Eligibility for family pension as a "divorcee daughter" under the Tripura State Civil Services (Revised Pension) Rules, 2017 must be satisfied on the date of death of the pensioner. The righ..

A plea of alibi is a matter of defence that must be established during trial through formal proof; it cannot be adjudicated at the stage of summoning an additional accused under Section 319 ..

The doctrine of frustration, rooted in Section 56 of the Indian Contract Act, may be invoked by Constitutional Courts in matrimonial jurisprudence where supervening circumstances render perf..

Under Section 294(b) IPC, obscenity requires satisfaction of the "prurient interest" test — the words used must appeal to prurient interests or tend to deprave and corrupt the audience. Vu..

Under Section 27 of the General Clauses Act, 1897, a statutory presumption of service arises when a notice under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is properly addressed, prepaid,..

Under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the reason for dishonour of a cheque — whether for insufficiency of funds or freezing of account — is a disputed question of fact tha..

A driving licence in booklet form cannot be treated as fake solely on the ground that it was not converted into a smart card, where the prescribed deadline for such conversion had not yet ex..

Under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, maintenance cannot be granted without considering the professional competence and earning potential of the wife-claimant. The object of S..

Under Mohammedan Law, talaq takes effect from the date of its pronouncement by the husband. A subsequent court decree confirming the talaq is merely declaratory in nature and relates back to..

Electricity being a basic necessity, its supply to a consumer in lawful possession cannot be discontinued merely because civil litigation concerning the property is pending. Disconnection is..

Under Section 144 BNSS, maintenance proceedings are summary in nature and contain no provision for impleadment analogous to Order I Rule 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The applicant, as ..

Administrative authorities cannot declare a building unsafe as a device to evict tenants while bypassing the legally prescribed remedy of filing a civil suit for ejectment. Such colourable e..