Registration of a second FIR is permissible where it presents a rival or counter version of facts arising from the same circumstances as the first FIR, provided it relates to a larger conspi..

A family court cannot restrain a spouse from accessing the other spouse's home or workplace during pendency of divorce proceedings without a high benchmark of justification. Such restraint, ..

A confessional statement made by an accused to a Medical Officer during medical examination while in police custody is inadmissible in evidence under Section 26 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1..

Courts cannot apply inconsistent evidentiary standards to spouses in matrimonial proceedings. Where allegations are of a grave and serious nature, a degree of corroboration is required regar..

Motor Accident Claims Tribunals must not reflexively apply the lowest tier of minimum wages merely because a claimant lacks documentary proof of income. In matters involving the informal sec..

Under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, a daughter-in-law found guilty of ill-treating senior citizens cannot insist on continued occupation of their prop..

Under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, the concept of possession is not limited to physical recovery from the person of the accused. However, for the rigours of Sect..

In departmental inquiries, the standard of preponderance of probabilities does not permit a disciplinary authority to treat an unexplained bank transfer as conclusive proof of bribery withou..

Delay in lodging FIR, if reasonably explained, does not vitiate prosecution. Assistance of advocate in drafting FIR does not by itself affect credibility. The only caveat that the same requi..

The constitutional requirement under Article 22(1) of the Constitution to inform an arrested person of the grounds of arrest is satisfied where the arrest memo containing essential factual a..

Writ jurisdiction under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution cannot be invoked against a private body for service disputes arising out of purely contractual employment. A writ lies again..

A daughter of a railway employee who has obtained a customary divorce is a dependent under the applicable pension rules and is entitled to family pension. The absence of the daughter's name ..