Compensation for amputation of a limb in a motor accident must include future costs of periodic replacement and maintenance of prosthetic limbs, and not merely the present cost of a single a..

Once probate is granted in respect of a Will, the probate judgment operates in rem and the Will need not be proved afresh under Section 68 of the Indian Evidence Act in subsequent civil proc..

Exclusion of natural heirs from a Will does not, by itself, constitute a suspicious circumstance invalidating the Will. The purpose of a Will is precisely to alter the normal line of success..

A plaint cannot be rejected in its entirety under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC merely because one of the prayers or reliefs sought therein is found to be legally untenable, so long as the other relie..

A plaintiff seeking a decree of specific performance of an agreement to sell is required to independently plead and prove his continuous readiness and willingness to perform his part of the ..

A single appeal filed against two distinct reliefs, namely dismissal of a divorce petition and a decree of restitution of conjugal rights passed by way of counter claim, is not maintainable ..

The condition of furnishing security, surety, or indemnity bond under Section 375 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 cannot be mechanically insisted upon in all cases. Where the applicant is..

Where execution of an ex parte decree in a recovery suit was stayed subject to the condition of furnishing security or bank guarantee equal to the decreetal amount, such condition was held t..

A plaintiff seeking the relief of specific performance of an agreement to sell is required to establish that he was ready and willing to perform his part of the contract not merely at the ti..

Where a legal representative of a deceased plaintiff was impleaded at the stage of the defendant's evidence and the plaintiff's evidence had already been closed, the trial court dismissed th..

A Hindu wife has a legal right to claim maintenance out of her husband's property and is therefore entitled to protection under Section 39 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882. Where the hu..

The question of whether a suit is barred by limitation cannot be treated as a pure question of law when the plaint pleadings raise factual disputes regarding the same. It is a mixed question..