A third party, including a complainant or whistleblower, has no locus standi to challenge service actions under Article 226 of the Constitution. Service disputes are personal in nature; only..

Grave and reckless allegations against the character of a spouse, unsupported by evidence, amount to mental cruelty under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act. Irretrievable breakdown..

Absence without leave does not constitute desertion under the CRPF Act, 1949 and Rule 31 of the CRPF Rules, 1955, unless wilful intent is established on the basis of material on record. Decl..

A major woman's right to choose her place of residence and companion is absolute. In habeas corpus proceedings, once a major woman denies illegal confinement and asserts her free will, the p..

Section 15(2) of the POCSO Act does not require identification or physical presence of a child victim to prosecute offences involving Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). The definition of "c..

Proceedings under Sections 164 and 165 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita cannot be invoked to dispossess a party in actual possession of property. Such summary attachment proceedings ..

Under Section 125 CrPC, a minor daughter who files or is included in a maintenance application during minority cannot be denied maintenance solely on the ground that she attained majority du..

Under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, liability of a partner of a firm for dishonour of a cheque is joint and several, not vicarious. Unlike a company director, a partner's li..

Eligibility for family pension as a "divorcee daughter" under the Tripura State Civil Services (Revised Pension) Rules, 2017 must be satisfied on the date of death of the pensioner. The righ..

A plea of alibi is a matter of defence that must be established during trial through formal proof; it cannot be adjudicated at the stage of summoning an additional accused under Section 319 ..

The doctrine of frustration, rooted in Section 56 of the Indian Contract Act, may be invoked by Constitutional Courts in matrimonial jurisprudence where supervening circumstances render perf..

Under Section 294(b) IPC, obscenity requires satisfaction of the "prurient interest" test — the words used must appeal to prurient interests or tend to deprave and corrupt the audience. Vu..