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..

Indiscriminate invocation of Section 498A of the IPC as a pressure tactic, without proximate or credible allegations against each accused, trivialises the object of the provision. Vague and ..

Under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, the term "family" in the explanation to Article 59 of Schedule I is exhaustively defined. Grandparents fall outside this definition. A settlement by a gran..

Principles restraining bail in heinous offences apply equally to serious economic offences, as economic well-being of citizens forms part of the value of life protected under bail jurisprude..

Communication of grounds of arrest to a relative through WhatsApp message, after the relative expressed unwillingness to appear before the arresting officer despite telephonic request, amoun..

Intimation of arrest sent to family members through WhatsApp without proof of actual service does not constitute valid compliance with Section 48 of the BNSS, 2023. Notices prepared in a lan..

Probate proceedings are limited to determining whether a will was validly executed and reflects the voluntary and conscious decision of the testator. Unequal distribution of bequests is not ..

Conflict between judgments must be real, direct, and irreconcilable on a question of law arising from comparable facts governed by the same legal regime. A divergence in outcome arising from..

Service of summons through electronic communication, including through mobile phone or WhatsApp, is legally valid under Sections 70 and 530 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. Section..