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Others Judgments and Orders

A son born after the (other) sons have become separate from the father, shall take the entire share of the father, when the father is dead, when the father is living, he shall get only a share out of the father's wealth

 10 June 2020

The date and timings of birth of each child is mentioned in the 5th column, meant to mention the said fact But in respect of the entry relating to the respondent the time of birth of the child is not mentioned. Thus, the respondent in our considered..

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The amount is payable by way of financial assistance and as such, the law of inheritance would not be applicable

 10 June 2020

If children of Mahavirdas and Shardabai were alive, the compensation of Rs.50,000/ per deceased person would have gone to the children. Since none of them are alive, the scheme indicates that the said amount shall go to the surviving mother or father..

Posted in Others |   548 hits

Wherever the relationship between the State and a Citizen is in issue, the personal law of the citizen has little or no relevance

 10 June 2020

The only manner in which the compensation, would serve the ends of justice, would be by directing that the compensation be awarded not according to personal laws, but equitably to the next of kin. The only two claimants are the petitioner and the res..

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Case of Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug vs. Union of India & Ors

 10 June 2020

The judgment revolves around a substantive question of law, as to whether the term right to life under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution includes right to die which is more of a negative aspect. Further, it also raises a question of whether the ..

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Case of Anuj Garg & Ors v. Hotel Association of India & Ors

 10 June 2020

Even if words of legislation remains the same judicial interpretation must take place from time to time to adapt the changing circumstances of the society. Snatching the rights of individuals in the guise of protecting them will only affect the deve..

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Atheist Society of India v. Govt. Of Andhra Pradesh

 10 June 2020

The Court on hearing the merits of the petition held that neither does such practices violate religious feelings of any groups nor does it affect the secular principles, therefore Thereby the petition was dismissed. ..

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An unborn child aged five months onwards in the mother's womb till its birth can be treated as equal to a child in existence

 10 June 2020

An unborn child do come within the definition of a child and the complainant seeking maintenance for her unborn child in the form of her upkeep, welfare and an extra care required during the pregnancy was entitled to the same.Though the mother is als..

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The rights of a child born are regarded by reference to the moment of conception and not of birth and the unborn child in the womb if born alive is treated as actually born for the purpose of conferring on him benefits of inheritance

 10 June 2020

As the scheme is intended to help the bereaved family of the deceased Government servant, the application for employment assistance should be processed at all stages and at all levels with a sense of urgency.Thus, we hold that the appellant is entitl..

Posted in Others |   548 hits

A person having right of inheritance under a coparcenary property who dies when his child was in the womb of his mother, that child who born subsequently, after the death of the intestate father will have the same right of the father

 10 June 2020

The joint property enjoyed by N.Ethirajan, appellant and their sisters jointly and Natesapillai died intestate, it is only the brothers and sisters and wife of the Natesapillai as class 1 heirs who can have the right of inheritance and the first resp..

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Appeal dismissed without any costs

 09 June 2020

The court upheld the order of the High Court negativing the relief to the appellant, either because of lack of the privity of the contract or due to non-applicability of s.70 of the Act. The appellant had not done anything directly to the respondent...

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Appeals succeed with costs

 09 June 2020

The contract which is -sought to be enforced by the present plaintiffs is, therefore, hit by Section 23 of the Indian Contract Act as being immoral and as such it is not enforceable in Court. In conclusion, the appeal succeeded, the Judgments and dec..

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Can a court annul a marriage in lieu of fraud?

 09 June 2020

The court stated that the language of Section 12(1)(c) is specific, that read with Clause (ii) of Section 5, imply that there can be no marriage in law without the free consent of the parties. It may be that the consent of the parties may not be expr..

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Does hiding of information means fraud, if the other party can acquire the information on its own and has time to acquire it?

 09 June 2020

The admission form of appellant was sent in December of 1971 for the examinations to be conducted in April-May of 1971. The court stated that if neither the university nor the head of department of law were able to fulfil their duty to scrutinize the..

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Is a contract still valid, if the conditions in which they were entered change?

 09 June 2020

The court held that the act of respondent was to lure the appellant into the contract with the situation at the time of negotiations but since the conditions changed it is a duty upon the respondent to notify the appellant about such change before si..

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Scope of Copyright in copy-edited judgments.

 09 June 2020

The Supreme Court held that only the compiler’s selection and arrangement might be protected. The raw facts may be copied by others at will. The court also rejected the doctrine of “sweat and brow” as it had numerous defects, the most evident one th..

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Delhi HC: Tenant cannot suspend rent for temporary non-use due to COVID-19 lockdown

 08 June 2020

One of the pertinent issues landlords and tenants in India are facing is the suspension of monthly rentals due to the COVID-19 lockdown. Delhi High Court in the case of Ramanand and Others v. Dr. Girish Soni, has held that the period of lockdown does..

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Appeal allowed and decree of dissolution of marriage set aside

 08 June 2020

The Apex Court while rejecting the findings of the High Court and setting aside the decree for dissolution of the marriage, held that Section 13B does not prevent a party to change their mind during the transitional period provided therein and for a ..

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Appeal dismissed and Respondent not held liable for cruelty

 08 June 2020

The Court founded the Respondent guilty of cruelty but also observed that the Appellant’s act of engaging in sexual intercourse with the Respondent amounts to condonation of such cruelty as it displayed the intention of the Appellant to forgive and r..

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Case of Banwari Lal And Ors. vs Sukhdarshan Dayal

 08 June 2020

The High Court was therefore right in concluding that the title of the co-owners to plot No. 19 was not divested and that the plaintiffs had no cause of action to bring the suit. Accordingly, SC confirms that judgment and dismiss the appeal with cost..

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Case of Balfour vs Balfour

 08 June 2020

The agreement was made due to affection and there was no consideration due to which the agreement can’t be termed as a contract and thus no legal obligation can be arised because of the agreement...

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