Category - Latest Judgments

A. Local Government — Town Planning — Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976 — Ss. 2(bb)(vi) and 38A — Allotment of plot for petrol pump — Where disputed plot no. 19 was allotted for petrol pump — In layout plan, disputed plot...

Debt, Financial and Monetary Laws — Banks — Unconditional bank guarantee — Injunction — When permissible — Plea that deed of Guarantee could not be injuncted from being given effect to, on the basis of the normal principle...

A. Contracts — Contracts Act, 1872 — Consideration — Pre-existing duty doctrine — What is — It is a principle that states that if a party to a contract is under a pre-existing duty to perform, then no consideration is given for...

A. Arbitration — Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — S. 30 — Grounds for setting aside the award — Principle of ejusdem generis — If available — Held, clause (c) of S. 30 does not attract the principle of ejusdem generis so...

Saraswati Kumari, the daughter of the appellant (also the complainant) in this case is stated to have gone to attend a “mela” (festival) along with her brother - Sunny Devol, and her cousin brother - Devender Razak, on 21.10.2007...

A. Constitution of India — Art. 300-A — Right to property — Nature and scope — Right to property is no longer a fundamental right and was never a natural right — However, right to property has been elevated to the status of human...

Land Acquisition and Requisition — Assam Forest Regulation, 1891 — Ss. 5 and 17 — Constitution of reserve forest — Process under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — If mandatory — In order to constitute Denning Reserve Forest, a...

Education and Universities — Establishment and running of educational institutions — Affiliation/Recognition — Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 — Whether High court can give a direction to the Medical Council of India (MCI) to...

A. Constitution of India — Art. 136 — If two views possible — Interference — If warranted — Since, extra-ordinary jurisdiction under Art. 136 is to be exercised sparingly — Mere errors in the appreciation of the evidence on...

A. Contract and Specific Relief — LPG Distributorship — Standard agreement — If binding when not executed — In the present case, appellant offered distributorship of LPG to Respondents 2 and 3 vide its letter of allotment dt. 21...