April 2025 - Page 2 of 2 - Lawwatch : Legal Resources for Learners

When a Party to a Suit dies, any Party can Apply for Substitution

By K Rajasekharan 7 April 2025Civil law

The principles to guide courts while considering applications for setting aside abatement and consequent impleading are laid down by the Supreme Court (SC) Om Prakash Gupta Alias Lalloowa (Now Deceased) v Satish Chandra (Now Deceased) based on the judicial precedents.

A Case Must be Decided on Merit Unless the Litigant Makes Lapses

By K Rajasekharan 7 April 2025Civil law

The Supreme Court (SC) in its judgment in Mithailal Dalsangar Singh v Annabai Devram Kini says that the courts have to adopt a justice-oriented approach dictated by the uppermost consideration that ordinarily a litigant ought not to be denied an opportunity of having a case determined on merits unless he has, by gross negligence, deliberate inaction or something akin to misconduct, disentitled himself from seeking the indulgence of the court.

Mutual Consent Divorce under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act

By K Rajasekharan 6 April 2025Family, Marriage & Divorce

Mutual Consent Divorce is the quickest form of divorce for an irreparably broken marriage. It is the divorce sought and obtained from the family court by consenting spouses, preferably by filing a joint petition. Divorce is normally sought only when the husband and wife do not want to live together in a matrimonial relation any longer.

Disciplinary Action against an Officer Need not be Initiated by the Appointing Authority

By K Rajasekharan 2 April 2025Others

The Appointing Authority need not initiate disciplinary proceedings against a civil servant. The appointing authority need not always required to initiate disciplinary proceedings against a state employee, says the Supreme Court (SC) in The State of Jharkhand & Others v Rukma Kesh Mishra [2025 INSC 412].