Bickering and initial discord between spouses, particularly in the early stage of marriage, do not amount to cruelty justifying dissolution of marriage. Cruelty, to ground a divorce petition..

Under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, the scope of challenge to an ex parte interim maintenance order is confined to demonstrating absence of service or sufficient ..

Absence of documentary proof of income is not a valid ground to deny just compensation to an injured claimant in motor accident proceedings. Motor Accident Claims Tribunal proceedings are su..

A party that abandons arbitration proceedings is barred from initiating fresh arbitration on the same cause of action. Order 23 Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure applies to proceedings u..

Prolonged incarceration without commencement of trial amounts to punishment and violates the right to speedy trial under Article 21 of the Constitution. Delay in trial is a significant facto..

An order framing charge does not constitute a judgment, sentence, or final order. It is an interlocutory order that merely advances trial without conclusively determining rights of parties. ..

Protection of property of senior citizens under the U.P. Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 does not extend to adjudication of rival ownership or possession cla..

The mere fact that a wife is earning, or is highly qualified, is not a valid ground to deny maintenance. The duty of a husband to maintain his wife is a social and legal obligation, and the ..

Non-communication of grounds of arrest at the time of apprehension is a violation of Article 22(1) of the Constitution and Section 47 of the BNSS. Once an arrestee raises this grievance, the..

The use of the expression "means" in a definition clause does not render the definition exhaustive where a purposive reading advances the legislative object. The definition of "near relative..

A foetus of five months or more in the womb is treated as a child in existence for the purpose of compensation. Though the Railways Act, 1989 does not specifically mention "foetus," the deat..

A solitary monetary transaction between a co-accused and an accused, without supporting evidence of complicity, cannot establish involvement in an offence under the NDPS Act, 1985. The strin..