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Supreme Court Hears Appeals Against High Court Decrees in Malankara Church Disputes. Rival Claims Over Control of Church Assets and Applicability of 1934 Constitution Pending Adjudication.

The Supreme Court heard a batch of civil appeals arising from judgments and decrees of the High Court of Kerala in three sets of suits concerning chur...

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Supreme Court Overrules PV Narasimha Rao, Holds Bribery Not Protected by Parliamentary Privilege — Legislators Who Accept Bribes for Speech or Vote Are Not Immune from Prosecution Under Articles 105(2) and 194(2) of the Constitution.

The Supreme Court of India, in a seven-judge bench decision, overruled its earlier majority judgment in PV Narasimha Rao v. State (CBI/SPE) (1998) 4 S...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Customs Prosecution for Export of Antiquities — Prosecution Under Customs Act Not Barred by Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972. Held that the Customs Act, 1962 applies alongside the Antiquities Act, and prosecution under Sections 132 and 135 is maintainable.

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Delhi High Court upholding the discharge of the respondent, Sharad Gandhi, from offences under Sections 132 an...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Application for Rejection of Plaint in Adoption and Inheritance Dispute. Court holds that the plaint discloses a cause of action and raises triable issues regarding adoption and limitation, warranting a full trial.

The plaintiff, Usha Ramrao Bhojane, filed a suit seeking a declaration that she is the adopted daughter of the late Laxman Shegaonkar and the late Yam...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Wife's Appeal Against Nullity of Marriage — Husband Failed to Prove Valid Divorce Before Second Marriage. Marriage Declared Null and Void Under Section 11 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Due to Subsisting Previous Marriage.

The appellant (wife) and respondent (husband) married on 17.02.2013. The husband had previously been married to one Rajkanya, and claimed that marriag...

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High Court Frames Substantial Questions of Law in Second Appeal Involving Exclusive Right to Perform Puja in Privately Owned Temple. Appeal Raises Issues on Admissibility of Old Documents Under Section 90 of Indian Evidence Act and Bar of Suit Under Bombay Hindu Places of Public Worship Act, 1956.

Background: The litigation arose from a dispute between two Hindu communities, the Badaves (plaintiffs) and the Lingayats (defendants), over the right...