Extraordinary writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution cannot be invoked to direct registration of an FIR when equally efficacious statutory remedies remain unexhausted. The B..

Bail conditions prescribed under Section 480(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita apply only to non-bailable offences punishable with imprisonment of seven years or more, or to offen..

A bona fide purchaser of property, who acquires it for valuable consideration without knowledge of any forgery in the vendor's title documents, cannot be held criminally liable for cheating ..

Summary judgment under Order XIII-A of the Code of Civil Procedure is a discretionary procedural tool designed to prevent unnecessary trials in commercial disputes. It must be granted where ..

The twin conditions under Section 37(1)(b)(ii) of the NDPS Act are mandatory for grant of bail in commercial quantity cases, and cannot be diluted on the ground of prolonged incarceration or..

Death of a landlord does not automatically extinguish an eviction claim founded on bonafide need; legal heirs may amend the plaint to include their own requirements, particularly where the o..

A High Court, while rejecting an anticipatory bail application, has no jurisdiction to direct the applicant to surrender before a lower court and seek regular bail. Such a direction is wholl..

Criminal liability under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 subsists against directors of a company notwithstanding the initiation of liquidation proceedings against such co..

The right to seek interim measures under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is available to any party to an arbitration agreement, including an unsuccessful party in arb..

Mere knowledge of a second marriage is insufficient to attract liability of the husband's relatives under Section 494 IPC; the complainant must prima facie establish overt acts or active par..

An arbitration clause using the word 'can' does not constitute a binding arbitration agreement under Section 7 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The word 'can' denotes capacity ..

Observations made by a High Court in a civil revision petition that mischaracterise the pleaded positions of parties or the effect of prior judicial directions are prima facie erroneous and ..