Contempt jurisdiction extends beyond parties named in a judgment. A third party who has knowledge of a court order and knowingly assists in its non-compliance, or whose conduct frustrates it..

Under Article 135 of the Schedule to the Limitation Act, 1963, the limitation period for enforcing a decree granting a mandatory injunction is three years from the date of the decree where n..

A change of land use (CLU) permission granted without statutory authority is void from inception. Under the Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995, any alteration to a M..

Condonation of delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 is not a right but a discretionary relief. Courts are not bound to condone delay merely because the applicant is a State. Bur..

A transferee who acquires property after the institution of proceedings or the passing of an arbitral award is a transferee pendente lite and is barred under Order XXI Rule 102 CPC from resi..

A photocopy of a notarised Power of Attorney is inadmissible unless statutory requirements for secondary evidence under Sections 63 to 65 of the Evidence Act, 1872 are strictly complied with..

Under Section 25 of the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, child welfare remains the paramount consideration but cannot be assessed in isolation. Custody determination must integrate parental co..

For recovery of possession, plaintiff must plead and prove entitlement to property, manner of entitlement, specific date and mode of dispossession, and nature of defendant's possession estab..

A photocopy of Power of Attorney constitutes secondary evidence and cannot be relied upon unless twin requirements under Section 65 Evidence Act are satisfied: factual foundation proving exi..

Statutory obligation of maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is not discharged merely because the ex-wife is educated or has parental support. Maintenance must be ..

Once the complainant amicably resolves the dispute and expressly seeks withdrawal of the complaint through a sworn affidavit, the substratum of disciplinary proceedings under Section 35 of t..

Mandated immediate reporting of unnatural deaths, filling of faculty vacancies within four months, and prohibited penalising students for scholarship delays...