Why are ordinary property disputes ending up in the Delhi High Court instead of district courts? Soaring real estate prices and an outdated Rs 2 crore limit may be why.
Read Full ArticleMadhya Pradesh Judge Axay Kumar Dwivedi has rejected official luxuries and requested a 50% salary cut. Inspired by his mother’s legal struggles, he lives in a single room and walks to court to serve the public with extraordinary humility.
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 25-year delay.
Tripura High Court ruled that senior citizens cannot be penalised for not monitoring court websites and restored a delayed first appeal for hearing on merits.
Supreme Court sets aside Punjab & Haryana HC order awarding compensation without any plea, holds courts cannot grant relief not sought by parties.
Supreme Court dismisses son’s plea against eviction from father’s home, upholding senior citizens’ right to live peacefully under the 2007 Act.
Madras High Court issues statewide SARFAESI Section 14 directions, mandates timely disposal, and warns authorities against unexplained delays.
Supreme Court rules a defendant cannot change the defence through an additional written statement after trial begins, calling it an abuse of process.
Supreme Court refuses to stay RIPL board meeting and urges mediation in the Sunjay Kapur estate dispute involving Rani and Priya Kapur.
Orissa HC directs son to vacate ancestral house for 86-year-old father, dismissing both cross writ petitions under MWPSC Act, 2007.
Madras High Court sets aside money decree granted without pleadings, reiterating that courts cannot grant relief not sought by parties.
Madras High Court upholds order allowing lighting of Karthigai Deepam at Deepathoon, rejecting public order objections and dismissing 20 appeals.
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