Civil Procedure cases

Girishbhai Natwarlal Patel vs Gautam Punjabhai Palkhiwala (dead) by LRs

The Supreme Court examined whether the statutory bar on appeals against consent decrees under Section 96(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) applies to third parties who were not part of the original suit. The court affirmed that the bar under Section 96(3), read with Order XXIII Rules 3 and 3A, does not preclude strangers to the suit from seeking leave to appeal against a consent decree.

Blink Digital vs Meta Platforms Inc.

The Bombay High Court dismissed an application by Meta Platforms Inc. challenging the jurisdiction of Indian courts to hear a ₹1,000 crore lawsuit filed by Blink Digital. The court observed that Facebook India, a party to the dispute, had not raised objections to the jurisdiction.

Wife vs. Husband — Divorce and cruelty proceedings

In a divorce case involving allegations of cruelty, the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court permitted the wife to introduce additional evidence, including two new witnesses and the re-examination of her husband, to address claims regarding an alleged second marriage. The Court exercised its inherent powers under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure to allow this evidence even after the trial had reached the stage of final arguments, emphasizing the need for a just determination.