In the landmark judgment of Arjun Panditrao Khotkar v. Kailash Kushanrao Gorantyal, 2020 SCC OnLine SC 571, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justices R.F. Nariman, S. Ravindra Bhat, and V. Ramasubramanian dealt with the critical issue of the admissibility of electronic records under...

Detailed Analysis and Summary of the Judgment: Yogesh Goyanka Vs. Govind & Ors. [Civil Appeal No(s). 7305 of 2024 arising out of SLP (C) No(s). 10005 of 2022] Court: Supreme Court of IndiaBench: Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Justice Vikram NathDate: July 10, 2024 Background: The case...

Case Overview: Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: R. V. Raveendran, P. Sathasivam Appeal No.: Civil Appeal No. 6191 of 2001 Parties: Petitioner: Anathula Sudhakar (Defendant in the original suit) Respondent: P. Buchi Reddy (Dead) represented by legal representatives Background: The suit was originally filed by...

Case Overview: The Supreme Court of India, in the case of Modula India vs Kamakshya Singh Deo, dealt with the consequences of striking out the defense of a tenant under Section 17(4) of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956. The primary issue was whether a...

In the case of Smt. Shukla Malhotra & Ors. vs M/S Dee Pee Kagajudyog Pvt. Ltd. (10 August 2001), the Delhi High Court, presided over by Justice J.D. Kapoor, addressed the issue of a defendant’s right to cross-examine witnesses after their defense has been struck off....

In the case Sudir Engineering Company vs Nitco Roadways Ltd., presided over by Justice R.C. Lahoti on March 23, 1995, the Delhi High Court addressed an important procedural aspect of judicial proceedings: the marking of documents as exhibits. The judgment examined whether the act of marking...

Summary: In the case Chattar Singh Matharoo vs. Ashwani Mudgil (CS (OS) No. 576/06), dated September 16, 2015, the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi addressed the issue of proving a Will when it is part of a series of documents related to the transfer of property...

In the case Kahkashan Kausar @ Sonam & Ors. v. State of Bihar & Ors., the Supreme Court of India, on February 8, 2021, quashed the FIR filed against the in-laws of the complainant under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including Section 498A,...

In cases where a person issues multiple cheques that subsequently bounce, the court can legally try a single complaint covering all those cheques. This position is supported by the case Tiruchandur Murugan Spinning Mills Pvt. Ltd. vs. Madan Lal Ram Kumar Cotton and General Merchants [2001 (1) KLJ...