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Title Dispute Over Suit Property – Second Appeal Allowed – Lower Court Findings Reversed. High Court set aside concurrent findings of the Trial and First Appellate Court – Plaintiff failed to establish ownership through title deeds – Revenue records do not confer title – Suit for injunction without proving ownership not maintainable – Appeal dismissed....

High Court correctly held that plaintiff’s documents did not prove ownership. Revenue records are not conclusive proof of title. Oral partition claim not substantiated by documentary evidence. Plain...

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Supreme Court Reinstates Conviction in 40-Year-Old Child Rape Case, Overturns High Court’s Acquittal. Silence of a Traumatized Child Witness Not Fatal to Prosecution Case – Medical and Circumstantial Evidence Sufficient for Conviction...

Child Witness and Trauma-Induced Silence: The Court held that the silence of a traumatized child victim cannot be used against the prosecution. The absence of direct testimony from the victim does not...

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Compensation enhanced for quadriplegic accident victim – Future prospects, attendant charges, special diet, pain & suffering considered....

Income Assessment: The Supreme Court held that ₹5,600 per month (assessed by the High Court) was too low. Instead, ₹7,500 per month was considered, aligning with minimum wage standards. (Para 9) F...

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Supreme Court Clarifies Jurisdiction in International Arbitration Agreements. Supreme Court Rules on Applicability of Indian Law and Jurisdiction in Cross-Border Arbitration Disputes...

Governing Law of Arbitration Agreement: The Court applied the three-step test from Sulamérica Cia Nacional De Seguros S.A. v. Enesa Engenharia S.A. to determine the governing law of the arbitratio...

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Eligibility Condition in Admission—Subsequent Compliance—Course Completion Allowed. Educational Eligibility—Initial Ineligibility for Admission to B.A.M.S.—Subsequent Compliance—Doctrine of Actus Curiae Neminem Gravabit Applied—Order of High Court Set Aside...

Constitution of India, Article 136—Special Leave Petition—Educational Qualification—Admission Eligibility Condition—Subsequent Compliancea. The appellant, initially ineligible ...

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Supreme Court Dismissed Appeal Seeking Preliminary Inquiry Before FIR Registration. Preliminary Inquiry Not Mandatory for Cognizable Offences — Successive FIRs Do Not Automatically Amount to Harassment — Legal Safeguards Available Against Malicious Prosecution...

Registration of FIR is a statutory duty when a cognizable offence is disclosed. The absence of a preliminary inquiry does not vitiate FIRs unless proven to be malicious or frivolous. Blanket orders re...

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Supreme Court Quashes NGT Orders in Auroville Township Case, Upholds Statutory Master Plan. Court Reiterates Jurisdictional Limits of NGT and Emphasizes Sustainable Development in Auroville Township Dispute...

Jurisdictional Limits of NGT: The NGT can only exercise jurisdiction when a substantial question relating to the environment arises from the implementation of enactments specified in Schedule I of the...

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Supreme Court Upholds Auroville Foundation’s Authority, Sets Aside High Court’s Decision on Standing Order No. 1/2022. Governing Board’s Powers Prevail Over Residents’ Assembly in Auroville Development Dispute...

Suppression of Material Facts: A litigant invoking the extraordinary jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution must come with clean hands. Suppression of material facts disq...