Eligibility for compassionate appointment as a "widowed daughter-in-law" must be assessed with reference to the date of death of the government employee. A person who was neither a daughter-..

An able-bodied husband is under a sacrosanct legal duty to maintain his wife under Section 125 CrPC, irrespective of a reduction in income or closure of business. Income tax returns are not ..

Section 354 IPC cannot be treated as a "minor offence" relative to Section 354A IPC for the purpose of conviction under Section 222 CrPC, as the ingredients and punishments of the two provis..

Section 145 of the Code of Civil Procedure does not bar a decree holder from filing a separate execution petition against a surety or guarantor while another execution petition against the p..

Maintenance under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 can be denied where the applicant spouse, despite possessing professional qualifications and demonstrable earning capacity, volun..

The right to seek interim measures under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is available to any party to an arbitration agreement, including an unsuccessful party in arb..

Mere knowledge of a second marriage is insufficient to attract liability of the husband's relatives under Section 494 IPC; the complainant must prima facie establish overt acts or active par..

Directing an accused to keep mobile location active and share live location with the Investigating Officer is not a valid condition for grant of anticipatory bail. While courts possess wide ..

Transfer of maintenance proceedings from Family Courts to Gram Nyayalayas under Section 16 of the Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 is valid in law. A challenge to an administrative order is not mai..

A petition for divorce under Section 27 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 is maintainable even if the marriage is not registered under the Act. Section 15 of the Act only prescribes conditio..

A conviction under Section 149 IPC cannot be sustained when the number of persons actually convicted falls below five, and the prosecution has not alleged participation of any unidentified o..

Absence of a seal or signature on a bank endorsement does not invalidate a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, where the endorsement contains all material pa..