K.P. NATARAJAN & ANR. VS. MUTHALAMMAL & ORS. [SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (C) NO. 2492 OF 2021] V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN, J. 16TH JULY 2021 LAW POINT- The failure to appoint guardian ipso facto, will result in prejudice to the minor and it…
FUMO CHEM PVT. LTD. VS. RAJ PROCESS EQUIPMENTS AND SYSTEMS PVT. LTD. CORAM: JUSTICE ANIRUDDHA BOSE CITATION: CIVIL NO(S). 755/2021 FACTS: The proceeding before the Supreme Court arises out of a commercial dispute between the parties over supply of certain…
COMPACK ENTERPRISES INDIA (P) LTD. VERSUS BEANT SINGH LL 2021 SC 93 JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED BY : Justices Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Vineet Saran JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED ON : 17.02.2021 LAW POINT : Compromise decree would not serve as an estoppel, where…
PADIA TIMBER COMPANY (P) LTD. VERSUS. VISAKHAPATNAM PORT TRUST JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED ON: 05.01.2021 JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED BY: Justices Navin Sinha and Indira Banerjee LAW POINT: when the acceptor puts in a new condition, while accepting the contract already signed by the…
D & C Builders v. Rees [1966] 2 QB 617, Court of Appeal The plaintiffs, a small building company, carried out building work for the defendant. The defendant paid £250 on account and a balance of £482 13s. 1d. remained…
Foakes v. Beer (1884) 9 App Cas 605, House of Lords In August 1875 the respondent, Mrs Beer, obtained a judgment against the appellant, Dr Foakes, for the sum of £2,090 19s. Mrs Beer was entitled to interest on the…
Williams v. Roffey Bros & Nicholls (Contractors) Ltd [1991] 1 QB 1, Court of Appeal The defendant building contractors entered into a contract with the plaintiff carpenter under which the plaintiff agreed to carry out the carpentry work on the…
Williams v. Williams [1957] 1 WLR 148, Court of Appeal [The facts of the case are set out in the judgment of Denning LJ.] Denning LJ In the present case a wife claims sums due to her under a maintenance…
Ward v. Byham [1956] 1 WLR 496, Court of Appeal The plaintiff and the defendant were, respectively, mother and father to a child. After they had lived together as partners for several years, and the plaintiff had given birth to…
Chappell & Co Ltd v. The Nestlé Co Ltd [1960] AC 87, House of Lords The plaintiffs were the owners of the copyright in a musical work entitled ‘Rockin’ Shoes’. The defendants offered to supply gramophone records which included Rockin’…