Explained| “A very strange provision”: Section 85A of the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948
Supreme Court: The bench of Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ has explained the scope of a “very strange provision” under Section
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Mutation entry doesn’t confer any right, title or interest in favour of person and the objective is only for fiscal purpose: Supreme Court
Supreme Court of India: Observing the well-settled position of law that, Mutation Entry does not confer any right, title or interest in
Cal HC | When can S. 29(2) of Hindu Marriage Act come to rescue of parties seeking to prove divorce on basis of custom? Read the case of a second ‘wife’ denied widow pension
Calcutta High Court: Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya, J., expressed that: Where a conflict arises between individual conscience of the concerned Judge and judicial conscience,
P&H HC | There could be no blanket rule that concurrent findings cannot be interfered with in the second appeal; It is more a rule of caution and less a rule of law; HC explains
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Rajbir Sehrawat, J., allowed the instant second appeal challenging the concurrent judgments and decrees passed by the
High Court not obliged to frame substantial question of law if no error is found in First Appellate Court’s findings; says SC
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta* and Ajay Rastogi, JJ has held that the High Court is
Are you a homebuyer planning to take builder to Court? SC says you can choose between seeking remedy under the RERA Act or the Consumer Protection Act
The RERA Act does not bar the initiation of proceedings by allottees against the builders under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
Are words “tries an offence” more appropriate than “tries an offender” in section 461(l) CrPC? Here’s what SC says
Supreme Court: The single judge bench of V. Ramasubramanian, J has held that the issue of jurisdiction of a court to try
Del HC | Will the jurisdiction to address issues of oppression and mismanagement, elections to board of directors of company, etc., vest exclusively with NCLT? HC considers
Delhi High Court: Najmi Waziri, J., while addressing the present matter considered the following issues: Whether elections to the Board of Directors of
Ker HC | No bar to simultaneous continuance of a criminal proceeding and a civil proceeding, if the two arise from separate causes of action
Kerala High Court: R. Narayana Pisharadi, J. dismissed a petition praying for quashing the criminal proceedings against the petitioner initiated under Section
Ker HC | Court orders Maintenance Tribunal to reconsider the case and elicit truth by inquisitorial approach under MWPSC Act
Kerala High Court: A. Muhamed Mustaque, J. dismissed a petition challenging the order of Appellate Authority under Maintenance and Welfare of Parents
MP HC | Orders passed by the Revenue Authority not binding on Civil Court
Madhya Pradesh High Court: This petition was filed before the Bench of Vivek Rusia, J. Facts of the case were such that
Application under Section 9 of I&B Code not maintainable where ‘dispute’ existed prior to filing petition under Sections 433(e) and 434(1) of Companies Act
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): A Bench comprising of Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya, Chairperson and Justice Bansi Lal Bhat, Member (Judicial) dismissed
Civil court has no jurisdiction to direct Commissioner of Police to organise training programme: Delhi HC
Delhi High Court: While disposing of a petition, a Single Judge Bench comprising of Yogesh Khanna, J. set aside the directions given by
District administration not empowered to direct sealing of shop and eviction of possessor therefrom: Patna HC
Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Mohit Kumar Shah, J. while hearing a civil writ petition ruled that the
Revenue Courts must not adjudicate rights pertaining to immovable property once the lis in relation thereto is seized of by a civil court: Karnataka HC
Karnataka High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of G. Narendar, J. hearing a civil writ petition set aside the order of
Civil Court has jurisdiction to decide issues relating to cancellation of document alleged to be brought into existence by committing fraud
Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sanjay Kumar, J. set aside a trial court order abating a title suit
Civil Court barred to entertain matter which DRT is empowered to adjudicate under SARFAESI
Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of A.S. Chandurkar, J. allowed a civil revision application filed by the tenant —
Civil Court cannot have jurisdiction in matters covered under SARFAESI Act, 2002 just because fraud is alleged
Punjab and Haryana High Court: In this case, two revision petitions were disposed of together by a Single Judge Bench comprising of
Any statute ousting the jurisdiction of Civil Court is required to be strictly construed
High Court of Himachal Pradesh: A Single Judge Bench of Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J. dismissed a Regular Second Appeal holding that in
Civil Court will not cease to have jurisdiction to try the suit of eviction if the suit property comes under notified area during pendency of the suit
Supreme Court: Dealing with the question as to whether the Civil Court would cease to have jurisdiction to try the suit of