(i) Limitation Act, 1963, S.5 -- Condonation of Delay -- Appeal Under Special Statute -- Applicability of this provision to an appeal under a special enactment must be decided from the langu..

Civil Procedure Code, 1908, S.100 -- Advocate Fee -- Retention of Compensation Received on Behalf of Client -- An advocate who receives compensation on behalf of a client is required to retu..

(i) Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, S.2(s) -- Shared Household -- Separate Living Arrangement with Mother-in-Law -- A property is a shared household only where the aggr..

(i) Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, S.3 -- Penetrative Sexual Assault -- Non-Identification by Child Witness -- Failure of a child witness to identify the accused in c..

(i) Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.370 -- Immoral Trafficking -- Customer of Sex Worker -- A customer who avails the services of a sex worker for sexual gratification is not a trafficker and can..

(i) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.483(2) -- Bail -- Absence of Informant -- Presence of informant at hearing of bail application is not mandatory where the informant has been d..

(i) Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, S.21(2) -- Lok Adalat Award -- Challenge by Recall Application -- A Lok Adalat award, though deemed a decree of a civil court for purposes of enforc..

(i) Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, S.2 -- Contempt Proceedings -- Statutory Authority as Party -- Contempt proceedings are proceedings in personam and cannot acquire the character of a repres..

(i) Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, S.15(1)(b) -- Criminal Contempt -- Advocate General's Consent -- A private party initiating criminal contempt proceedings must obtain the prior written cons..

(i) Family Courts Act, 1984, S.7 -- Family Court Jurisdiction -- Death of One Spouse -- Adjudication of family disputes by a Family Court can be undertaken only where both parties to the mar..

(i) Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.120B -- Criminal Conspiracy -- Advocate's Telephonic Contact with Client -- The gravamen of criminal conspiracy is an agreement to commit an unlawful act. Tele..

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, S.138 -- Dishonour of Cheque -- Compounding at Appellate Stage -- The guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court in Sanjabij Tari v. Kishore S. Borcar for co..