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Father Cannot Utilise Child's PPF Funds To Offset Maintenance Obligations: Delhi HC
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Father Cannot Utilise Child's PPF Funds To Offset Maintenance Obligations: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court holds that a father cannot adjust his daughter's PPF funds against his independent legal obligation to pay maintenance.

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Telangana HC Rejects Election Petitions Against KTR, Cites Absence of Material Facts [Read Order] Judiciary
Telangana HC Rejects Election Petitions Against KTR, Cites Absence of Material Facts [Read Order]

The Telangana High Court dismissed election petitions challenging KTR's 2023 Assembly election victory, holding that alleged non-disclosure of his son's assets did not disclose a valid cause of action or materially affect the election result.

'Irregularity In Service' No Ground to Set Aside Ex Parte Divorce Decree: Calcutta HC Judiciary
'Irregularity In Service' No Ground to Set Aside Ex Parte Divorce Decree: Calcutta HC

Calcutta High Court rules that irregular service of summons cannot invalidate an ex parte divorce decree if the defendant had knowledge of the suit and time to contest it.

SC: First Appellate Court Cannot Reverse Trial Court Verdict Without Independently Evaluating Evidence [Read Judgment] Judiciary
SC: First Appellate Court Cannot Reverse Trial Court Verdict Without Independently Evaluating Evidence [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court held that a first appellate court must independently assess evidence and provide reasons before reversing a trial court's findings, setting aside the Kerala High Court's cryptic judgment and its direction sending the trial judge for training.

Probate Cannot Be Granted Without Proof of Due Attestation of Will, Holds Gauhati HC [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Probate Cannot Be Granted Without Proof of Due Attestation of Will, Holds Gauhati HC [Read Judgment]

The Gauhati High Court held that probate cannot be granted unless a will is proved to have been duly attested, setting aside a probate order after finding that the attesting witnesses failed to depose that they signed the will in the testator's presence, as required under Section 63(c) of the Indian Succession Act.

‘Voluminous Evidence’ Not ‘Reasonable Cause’ For Belated Production Under Commercial Courts Act: SC

The Supreme Court held that the mere volume of evidence is not a 'reasonable cause' for delayed production of documents in commercial suits under the Commercial Courts Act.

Secretly Recording Spouse's Calls Violates Privacy, Inadmissible as Evidence: Telangana HC [Read Order]

Telangana High Court ruled that secretly recording a spouse's calls violates the right to privacy under Article 21 and is inadmissible in matrimonial disputes.

Karnataka HC Relaxes Video Conferencing Rules for Widow to Depose from USA in Probate Case [Read Order]

Karnataka HC relaxes Video Conferencing Rules to let a 71-year-old widow record probate evidence from the USA without routing through the Indian Embassy, citing undue hardship and Rule 18's relaxation...

SC: Uncle-In-Law Cannot Induct Niece's Husband As 'Ghardamad' In Oraon Custom

SC sets aside 3 concurrent findings, holds Oraon custom doesn't let an uncle-in-law adopt his niece's husband as ghardamad; nearest male agnate succeeds absent valid adoption.

Telangana HC: Award-Holder Can Seek Section 9 Relief Until Arbitral Award Is Actually Enforced

Telangana High Court rules that award-holders can seek interim relief under Section 9 of the Arbitration Act until an arbitral award is enforced.

Lawyer Cannot Sign Compromise Decree Without Client's Express Authorisation: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court held that a compromise decree signed by a lawyer without the client's express authorisation is invalid, upholding the setting aside of a 32-year-old partition suit decree despite a 2...

Courts Cannot Add Wife's Residence As Jurisdiction Under Divorce Act: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

Kerala HC dismisses a Christian woman's plea to read wife's-residence jurisdiction into the Divorce Act's Section 3(3), but urges Parliament to amend it in line with the HMA and SMA.

Gauhati HC Dismisses Petition After 11 Adjournments for Filing Evidence [Read Order]

The Gauhati High Court refused to allow plaintiffs to file evidence affidavits after 11 adjournments, holding that courts must exercise discretion strictly in cases of repeated delays and cannot permi...

SC Sets Aside High Court Order Awarding Compensation Without Prayer [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court sets aside Punjab & Haryana HC order awarding compensation without any plea, holds courts cannot grant relief not sought by parties.

Defendant Cannot Change Defence Through Additional Written Statement After Trial Begins: SC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court rules a defendant cannot change the defence through an additional written statement after trial begins, calling it an abuse of process.


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