The Supreme Court held that a nephew is not ‘family’ under Section 3(g) of the UP Urban Buildings Act, ordering eviction from a sub-let shop.
Read Full ArticleThe Delhi High Court expressed disagreement with earlier rulings holding the 120-day limit for filing written statements under Rule 4 of Chapter VII of the Delhi High Court Original Side Rules, 2018, to be mandatory. Citing Supreme Court rulings on Order VIII Rule 1 CPC, the Bench referred three legal questions to a Larger Bench for consideration.
Madras High Court holds that TNRERA is not required to adjudicate disputed questions of land title while considering project registration, leaving the objector to pursue the dispute before the civil court.
Supreme Court quashes FIR arising from a camphor distributorship dispute, holding that a contractual dispute over supply, pricing and payments cannot become a criminal case without dishonest intent from inception.
The Orissa High Court held that Commercial Court orders cannot be challenged through a writ of certiorari under Article 226, ruling that such courts possess all the trappings of a civil court and are amenable only to Article 227 jurisdiction.
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 ...
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.
Supreme Court rejects 600-acre forest land claim, holding revenue records alone cannot establish title without original patta documents.
Supreme Court rules Section 29A extension pleas lie before civil courts even when arbitrator is appointed by High Court, settling conflicting HC views.
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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