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Additional Documents At The Appellate Stage- Order XLI Rule 27 CPC, Mode Of Proof, And The

Introduction: In LA.APP. 15/2025 titled “Suresh Goel v. Union of India & Anr.” , Mahajan J. disposed of CM APPL. 3908/2025 (Appellant’s application to take additional documents on record) as follows: “the additional documents are taken on record, but their admissibility and evidentiary value remain open to objection by the […]
September 1, 2026

Licence or Contract? Interpreting Section 416 and Section 141 of the NDMC Act

Brief: The appeal arose from a long-term Licence Deed dated 22.04.1982 executed between New Delhi Municipal Committee (“NDMC”) and Bharat Hotels Limited for development of a five-star hotel, providing for a licence fee subject to a capped enhancement clause. Disputes emerged when NDMC, relying on market valuation, issued a demand […]
August 19, 2026

Understanding The Concept Of Indemnity In Commercial Contracts

CONCEPT AND COMMERCIAL UNDERSTANDING OF INDEMNITY  Commercial agreements are fundamentally concerned with the allocation of risk between the parties. One of the most widely used tools for such allocation is an indemnity clause, which obligates that “one party to compensate the other for losses arising under certain specified conditions”.  Indemnity […]
August 17, 2026

The Principle of Just Desert and Judicial Discretion in Sentencing

Sentencing is the final stage of criminal justice system. Once guilt is established beyond reasonable doubt, the Court must translate that finding into an appropriate quantum of punishment, and it does so without any statutory formula. The result, has long been observed, is in the wide discretion vested in Courts […]
August 7, 2026

Attestation Does Not Silence Suspicion: The Supreme Court Clarifies The Law On Wills

BACKGROUND OF THE CASE The Hon’ble Supreme Court in Sardari Lal v. Bhishan Dass & Ors, examined the legal principles governing proof of a Will under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (“Succession Act”) and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (“Evidence Act”). The judgment reiterates that although execution of a Will […]
July 22, 2026
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