Conviction for attempt to murder under Section 307 IPC requires proof of two essential elements: intention or knowledge to cause death, and an actual act toward committing murder. Gravity of..

Advocates are duty-bound to place before the court all relevant precedents, including judgments adverse to their client's case. Independently, the court itself has a tri-fold duty to apply c..

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..

Threatening to upload a woman's private bathing video on social media constitutes "imputing unchastity" under Section 506 Part II of the Indian Penal Code. The concept of "unchastity" must b..

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..

Mediclaim reimbursement received under a contractual health insurance policy, obtained through payment of premiums, is not deductible from compensation awarded under the Motor Vehicles Act, ..

A matrimonial appeal challenging a divorce decree must be adjudicated on merits and cannot be dismissed or disposed of solely on the ground of non-payment of maintenance arrears by the appel..

A second application under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 seeking rejection of a plaint is barred by res judicata if the same issue was directly and substantially dec..

While considering an application for condonation of delay, it is the sufficiency of the cause shown that is of paramount importance -- Neither the length of the delay nor the number of days ..

There is no bar on filing a complaint under S.138 of the NI Act against a sick company -- Even where a restraint order exists under S.22-A of SICA, the nature of such restraint order and the..

Where a minor who is a legal heir is not made a party to the proceedings, and no steps are taken to appoint a lawful guardian on his behalf, the minor cannot be expected to appear or raise o..

A decree for specific performance is conditional in nature and imposes reciprocal obligations on the decree-holder. Failure to deposit the balance sale consideration within the time stipulat..