Recent  imp. Judgments

1) supreme court modifies guidelines for compounding of cheque dishonor cases-

There shall be no requirement to issue summons to the accused in terms of Section 223 of BNSS i.e., at the pre-cognizance stage. With this direction, the Court affirmed Karnataka High Court’s decision in Ashok v. Fayaz Aahmad, 2025 SCC OnLine Kar 490

[Sanjabij Tari v. Kishore S. Borcar, CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1755 OF 2010, decided on 25-9-2025]...

2) The Hon'ble Apex Court observed that "Keeping in view the above, along with the fact that without determination of the question of Will and its genuineness, the partition of the Suit property would not be possible, we do not find any infirmity in the order of the High Court, allowing the amendment setting aside refusal of the Trial Court to grant such amendment. "  This clarifies that a liberal approach is to be taken to allow amendment of plaint/ws if needed for just adjudication of the case vide DINESH GOYAL @ PAPPU VERSUS SUMAN AGARWAL (BINDAL) & ORS. decided on 24 September 2024.

3) Section 9 of the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, determines which court has the jurisdiction to hear an application for guardianship .Ordinary residence of child for the purpose of S 9 of Guardian and wards Act is mixed question of law and fact and it can not be decided in application for rejection of plaint.......Dheeraj Vs. Chetna Goswami ..Allahabad High Court