Civil Law Archives

Writ Court may award compensation on account of breach of public duty, in addition to claim under civil action based on tort: Punjab and Haryana HC

The Court awarded an interim compensation amounting 5 lakhs rupees to the petitioner on account of death of the petitioner son due to contributory negligence by the petitioner and the respondent-department.

Case Briefs High Courts

Disputes arising from commercial contracts with Government not amenable to writ jurisdiction; remedy available in civil law: Telangana High Court

“Once the agreement entered into between the parties is considered as a contract like any other contract, for the enforcement of the covenants of the contract or for any breach thereof, the parties have to work out their remedies under civil law.”

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Explained| Res judicata: Question of fact or law or mixed question of law and fact? Can it be decided as a preliminary issue?

Supreme Court: In an important ruling on Res Judicata, the 3-judge bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud*, Vikram Nath and Hima Kohli, JJ

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | Strict proof of legal marriage as required under civil law is unnecessary to prove offence under S. 498-A IPC

Jharkhand High Court: Amitav K. Gupta, J. disposed of the writ petition holding that for the purpose of Section 498-A Penal Code,

Case Briefs High Courts

Court’s interference under Section 482 CrPC requires satisfaction to the effect that no criminal offence is made out on the basis of evidence on record: Patna HC

Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. dismissed a criminal petition filed under Section 482 of the