Articles
20th Mar, 2016
A party claiming adverse possession must prove that his possession is “nec vi, nec clam, nec precario“, that is, peaceful, open and continuous. The possession must be adequate in continuity, in publicity and in extent […]
20th Mar, 2016
Magistrate has power under Section 216 Code of Criminal Procedure to alter or modify the charge on the basis of an application filed by the informant and further the trial court can alter the charge […]
20th Mar, 2016
The Supreme Court held that the object of creating offence and penalty under the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 is clearly to create deterrence against violation of provisions of the Act which are beneficial for […]
20th Mar, 2016
The Supreme Court, in this case has held that Arbitrator appointed with or without the intervention of the court, has jurisdiction to award interest, on the sums found due and payable, for the pre-reference period, […]
9th Mar, 2016
Section 3 makes provision for avoidance of marriage by contracting party, who was a child at the time thereof, through filing a petition for annulling the marriage by such party. Section 3(3) has to be […]
9th Mar, 2016
When a male Hindu dies leaving behind a female relative specified in Class I of the Schedule or a male relative specified in that Class who claims through such female relative surviving him, then the […]
9th Mar, 2016
The Supreme Court held that upon the lapse of the period of limitation prescribed, the right of the Department to assess an assesse gets extinguished and this confers a very valuable right on the assesse. […]
3rd Mar, 2016
Supreme Court has held that for a defence of res judicata to succeed, it is necessary to show that the claim in the subsequent suit or proceedings is in fact founded upon the same cause […]
3rd Mar, 2016
Delhi High Court has held that the TRAI under the scheme of Act exercises both regulatory and regulation making powers. The Court stated that the regulation of TRAI which prescribes the liability of the Companies […]
3rd Mar, 2016
Supreme Court has held that Section 2(22) of the ESI Act covers the “casual employees” employed for a few days on a work of perennial nature and wages as defined in section 2(22) and wage […]
3rd Mar, 2016
The Supreme Court held that, clearly, the object of enactment of PC Act was to make the anti-corruption law more effective and widen its coverage. In view of definition of public servant in Section 46A […]
25th Feb, 2016
Delhi High Court has held that Section 2(p) of the PNDT Act defining a Sonologist or Imaging Specialist, is bad to the extent it includes persons possessing a postgraduate qualification in ultrasonography or imaging techniques […]