- Divorce -- Mutual Consent -- Waiver of One-Year Period -- The statutory waiting period of one year under S.29 can be waived in cases of exceptional hardsh..

Registration Act, 1908, S.17/18 -- Registration -- Sub Registrar's Power -- The Registering Authority must either register or refuse a document in accordance with law -- The Act does not per..

Representation of the People Act, 1951, S.82 -- Election Petition -- Impleadment of Parties -- Only those persons mentioned in S.82 can be impleaded as respondents to an election petition, n..

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, S.163A -- Motor Accident Claim -- Standard of Proof -- Motor accident claim proceedings must be decided on the standard of preponderance of probability and not proo..

Civil Procedure Code, 1908, O.VIII R.9 -- Additional Written Statement -- Wholly Inconsistent Defence -- A defendant cannot file an additional written statement under O.VIII R.9 CPC at an ad..

Banking Law -- Title Deed Retention -- A bank cannot withhold original title documents of a secured asset after accepting full settlement of dues and issuing a no dues certificate -- Accepta..

Employees' Compensation Act, 1923 -- Employees' Compensation -- Murder on Duty -- Death of an employee by assault while on duty qualifies as accidental death arising out of and in the course..

Civil Procedure Code, 1908, O.47 R.1 r/w S.114 -- Review Jurisdiction -- Non-Consideration of One of Multiple Orders Challenged -- Failure to consider one of two impugned orders challenged i..

Once a registered Sale Deed is executed between parties specifying a sale consideration, a suit to recover any balance amount based on an earlier Agreement to Sell is barred under Sections 9..

A plaint for specific performance cannot be summarily rejected under Order VII Rule 11(d) of the CPC by mechanically imputing constructive notice of registered documents under Section 3 of t..

Under Section 122 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, corresponding to Section 116 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, a tenant inducted into a property by a landlord is estopped from su..

Under Order 6 Rule 17 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908, amendment of pleadings must be allowed if required for proper adjudication and to avoid multiplicity of proceedings. Mere delay in fi..