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No Strict Proof Needed to Punish Drunk Cop in Court Hall: Madras HC [Read Judgment]
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No Strict Proof Needed to Punish Drunk Cop in Court Hall: Madras HC [Read Judgment]

Madras High Court restores disciplinary action against a police officer found drunk while deposing in court, holding preponderance of probabilities suffices in departmental proceedings, and directs a uniform-and-discipline circular for court-attending police.

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Mother-in-Law’s Property Suit Against Daughter-in-Law Maintainable Before Civil Court, Not Family Court: Delhi HC [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Mother-in-Law’s Property Suit Against Daughter-in-Law Maintainable Before Civil Court, Not Family Court: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Delhi HC rules that a mother-in-law’s suit over her self-acquired property against her daughter-in-law is maintainable before a civil court.

SC Rejects 600-Acre Forest Land Claim, Says Revenue Entries Alone Cannot Establish Title [Read Judgment] Judiciary
SC Rejects 600-Acre Forest Land Claim, Says Revenue Entries Alone Cannot Establish Title [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court rejects 600-acre forest land claim, holding revenue records alone cannot establish title without original patta documents.

Can Applications For Extension Of Arbitration Time Limit Be Filed Before Civil Court When High Court Appoints Arbitrator? SC Answers [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Can Applications For Extension Of Arbitration Time Limit Be Filed Before Civil Court When High Court Appoints Arbitrator? SC Answers [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court rules Section 29A extension pleas lie before civil courts even when arbitrator is appointed by High Court, settling conflicting HC views.

No Legal Bar on Mutation Based on Will; Mutation Cannot Be Denied Merely Because the Claim Is Founded on a Testamentary Document: SC [Read Judgment] Judiciary
No Legal Bar on Mutation Based on Will; Mutation Cannot Be Denied Merely Because the Claim Is Founded on a Testamentary Document: SC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court holds mutation of land records can be granted on the basis of a will and cannot be denied merely for being a testamentary claim.


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