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Bombay High Court Addresses Water Use Concerns for IPL Matches Amid Drought, Upholds Principles of Equitable Distribution. Court Relies on Public Trust Doctrine to Emphasize That Water Resources Are Held in Trust for Public Use.

The Public Interest Litigation arose from acute water scarcity and drought conditions in Maharashtra in April 2016. Loksatta Movement and Foundation o...

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Supreme Court Upholds Jurisdiction of Civil Court to Determine Fair Rent in Government Lease Renewal Dispute. Lease Renewal Clause Requiring 'Fair and Equitable' Enhancement by Lessor Held Unenforceable Without Judicial Review of Fairness.

In 1909, the Government of Bombay leased plots of land to the appellants for residential purposes on payment of a premium and an annual rent of Rs. 3-...

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Supreme Court Upholds Right of Pre-emption in Partition Deed Covenant Binding on Successors-in-Interest. Covenant Not Expressly Binding Assignees Held Enforceable Against Subsequent Purchasers with Notice, and Rule Against Perpetuities Held Inapplicable to Personal Pre-emption Agreements.

The dispute arose out of a partition suit between two brothers, T and K, which was referred to arbitration. The arbitration award divided the joint pr...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Dissenting Financial Creditor in Insolvency Case on Interpretation of Amended Section 30(2)(b)(ii) - Court Holds Amendments Apply to Pending Proceedings and Entitle Creditor to Liquidation Value of Security Interest Under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.

The dispute arose from appeals concerning the interpretation of amended Section 30(2)(b)(ii) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The appellan...

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Supreme Court Allows Agent's Suit for Accounts Against Principal in Case Involving Promissory Note. Oral Agreement to Defer Enforcement of Promissory Note Until Accounting Held Provable as Condition Precedent Under Section 92 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872.

The litigation arose out of a dispute between an agent and his principals. The agent sued the principals for rendition of accounts for the period of h...

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High Court Allows Bank Appeal, Holds Guarantors Liable for Loan Recovery; Trial Court's Dismissal Against Guarantors Reversed. Equitable Mortgage by Deposit of Title Deeds Valid and Suit Within Limitation as Guarantors Agreed to be Bound by Principal Borrower's Acknowledgment.

The dispute arose from a loan recovery suit filed by Allahabad Bank against the principal borrower and six guarantors. The bank had sanctioned a loan ...

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High Court of Bombay Hears Interim Application in Partition Suit Over Alleged HUF Properties. Plaintiff Seeks Injunction and Appointment of Court Receiver Pending Suit, Claiming Undivided Share Despite 2001 Affidavit Acknowledging Properties as Self-Acquired.

The present order arises from an Interim Application filed by the plaintiff, Variinder @ Rajan, in Suit No. 343 of 2022 before the High Court of Bomba...

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Bombay High Court Allows Second Appeal in Property Dispute, Restores Trial Court Decree for Possession and Damages. Defendant's Possession Not Protected Under Section 53A of Transfer of Property Act, 1882 Due to Breach of Contract and Non-Performance.

The case involves a second appeal filed by the original plaintiff, Deorao Balaji Bhoyar (since deceased, through legal representatives), against the j...