Bishwanath Prasad v. Dwarka Prasad (1974) 1 SCC 78 : AIR 1974 SC 117 V.R. KRISHNA IYER, J. – This appeal arises out of a suit for partition where the narrow area of conflict in this Court is confined to…
Delhi Judicial Service Association Tis Hazari Court, Delhi v. State of Gujarat and Ors. (Sept.11, 1991) Facts of Case Mr. N.L. Patel was posted as Chief Judicial Magistrate at Nadiad in October, 1988. He soon found that the local Police…
Owusu v NB Jackson [2005] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 452 (forum non-conveniens) The case of Owusu v NB Jackson puts an end to the controversy over whether the English court has power to stay its proceedings in favour of a non-Contracting…
Derby & Co Ltd v. Weldon No1 [1989] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 122 The plaintiff companies sought substantial damages for, inter alia, breach of contract, negligence and breach of fiduciary duty, against the defendants who were former directors of some of…
D. Velusamy v. D. PatchaiammalAIR 2011 SC 479: 2011 Cri LJ 320: 2010 (13) SCR 706: 2010 (11) SCALE 112 Decided on: 21-10-2010; Hon’ble Judges: Markandey Katju and T.S. Thakur, JJ., Supreme Court of India LIVE IN RELATIONSHIP — RIGHT…
Indra Sarma v. V.K.V. Sarma(2013) 15 SCC 755Criminal Appeal No. 2009 of 2013: @ Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No. 4895 of 2012; Dated: November 26, 2013; BENCH: Justices K.S. Radhakrishnan and Pinaki Chandra Ghose. SUPREME COURT GUIDELINESLIVE-IN OR MARRIAGE LIKE…
R.P. SETHI, J. – 2. Who is a ―”Hindu” for the purposes of the applicability of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (“the Act”) is a question of law to be determined in this appeal. Section 2 of the Act specifies…
Lee v. Lee Air farming Ltd (1961) Facts: Lee was holding 2999 shares out of 3000 shares and was sole governing director of the company. He was also appointed the chief pilot. He was also covered under the workmen’s compensation…
State of U.P. v. Nawab Hussain (AIR 1977 SC 1680 Section 11, Explanation IV- Constructive Res-judicata Facts: In this case, the petitioner was dismissed from service. He filed a writ petition on the ground of denial of opportunity of being heard and that…
Iftikar Ahmed v. Syed Meharban Ali, AIR 1977 SC 749 Section 11 – Res judicata between Co-defendants. Facts: There was conflict of interest among co- plaintiffs. In the previous suit, Ishtaq Ahmed, K. Fatima, M. Ali (Co-plaintiffs) instituted a suit against…