Criminal proceedings under Section 304-A IPC involving death by negligence cannot be quashed on the basis of compromise between the accused and relatives of the deceased. The deceased is the..

Voluntary financial commitments of the husband, including self-assumed housing loan EMIs, cannot be deducted to dilute statutory maintenance obligations under the PWDV Act or Section 125 of ..

Ordinary domestic quarrels and a solitary incident of slapping do not constitute "cruelty" under Section 498A of the IPC. Conviction under Section 306 IPC for abetment of suicide requires pr..

Capacity to earn is no substitute for proof of actual income; maintenance cannot be denied to a wife merely because she is educated or able-bodied. A homemaker's domestic contribution enabli..

Delivery of possession without a valid Occupancy Certificate constitutes deficiency in service; a developer cannot compel a homebuyer to accept such possession. Consumer fora derive jurisd..

Salary details and pay slips of a government employee constitute "personal information" under the RTI Act and are exempt from disclosure where no public interest is demonstrated. Information..

Delay in lodging an FIR does not defeat a motor accident compensation claim under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act where the delay is satisfactorily explained. In Indian social conditio..

A pujari is merely a servant of the deity and holds no proprietary right over temple land or attached properties. Property of a temple belongs to the deity, not to the manager or pujari. Eve..

Indiscriminate invocation of Section 498A of the IPC as a pressure tactic, without proximate or credible allegations against each accused, trivialises the object of the provision. Vague and ..

Under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, the term "family" in the explanation to Article 59 of Schedule I is exhaustively defined. Grandparents fall outside this definition. A settlement by a gran..

Principles restraining bail in heinous offences apply equally to serious economic offences, as economic well-being of citizens forms part of the value of life protected under bail jurisprude..

Communication of grounds of arrest to a relative through WhatsApp message, after the relative expressed unwillingness to appear before the arresting officer despite telephonic request, amoun..