A bench comprising of Hon’ble M Katju and Hon’ble AK Ganguli, JJ have has criticized the judicial trend of imposing the primary liability on the Insurance Co. to satisfy the award amount in motor accident claims with a liberty to recover ..
In CIVIL APPEAL NO. 7687 OF 2004 General Manager, Telecom v. M. Krishnan & Anr. Decided on 1st Sept, 2009, the supreme court while setting aside a Full Bench decision of Kerala High Court , has held jurisdiction of the con ..
In CIVIL APPEAL NO. 3911 of 2003 Bihar School Examination Board v. Suresh Prasad Sinha decided on 04/09/2009 the Supreme Court considered the question, whether a statutory School Examination Board comes within the purview of the Consumer P ..
1. Should a partnership firm be registered?Not necessarily. However, unless a partnership firm is registered with the registrar of firms and societies, the rights of the partners inter se or against strangers cannot be enforced in a court of law. If ..
In Smt. Sarbati Devi & Another v. Smt. Usha Devi (1984) 1 SCC 424, the Supreme Court held that a mere nomination does not have the effect of conferring to the nominee any beneficial interest in the amount payable under the life insurance policy, ..
In K.S. Shivadevamma & Others v. Assistant Commissioner & Land Acquisition Officer & Another (1996) 2 SCC 62 it was observed that: the Supreme Court has laid as a general rule that for laying the roads and other amenities 33-1/3% is requi ..
Impounding of passport - Impact of the Judgment delivered by Hon’ble SC inSuresh Nanda Vs C.B.I. AIR 2008 SC 1414 ( Decided on 24/01/2008)I. Case Law on impounding of passport in Criminal Proceedings:Recently, the Hon’ble SC in the above ..
"GIFT’" is the transfer of certain existing moveable or immoveable property made voluntarily and without consideration, by one person, called the donor, to another, called the donee, and accepted by or on behalf of the donee. Such acc ..
A Caveat is an entry made in the books of the offices of a register or court to prevent a certain step being taken without previous notice to the person entering the caveat. In other words, a caveat is a caution or warning giving notice to the court ..
A stopped payment is usually requested if the cheque has been declared missing or lost. But many a times the drawer, to escape his debt or liability has used it as an instrument of deception. The 1988 amendment in Section 138 of Negotiable Instrume ..