Madras High Court Reserved Judgment on Batch of Writ Petitions Filed Under Article 226 Challenging Dismissal Orders. Petitioners from Various Town Panchayats Sought Quashing of Termination Orders and Reinstatement with Backwages.
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Partition Suit Between Step-Mother and Daughters — Upholds Sale by Karta for Legal Necessity. The Court held that a widow managing the joint family property as karta can alienate property for legal necessity, such as marriage expenses of a daughter, and such sale is binding on other coparceners.
1 Jan 2026The dispute originated from a suit for partition and separate possession filed by four plaintiffs, who were daughters of late Dajiba, against the defe...
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High Court
CMA NO.2543 OF 2018
19 Feb 2025The dispute arose over the legal heirship and terminal benefits of deceased Sundaramoorthy, who worked as a clerk in the Corporation of Chennai and di...
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Issues Comprehensive Guidelines to Combat Child Marriage in India — Emphasizes Constitutional Rights and International Obligations. The Court held that child marriage violates fundamental rights and directed stronger enforcement of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, along with preventive and support measures.
18 Oct 2024The Supreme Court of India delivered a landmark judgment in a public interest litigation filed by the Society for Enlightenment and Voluntary Action, ...
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High Court
High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Second Appeal in Suit for Declaration and Injunction — Concurrent Findings of Fact Not Interfered With Under Section 100 CPC. The appellant failed to prove title and possession, and no substantial question of law was raised.
16 Feb 2024The case involves a second appeal filed under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) against the judgment and decree dated 10.11.2006 ...
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High Court
Karnataka High Court Allows Partition Appeal by Divided Son in Hindu Joint Family Property Dispute. Son who separated from father prior to 1956 is entitled to share in ancestral property as per Mitakshara law and Hindu Succession Act, 1956.
7 Jul 2021The case involves two regular first appeals (RFA No.100007/2014 and RFA No.100028/2014) arising from a common judgment and decree dated 25.10.2013 pas...
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Allows State Appeals in Land Acquisition Case — Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation Cannot Override Statutory Acquisition Process. Industrial Development Constitutes Valid Public Purpose Under Land Acquisition Act, 1894.
15 Feb 2021The appeals arise from a common judgment of the Uttarakhand High Court dated 02.11.2018, which dismissed the appeals filed by the appellants (the Stat...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Exemption from Court Fees Based on Government Notification — Petitioner Not a 'Woman' Under Notification as She is Widow of Deceased, Not a Widow of a Freedom Fighter or Similar Category.
28 Jun 2018The petitioner, Smt. Arti wd/o Deepak Kamlakar, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, seeking exemption from payment of co...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Interprets Section 55 of Indian Succession Act, 1925 to Determine Per Stirpes vs Per Capita Succession Among Lineal Descendants of Deceased Siblings. The court held that under Section 55, descendants of deceased brothers and sisters take per stirpes, not per capita, in intestate succession.
21 Apr 2017The suit was filed for administration of the estate of three deceased individuals: Edulji Ardeshir Choksey, Sheroo Ardeshir Choksey, and Ratan Ardeshi...
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High Court
Bombay High Court at Goa Allows First Wife's Claim for Family Pension Over Invalid Second Marriage. Second Marriage Contracted Without Consent During Subsistence of First Marriage Held Void Under Goa Family Laws and Civil Service (Conduct) Rules, 1964.
24 Aug 2016The petitioner, Mrs. Banu Shaikh, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court at Goa seeking family pension as the legally wedded wife of the d...
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