This page contains notable observations of different Courts of India and abroad which is a settled law now.
Avitel Post Studioz Limited and vs Hsbc Pi Holding (Mauritius) [CIVIL APPEAL NO. 5145 OF 2016]: Supreme Court of India Principles apply in assessing the damages payable where the plaintiff has been induced by a fraudulent misrepresentation to buy property 19. In this judgment of Lord Browne-Wilkinson, a useful summary of the principles that apply […]
Afcons Infrastructure Ltd. v. Cherian Varkey Construction Co. (P) Ltd., [(2010) 8 SCC 24]: Supreme Court of India Categories of cases are normally considered to be not suitable for ADR process 27. The following categories of cases are normally considered to be not suitable for ADR process having regard to their nature: (i) Representative suits
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Food Corporation of India vs. Cletus [MANU/KE/0799/2007]: Kerala High Court Scope of Article 226 is limited and court is not expected to make a roving enquiry on appointments 8. Zonal officers who manned the offices at the relevant time had exercised their discretion in a particular manner, some refusing the request for relaxation of educational
S.C. Bagari vs. Union of India (UOI) and Ors. [MANU/HP/0143/1993]: Himachal Pradesh High Court Arbitrariness can take many forms and shapes but whatever form or shape it takes, it is nonetheless discrimination 20. Article 14 of the Constitution guarantees equal protection of State action. The guarantee of equal protection embraces within it the entire realm
Muppudathi Pillai vs. Krishnaswami Pillai [AIR 1960 Mad 1]: Madras High Court The remedy under S. 39 is to remove a cloud upon the title, by removing a potential danger but it does not envisage an adjudication between competing titles 12. The principle is that such document though not necessary to be set aside may,
Suhrid Singh v. Randhir Singh, [(2010) 12 SCC 112]: Supreme Court of India Relief of executant and non-executant against a deed and payment of amount of court fee 7. Where the executant of a deed wants it to be annulled, he has to seek cancellation of the deed. But if a non-executant seeks annulment of
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Virendra Singh vs. State Of M.P [Criminal Appeal No.1316 of 2002]: Supreme Court of India Distinction between section 34 and section 149 of the Indian Penal Code 51. There is a substantial difference between these two sections with which we would deal in the later part of this judgment. When several persons, numbering five or
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Rohit vs. State [CRL.A. 333/2020 & CRL.M.(B.) 7465/2020]: Delhi High Court Conviction on the sole evidence of the child witness is permissible, if the witness is found competent and the testimony is trustworthy 21. The law on the evaluation of the testimony of a child victim is well settled. This Court in the case of
Lillu vs. State of Haryana [AIR 2013 SC 1784]: Supreme Court of India Even in cases where there is some material to show that the victim was habituated to sexual intercourse, no inference of the victim being a women of “loose moral character” can be drawn 11. In State of Punjab v. Ramdev Singh, AIR
Chandrappa & Ors vs State Of Karnataka [2007 4 SCC 415]: Supreme Court of India General principles regarding powers of appellate Court while dealing with an appeal against an order of acquittal 42. From the above decisions, in our considered view, the following general principles regarding powers of appellate Court while dealing with an appeal
