jammu and kashmir and ladakh high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The High Court opined that the petitioner has a right of opening of windows on his property even if they are facing towards the house of the respondent.

delhi high court
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The Petitioner claimed to be the successor and heir of the Beswan family and claims property rights to the Beswan Avibhajya Rajya as its ruler, which consists of United Province of Agra running between river Yamuna and Ganga from Agra to Meerut, Aligarh, Bulandshahr including, 65 revenue estates of Delhi Gurgaon and Uttarakhand.

rights of children from null and void marriages
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that children born from Null and Void marriages would be entitled to rights in or to the absolute property of the parents and no other person.

madras high court
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When the husband had left the matrimonial home and he is residing away and there is an allegation of second marriage on the husband, the wife cannot be blamed for not taking steps to restore the conjugal rights

supreme court april 2023
Legal RoundUpSupreme Court Roundups

April was not the regular, run-of-the-mill month for the Supreme Court of India as it not only delivered some big judgments and began hearing the momentous Marriage Equality matter but also dealt with some unusual cases like Mr Put Mine, Advocate’s appearance, Justice Gangopadhyay controversy; and case of the Judge who lost job over unprepared judgments. This Roundup covers all of that and more!

daughters right on ancestral property
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Since the daughter had not signed the alleged settlement deed, the Supreme Court clarified that “In a suit for partition of joint property, a decree by consent amongst some of the parties cannot be maintained”.

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This roundup revisits the analyses of Supreme Court’s judgments/orders on constitutionality of Demonetisation; Freedom of Speech of Ministers; Guidelines to withhold life support of a terminally ill patients; Tussle between Delhi Government and Centre, and more. It also covers reports on Justice SA Nazeer’s retirement; the career trajectory & important decision of Justice CT Ravikumar; Explainers on important law points; five ‘Did You Know’ facts; Cases Reported in SCC Weekly in the month of January; and a throwback from SCC Archives.

Legal RoundUpSupreme Court Roundups

“When the daughter belonging to the non-tribal is entitled to the equal share in the property of the father, there is no

Legal RoundUpSupreme Court Roundups

With 1263 judgments delivered; three Chief Justices of India taking turns to lead the judiciary; a number of judges retiring and a

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by Yash Vardhan Garu and Hetvi Mehta

Law School NewsMoot Court Announcements

    [10th — 13th February 2023]  About UPES  UPES, Dehradun, founded in 2003, is one of the top-ranking universities in India which offers

Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The continued presence of an unconstitutional law on the statute book, or the claim that such law was not challenged before Constitutional

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of UU Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia*, JJ has held that a counter claim under

Case Briefs

Justice Shri A.K. Mishra, Chairperson of, National Human Rights Commission, India today said that leaving widows to fend for themselves has to

Legislation UpdatesStatutes/Bills/Ordinances

Lok Sabha passed the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Bill, 2019. Purpose of