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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal for Joint Mutawalliship in Waqf Property Dispute — Descendant Through Female Line Not Entitled Under Waqf Deed. Court Holds That Joint Mutawalliship Ceases on Death of Original Joint Mutawallis and Descendants Through Female Line Are Not Lineal Descendants Under Mohammedan Law....

The appeal arose from a dispute over the mutawalliship of a waqf property created by Haji Elahi Baksh by a registered waqf deed dated 9.11.1936. The deed appointed the waqif's son Md. Shafi and son-in...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Adverse Possession Dispute Over 70-Year-Old Land Title Conflict. The Court held that the appellant had perfected title by adverse possession despite not being the true owner, based on continuous possession from 1963 to 1981 as shown in revenue records....

The dispute originated from a 1942 purchase of suit properties by Krishnamurthy S. Setlur (KS) through his general power of attorney, H.R. Narayana Iyengar (HR). In 1946, KS revoked the power of attor...

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Supreme Court Allows Regularization of Daily Wage Workers in Maharashtra Dairy Case. Unfair Labour Practice Found as Workers Employed for Decades Without Permanent Status....

The Supreme Court allowed appeals by eleven daily wage workers of the Regional Dairy at Konkan, Maharashtra, who sought permanency. The workers had been employed continuously for periods ranging from ...

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Supreme Court Allows Union of India's Appeal Against Armed Forces Tribunal's Interference with Censure Punishment. The Court Held That the Tribunal Cannot Substitute Its Own Discretion for That of the Competent Authority in Awarding Censure Merely Because Different Forms of Censure Exist....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by the Union of India against the judgment of the Armed Forces Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi. The respondent, Lt. Col. Kuldeep Yadav, was commissioned...

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Supreme Court Upholds State Rules for B.Ed. Admissions in Minority Institutions in Andhra Pradesh. SSC Certificate as Basis for Minority Status and Centralized Counselling for Unfilled Seats Upheld as Reasonable Regulations Under Article 30(1)....

The case involves a challenge by minority educational institutions in Andhra Pradesh against three Government Orders (G.O.Ms) regulating admissions to B.Ed. courses. The petitioners, including Andhra ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Teachers Appointed by Linguistic Minority School, Holds Rule 28 of West Bengal Management Rules Inapplicable to Minority Institutions Under Article 30. The Court ruled that minority institutions have the right to appoint teachers of their choice, and Rule 28 of the 1969 Rules does not apply to them....

The appeals arose from a dispute over the appointment of teachers at Khalsa Girls High School, a school established for Punjabi-speaking Sikhs in Calcutta. The appellants, Chandana Das (Malakar) and a...

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Supreme Court Allows Tenants' Appeal in Rent Control Case — Striking Out Defence Not Automatic Under Section 15(7) of Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958. Discretionary Power Must Be Exercised Judiciously; Mere Non-Compliance Does Not Justify Striking Out Defence....

The case involves an appeal by tenants against the High Court of Delhi's order upholding the Rent Controller's decision to strike out their defence in eviction proceedings under Section 15(7) of the D...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against High Court's Remand to Executing Court in Lease Renewal Dispute — Executing Court Must Determine Whether Decree Permitted Extension Beyond 2013. The High Court's exercise of revisional jurisdiction under Section 115 CPC was upheld as the Executing Court's order disposing of execution was final and no other remedy existed....

The appellant, M/s Bagalkot Udyog Limited, was a lessee under the respondents pursuant to a lease deed dated 19.11.1952 for 30 years ending on 31.03.1983, with a renewal clause for another 30 years fr...