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08 Sep 2025

Posted by: Rishika Chouhan

Laxmi Kant Pandey v. Union of India: An important decision on Inter-Country Adoption

The petitioner filed a writ petition after receiving a letter raising concerns about malpractice by social organizations and voluntary agencies that were handling the adoption of Indian children by foreign parents. It was alleged that many children were being exploited for illegal purposes such as child sexual abuse, forced labor, and other harmful activities. Because of this, the petitioner asked the Court to stop private agencies in India from processing foreign adoption cases. Issues before the Court The first issue....

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04 Sep 2025

Posted by: Rishika

N. Balakrishnan vs M. Krishnamurthy

In the case of N. Balakrishnan vs M. Krishnamurthy, the respondent filed a case for declaration of title and other reliefs under section 34 of the Specific Relief Act, which was decided ex-parte on 28.10.1991. The appellant, who was the defendant, later came to know about this decree and filed an application to set it aside. That application was dismissed on 17.02.1993 because the appellant did not appear. The appellant then filed another application on 19.08.1995 to set aside that....

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03 Sep 2025

Posted by: Rishika

Whether the order of Non-Presentment of cheque is enough for dishonour: M/s Modi Cements Limited v. Kuchil Kumar Nandi

In this case (AIR 1998 SC 1057), the appellant filed a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, against the respondent for not paying the debt. The fact of the case provides that the respondent had bought cement from the appellant and gave three cheques to clear the amount due. When these cheques were presented to the bank, they were returned with the remark “payment stopped by the drawer.” The question before the Supreme Court was whether....

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