Rajasthan High Court has reiterated that merely because a person was holding some relevant evidence to present on the questions involved in a dispute, that in itself would not make that person a necessary party to be impleaded in the suit. The bench of Justice Nupur Bhati further relied upon the principle of dominus litis, to reject defendant's challenge against …
Setting a precedent regarding who can be considered a "necessary party" in writ petitions the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ruled that the concept of a necessary party in a writ petition is far broader than in a purely civil suit. Shedding light on a much broader application of Order 1 Rule 10 concerning writ petitions a …
As the Union Government formed a committee to deliberate on the idea of “One Nation, One Election”, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said the step would ensure ‘prosperity’ and the ‘stability’ of democracy. Mr. Adityanath added that it was necessary for a State like Uttar Pradesh to conduct Parliamentary, Assembly, and all other elections simultaneously as frequent …
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ruled that a party who entered into an assignment deed with an auctioneer, after the transaction with successful bidder was complete and a dispute regarding the same had arisen, is not a necessary party to the proceedings instituted by such bidder. Counsels for the applicant further contended that the applicant had issued a Sale …
Ananthapur: State BJP president Somu Veeraraju has announced that the party would support setting up of the high court in Kurnool if the state government came up with all necessary documentation and clearances. As a result, development was badly hit in all rural areas, he observed and said chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy had no right to speak on decentralisation …
The Delhi High Court has reiterated that the plaintiff in a suit, being 'dominus litis', cannot be compelled to fight against a person against whom he does not claim any relief.A division bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Sudhir Kumar Jain observed,"Dominus litis is the person to whom a suit belongs and is master of a suit and is …