Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, S.12 -- Contempt of Court -- Scope of Jurisdiction -- The jurisdiction of a court in contempt proceedings is confined solely to examining whether the directions..

(i) Civil Procedure Code, 1908, O.6 R.17 -- Amendment of Pleadings -- Withdrawal of Admissions -- A party cannot ordinarily be permitted to withdraw clear and categorical admissions made in ..

(i) Limitation Act, 1963, S.5 -- Condonation of Delay -- Nature of Lis and Conduct of Parties -- While considering an application for condonation of delay, the court is required to take into..

(i) Civil Procedure Code, 1908, O.7 R.10 -- Return of Plaint -- Territorial Jurisdiction -- Confined to Pleadings -- While considering an application for return of plaint on the ground of la..

(i) Civil Procedure Code, 1908, O.9 R.13 -- Ex Parte Decree -- Setting Aside -- Refusal of Notice -- Where an ex parte decree is passed on the basis of refusal of notice by the defendant, th..

(i) Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, S.13(1)(ia) -- Divorce -- Cruelty -- False and Exaggerated Allegations -- Unsubstantiated, belated, or exaggerated accusations, particularly when raised for the..

Civil Procedure Code, 1908, S.151 -- Recall of Order -- Striking Off Defence -- Where a court recalls an order striking off defence subject to payment of costs, acceptance of those costs by ..

Interest Act, 1978, S.3--Where parties have entered into a contract expressly governing the payment of interest or acceptance of delayed payments, such parties shall be bound by the terms st..

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.125 -- Maintenance to Wife -- Prior Marriage of Husband -- In proceedings under S.125 CrPC, marriage need not be proved with the same strictness as in a tria..

Constitution of India, Art.21 -- Freezing of Bank Account -- Suspicious Amount Far Less Than Total Balance -- The power to freeze a bank account during investigation must be exercised in a r..

Madhya Pradesh Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1976, R.44(5) -- Family Pension -- Divorcee Daughter -- Exclusion from Definition of Family -- Rule 44(5) includes unmarried, widow, and marrie..

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, S.80 -- Dowry Death -- Distant Relatives of Husband -- A person who does not qualify as a relative of the husband by blood, marriage, or adoption cannot be pro..