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Refusal to maintain senior citizen not a ground for cancellation of Gift or Release deed in absence of specific condition for providing maintenance: SC

“When a senior citizen parts with his or her property by executing a gift or a release or otherwise in favour of his or her near and dear ones, a condition of looking after the senior citizen is not necessarily attached to it.”

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Clever drafting cannot result into Plaintiff getting relief indirectly which otherwise cannot be given: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: In a case where a plaintiff had sought for permanent injunction without applying for the substantive relief of specific performance

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Explained| Civil Court versus Writ Court: Breaking down the scope of jurisdiction in execution/registration of documents matters

Supreme Court: The bench of Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian*, JJ has lucidly explained the law on the jurisdiction in case of

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Written instruments entitled to much higher degree of credit than parol evidence; Old partnership deed clauses not superseded by new deed will continue to operate: SC

Supreme Court: The 3-Judges Bench comprising of L. Nageswara Rao, Sanjiv Khanna, B.R. Gavai*, JJ., held that when parties deliberately put their

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Will a partition deed effected subsequent to commencement of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act prevent vesting of land with the State? SC decides

Supreme Court: The bench of Mohan M. Shantanagoudar* and Vineet Saran, JJ., addressed the instant appeal against the order of High Court