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26/05/2017

Income Of Husband Not Sole Criterion To Determine Maintenance Pendente Lite: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

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The Delhi High Court, in the case of Deepak Malhotra vs Deepti Malhotra and Ors, has held that the proportion of the husband’s income to be awarded as maintenance pendente lite to the wife is dependent on the surrounding circumstances and cannot be determined by a strict mathematical formula. In thi...

22/05/2017

⚖Whether unregistered sale deed is admissible in evidence in suit for specific performance of contract?

Civil - Unregistered Sale Deed - Admissibility of - Section 49 of Registration Act, 1908 - Whether unregistered sale deed in a suit admissible for specific performance of contract? - Held, Section 49of Act, 1908 states that unregistered sale deed could be received in evidence to prove the agreement between parties though it may not itself constitute a contract to transfer property - By admission of an unregistered sale deed in evidence in a suit for specific performance as evidence of contract none of provisions of Act, 1908 Act is affected rather court acts in consonance with proviso to Section 49of Act, 1908 - Appeal allowed

Supreme Court of India

S.Kaladevi vs V.R.Somasundaram & Ors on 12 April, 2010

Bench: R.V. Raveendran, R.M. Lodha

Citation: AIR2010SC1654, 2010 (3) ALT 58 (SC),⚖

17/05/2017

http://www.livelaw.in/bombay-hc-dismisses-lawyers-plea-challenging-contempt-courts-act-read-judgment/

The Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, filed by Advocate Satish Uke who in February was held guilty of criminal contempt and sentenced to two months in prison and asked to pay a sum of Rs. 1 lakh. The Nagpur bench o...

15/05/2017

http://www.pathlegal.in/-GUILTY-OF-CONTEMPT:-IF-A-JUDGE-INSULTS-AN-ADVOCATE-blog-1009480

GUILTY OF CONTEMPT: IF A JUDGE INSULTS AN ADVOCATE

10/05/2017

Succession Can Only Be Granted To Legal Heirs Of A Person Who Dies Intestate: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

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The Delhi High Court has held that in cases where someone dies without a will, succession can only be granted to the legal heirs of that person, not the nominee. Justice Valmiki Mehta was hearing an appeal against an order by the trial court dated January 18, 2017, wherein the application for revoca...

09/05/2017

Suo Motu PIL On Central Selection Mechanism For Subordinate Judiciary: SC Seeks Response From States [Read the Letter]...

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Taking cognizance on a letter issued by Law Ministry to Secretary General of Supreme Court, a three Judge Bench of Supreme Court of India has issued notice in a suo motu PIL to state governments seeking their response on Central Selection Mechanism for Subordinate judiciary to make selections to the...

04/05/2017

SC Imposes Exemplary Costs Of Rs. 5 Lakhs For Abuse Of Judicial Process [Read Order]

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The Supreme Court recently ordered the Haryana State Cooperative Labour and Construction Federation Ltd. to pay exemplary costs of Rs. 5 lakhs for “abuse of judicial process”. The order was passed by a Bench comprising Chief Justice J.S. Khehar, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice S.K. Kaul, which…

27/04/2017

May keeps Britain tied to Europe's human rights law
The Daily Telegraph – Christopher Hope
Theresa May is expected to abandon a pledge to withdraw the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights, meaning that Britain will be bound by European human rights laws for another five years. Mrs May said last year she wanted to quit the ECHR, but there will be no mention of it in the Tory election manifesto as it would be a major distraction for her Government from the Brexit negotiations.

27/04/2017

Drug giants threaten to quit Britain
The Times – Chris Smyth
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry has warned that the world's biggest drug companies will abandon Britain unless an extra £20 billion a year is spent on the NHS. ABPI president Lisa Anson said that the financial squeeze on the NHS threatened the whole of Britain's £30 billion life sciences sector. She added that drug companies were “happy to discuss” tax rises to pay for more NHS spending.

27/04/2017

Landlord Can Pursue Eviction Proceedings On Surviving Grounds Even After Taking Possession: SC [Read Judgment]

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The landlord had approached the Rent Control Court seeking eviction of tenant under Section 11(4) (iii) and Section 11(4) (iv) of the Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965. Setting aside a Kerala High Court order, the Supreme Court, in Valiyavalappil Sarojakshan vs Sumalsankar Gaikevad...