(i) Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, S.13(1)(ia) -- Divorce -- Denial of Conjugal Rights -- Persistent refusal of sexual intercourse without reasonable cause amounts to mental cruelty. It is a vali..

(i) Civil Procedure Code, 1908, O.11 Rr.1, 12 -- Interrogatories -- Use to Collect Evidence -- Interrogatories cannot be misused as a means of collecting evidence. They are designed to short..

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, S.138 -- Dishonour of Cheque -- Debit Freeze on Account -- Liability under Section 138 requires that the accused have control over the account when the cheq..

Civil Procedure Code, 1908, O.8 R.9, S.151 -- Rejoinder -- Written Statement Raising No New Ground -- Permission to file a rejoinder cannot be granted where the written statement raises no n..

(i) Revenue Entries -- Co-ownership Entry in Larger Parcel -- Revenue entries showing co-ownership in agricultural land do not prove exclusive ownership over specific plots created after dev..

(i) Civil Procedure Code, 1908, S.151 -- Additional Evidence -- Recall of Witness -- Court possesses inherent power to permit additional evidence or recall a witness where necessary for just..

(i) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, S.69 -- Sexual Intercourse on Promise to Marry -- Subsequent Refusal Due to Parental Disapproval -- Indicates promise made with genuine intention -- Sectio..

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, S.69 -- Bail -- Sexual Intercourse on Promise to Marry Where Both Parties Already Married -- No question of promise to marry as marriage could not be solemnise..

(i) Civil Procedure Code, 1908, O.23 R.3A -- Challenge to Compromise Decree -- Third Party Claiming Independent Right -- Not barred from filing independent suit -- The statutory bar against ..

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, S.138 -- Dishonour of Cheque -- Part Payment Received Before Presentation -- Cheque cannot be enforced for the full original amount -- A cheque must represe..

Indian Evidence Act, 1872, S.114 -- Adverse Inference -- Defendant Not Entering Witness Box -- Not warranted where defence rests on undisputed document -- A defendant is not required to step..

(i) General Principle (Service Law) -- Pensionary Benefits -- Service Rendered Prior to Regularization -- Must be counted as qualifying service -- Service rendered by an employee on contract..