Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.498A -- Cruelty to Wife -- Unlawful Demand -- Explanation (b) to S.498A covers any unlawful demand by the husband or his family and is not limited to demands for d..

Once a registered Sale Deed is executed between parties specifying a sale consideration, a suit to recover any balance amount based on an earlier Agreement to Sell is barred under Sections 9..

The obligation of a husband to maintain his wife and minor children under Section 125 CrPC is a legal and ethical duty that cannot be evaded on grounds of lack of regular income or contract-..

A complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act filed by a power of attorney holder, without explicitly stating direct personal knowledge of the transactions, is a curable ir..

Under Section 127 CrPC, corresponding to Section 146 of the BNSS, a wife securing a government job constitutes a change in circumstances sufficient to modify or limit maintenance. The underl..

Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.499 -- Defamation-- Impotency of Husband -- An allegation of impotency made by a wife against her husband in a complaint to the police, as part of a genuine matrim..

Under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, the cheque must be drawn for discharge of a legally enforceable debt or liability. The statutory presumption under Section 139 is r..

A plaint for specific performance cannot be summarily rejected under Order VII Rule 11(d) of the CPC by mechanically imputing constructive notice of registered documents under Section 3 of t..

Under Section 122 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, corresponding to Section 116 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, a tenant inducted into a property by a landlord is estopped from su..

Preventive detention under the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 can only be ordered where the activity of a person is prejudicial to maintenance of public order, which is distinct fro..

Rule 13 of the Bar Council of India Rules, falling under the category of duty to clients, only restrains an advocate from accepting a brief where he has reason to believe he may be called as..

Under Order 6 Rule 17 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908, amendment of pleadings must be allowed if required for proper adjudication and to avoid multiplicity of proceedings. Mere delay in fi..