Under the proviso to Section 6(a) of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, the mother is the natural guardian of a girl child below five years of age. A disputed separation deed, ob..

A school building qualifies as a "place for custody of property" under Section 442 of the IPC, as school furniture and educational assets are kept in its custody. Accordingly, unauthorised e..

The brother of a deceased person qualifies as a "victim" under Section 2(wa) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and is entitled to be heard in criminal proceedings. Section 2(wa) CrPC defines..

Refusal to marry citing kundli mismatch after establishing physical relations on repeated assurances of marriage attracts Section 69 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Where an accused repeat..

Criminal proceedings under Section 304-A IPC involving death by negligence cannot be quashed on the basis of compromise between the accused and relatives of the deceased. The deceased is the..

Voluntary financial commitments of the husband, including self-assumed housing loan EMIs, cannot be deducted to dilute statutory maintenance obligations under the PWDV Act or Section 125 of ..

Ordinary domestic quarrels and a solitary incident of slapping do not constitute "cruelty" under Section 498A of the IPC. Conviction under Section 306 IPC for abetment of suicide requires pr..

Capacity to earn is no substitute for proof of actual income; maintenance cannot be denied to a wife merely because she is educated or able-bodied. A homemaker's domestic contribution enabli..

Delivery of possession without a valid Occupancy Certificate constitutes deficiency in service; a developer cannot compel a homebuyer to accept such possession. Consumer fora derive jurisd..

Salary details and pay slips of a government employee constitute "personal information" under the RTI Act and are exempt from disclosure where no public interest is demonstrated. Information..

Delay in lodging an FIR does not defeat a motor accident compensation claim under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act where the delay is satisfactorily explained. In Indian social conditio..

A pujari is merely a servant of the deity and holds no proprietary right over temple land or attached properties. Property of a temple belongs to the deity, not to the manager or pujari. Eve..