A select list confers eligibility for consideration within the statutory framework; it does not create a vested right to appointment. Where recruitment rules do not provide for a waiting lis..

Migration of a reserved category candidate to open category seats depends solely on the applicable Recruitment Rules or employment notification. Relaxation in a qualifying examination affect..

Upon requisition of a private vehicle by the State for public purposes, control and custody of the vehicle vest in the requisitioning authority. For liability purposes, the definition of "ow..

A creditor making phone calls to a debtor demanding repayment of dues performs a lawful act. Such conduct, without material indicating physical assault, threat of a specific nature, or activ..

Dishonour of a post-dated cheque, by itself, does not establish dishonest intention at the inception of a transaction so as to attract the offence of cheating under Section 420 of IPC. Post-..

Dishonest intention at the inception of an agreement is an essential ingredient of cheating under Section 415 read with Section 420 of the IPC. Mere failure to fulfil a promise or non-paymen..

Mere earning of interest on a fixed deposit does not, by itself, constitute a commercial purpose so as to exclude a depositor from the definition of "consumer" under Section 2(1)(d) of the A..

Sections 302 and 364 of the IPC are separate and distinct offences and do not qualify as cognate offences under the CrPC. Conviction for a lesser offence under Section 222 CrPC is permissibl..

Assessment of functional disability for computation of loss of earning capacity under motor accident compensation law must be based on realistic appraisal of the injury's impact on the claim..

Inherent powers under Section 482 of the CrPC cannot be exercised to quash an FIR involving allegations of forgery and fraud when forensic examination of disputed documents is pending and in..

Adoption is an equal exercise of reproductive and decisional autonomy under Article 21 of the Constitution, and restriction of maternity benefit to adoptive mothers of children below three m..

The standard for summoning additional accused under Section 319 CrPC is "strong and cogent evidence" — higher than prima facie satisfaction but well below proof beyond reasonable doubt. Co..