CANCELLATION OF INSTRUMENTS 31. When cancellation may be ordered.- (1) Any person against whom a written instrument is void or voidable, and who has reasonable apprehension that such instrument, if left outstanding may cause him serious injury, may sue to…
Difference Between Riot, Affray and Assault Riot Affray Assault 1. Riot is a violent outburst of unlawful assembly of the people. Affray is a fight in a public place, especially one that disturbs people. Assault is a violent and sudden…
Salient Features of the Indian Constitution 1. Lengthiest Written Constitution. The Constitution of India is the lengthiest of all the Constitutions of the world. Originally, it contained 395 articles, 22 parts and 8 schedules. Presently, it consists of 450 articles,…
Question : What is Counter Claim? Answer. A counter claim is a claim made by a defendant in a suit against a plaintiff. It is a claim independent of and separable from the plaintiff’s claim, enforceable by cross action. A…
Question – Write a short note on Preamble to the Constitution of India. [BJS 2000; BJS 2006, MPJS 2012] Answer : The Preamble to an Act sets out the main objectives with the legislation it is intended to achieve. It is a…
Dipo v. Wassan Singh (1983) 3 SCC 376 : AIR 1983 SC 846 O. CHINNAPPA REDDY, J. – Smt Dipo, plaintiff in Suit No. 8 of 1962 in the court of the Subordinate Judge 1st Class, Amritsar is the appellant…
Muhammad Husain Khan v. Babu Kishva Nandan SahaiAIR 1937 PC 233 SIR SHADI LAL – This is an appeal from a decree of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, dated 23rd January 1933 which reversed a decree of the…
State of Bihar v. Laloo Prasad (2002) 9 SCC 626 K.T. THOMAS and S.N. VARIAVA, JJ. – 2. A witness was sought to be treated as hostile by a Public Prosecutor on the ground that he gave answers in favour…
M.C. Verghese v. T.J. Poonan (1969) 1 SCC 37 J.C. SHAH, J. – Rathi, daughter of M. C. Verghese, was married to T. J. Poonan. On July 18, 1964, July 25, 1964 and July 30, 1964, Poonan wrote from Bombay…
Ram Narain v. State of U.P. (1973) 2 SCC 86 : AIR 1973 SC 2200 I.D. DUA, J. – This appeal by special leave is directed against the judgment and order of a learned Single Judge of the Allahabad High…