What is a Precedent and what are the types of Precedents

What is a Precedent -     Precedent is a legal principle or rule established in a previous legal case that is considered as an authority or ...

Joshi D.P vs State of Madhya Pradesh 1955, SC 334

Joshi D.P vs State of Madhya Pradesh 1955, SC 334 Fact -               In this case the rule of State Medical College, under which no...

Chikham Ammiraju V. Chikkam Seshama (1917) 41 Mad 33

Fact:                In the instant case, the Husband Held held out a threat of committing suicide to his wife and son if they did not e...

Shambhoo Ram Yadav Vs. Hanuman Das Khatry AIR 2001 SC 2509

Fact :             This case under Advocate Act, 1961 is concerned with professional misconduct of an advocate. In this case, a complai...

Cox vs. Hickman (1860)

Facts of the case --           In this case, Mr. Smith and his son were carrying on partnership business as 'M/s. Smith and son. Ow...

Charan Lal Sahu Vs. Union of India and Another, AIR 1988 SC

            In a Public Interest Litigation , the Advocate allegedly stated in his writ petition thus :             "Thus the workin...

M.B.Sangi, Advocate vs. High Court of Punjab and Haryana and others, AIR 1991 SC 1834

         The appellant who is practicing as an advocate had attacked the integrity of the Sub -Judge by saying that he was a contractor o...

Bijay Kumar Mahanty Vs. Jadu Alias RamChandra Sahoo, (2003) 1 SCC 644

Judges:  Y. K. Sabharwal                                   K.G Balkrishnan Fact -               The appellant is a police officer....

Bijaykumr Mahanty Vs. Jadu Alias Ram Chandra Sahoo (2003) 1 SCC 644

Y.K Sabharwal and K.G Balakrishnan, JJ  Fact of the Case :                  In this case the appellant is a police officer. At th...

Dr. Haniraj Chulani Vs. Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa

Dr. Haniraj Chulani Vs. Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa  In this case supreme court held that the rule made by the bar council res...

Balfour vs Balfour (1919) 2 KB 571.

Balfour vs Balfour (1919) 2 KB 571. Facts - The defendant in the instant  case was a Civil Servant  at Ceylon . When he l...

Donoghue vs Stevenson(Snail in the bottle case 1932 AC 532 )

Donoghue   vs Stevenson Snail in the bottle case 1932 AC 532 ,  Fact in brief :       The plaintiff  accompanied by a friend,...

Dr. M. Mayi Gowda vs State of Karnataka II 1996 CPJ 307 Karnataka.

Law of Tort : Negligence Doctor M. Mayi Gowda                        vs State of Karnataka II 1996 CPJ 307 Karnataka. ...

Rajendra V.Pai Vs Alex Fernandes and other ( 2002)4 SCC.212.

Rajendra V.Pai Vs Alex Fernandes and other ( 2002)4 SCC.212. Fact There were about 150 villagers Whose lands were acquired by the Governm...

Pandurang dattatray Khandekar vs Bar Council of India and others AIR,1984 Supreme Court 110.

      A group of 12 advocate practicing in two courts of S.D. Ms in the collectorate of Pune are the complainants both the state bar cou...

Vikas Deshpande Vs Bar Council of India

Vikas Deshpande vs Bar Council of India and others, (2003) 1 SCC 384 V N Khare, and Ashok Bhan -JJ   Click Here to listen : Download ...

Prahlad Saran Gupta Vs. Bar Council of India (1997) (Professional MIsconduct)

Prahlad Saran Gupta Vs. Bar Council of India (1997) (Professional MIsconduct) Matter- Withholding of amount                  The a...

M.Veerabhadra Rao Vs. Tek Chand (Professional misconduct)

  M.Veerabhadra Rao Vs. Tek Chand  -                                     The appellant M.Veerbhadra Rao attested an affidavit which ...

Damnum sine injuria

Let's see meaning of 'Damnum sine injuria' Meaning - Damnum means = Damage in the sense of money, Loss of comfort ...