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The applicant, Sopan Nivrutti Vighe, filed a civil revision challenging the lower court's order that rejected his application under Order VII Rule 11 of the CPC, which sought dismissal of a partition suit filed by the respondent, Ishwar Nivrutti Vighe. The respondent's suit alleged that a gift deed …
The High Court considered a civil revision filed by the purchasers (defendant Nos.18‑24) challenging the trial court's order refusing to reject a suit filed by the original plaintiffs for pre‑emption, declaration and injunction over an undivided joint Hindu family property. The plaintiffs claimed a …
The plaintiff filed a suit for specific performance of an agreement to sell land, having paid Rs 50,000 as earnest money for a Rs 70,000 purchase price. The defendant, a relative, repeatedly delayed execution of the sale deed and denied the existence of the agreement. The trial court found the …
Paras Babulal Barelikar, a long‑serving employee of Nagaon Education Society, was terminated after being absent without leave from 5 March 2019. He appealed the termination before the School Tribunal under Section 9 of the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation …
The claim arose from a head‑on collision on 14‑12‑1998 between a car owned by respondent No.4 and a truck owned by respondent No.5, resulting in the death of the deceased Bebibai and the drivers of both vehicles. The heirs of Bebibai sued the truck driver, the car driver, the owners of the two …
The petitioner, a member of the Bhill Scheduled Tribe, sought restoration of agricultural land that his father had sold in 1965 without the statutory permission required under the Maharashtra Restoration of Lands to Scheduled Tribes Act, 1974. The land had subsequently changed hands and the …
The wife, Shradha Ajay Misal, filed an application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure seeking transfer of a Hindu Marriage Petition (restitution of conjugal rights) filed by her husband from the Civil Judge Senior Division, Mehkar to the Family Court, Jalna, where she already has a …
The appellants appealed against a trial court judgment that granted the plaintiff partition, separate possession, and mesne profits of certain lands, rejecting the appellants' claim that the plaintiff had orally relinquished her share in exchange for Rs.5,00,000. The appellants argued that Section 9 …
The petitioner challenged a civil‑court order that had refused to reject an agreement to sell dated 01‑04‑2022 on the ground that it was executed on a Rs 100 stamp paper, was not registered under Section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908 and was insufficiently stamped. The trial court had admitted …
The petitioner, Jivan Vinayak Jahagirdar, filed multiple applications in a commercial suit seeking issuance of witness summons and a notice to produce documents. The trial court had already issued summons to the listed witnesses but later rejected subsequent applications for additional summons and …
The applicants, Panditrao Wamanrao Pawar and others, filed civil applications seeking to raise objections before the Revenue Authority against a precept issued to the District Collector under Section 54 of the Code of Civil Procedure, which was issued to enforce a decree from the Civil Court. The …
The petitioners sought to amend a land reference filed under the Land Acquisition Act, claiming that a clerical error had listed 19 mango trees instead of the actual 300. The amendment was sought under Order 6 Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure, but the trial court rejected the application, …
The applicant-wife filed an application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure seeking to transfer Petition No. A‑405 of 2025 from the Family Court at Amravati to the Family Court at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, alleging that the 300 km distance would cause financial hardship. She relied on a …
The petitioner, a member of the Bhill Scheduled Tribe, sought restoration of agricultural land that had been sold in 1965 without the permission required under the Maharashtra Restoration of Lands to Scheduled Tribes Act, 1974. His father had previously filed a similar restoration claim in 1981, …
The applicant, Karuna, filed an application to transfer a Hindu Marriage Petition (A‑1240/2022) from the Family Court in Nagpur to the Civil Court in Chalisgaon, where she resides. The husband had filed a petition for judicial separation under Section 10 of the Hindu Marriage Act, while the wife had …
The applicants, Panditrao Wamanrao Pawar and others, filed civil applications seeking relief in pending execution proceedings arising from a decree of the Civil Court. A precept under Section 54 of the Code of Civil Procedure had been issued to the District Collector, and the applicants intended to …
Laxman Tukaram Sawate filed a writ petition challenging a temporary injunction imposed on him by the trial court under Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and also contesting the trial court's rejection of his own injunction application. He appealed to the …
The petitioner, originally Defendant No.5 in a civil suit seeking cancellation of a sale deed and a permanent injunction, challenged a temporary injunction granted by the Junior Civil Judge. An appeal against that injunction was filed under Order XLIII Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure and was …
The Executive Engineer (the acquiring body) filed a writ petition challenging a lower court order that allowed the original claimants to amend their compensation claim to include additional trees and related assets. The claimants sought to increase the number of trees and associated compensation …
The Executive Engineer filed a writ petition challenging a 06‑10‑2023 order of the CJSD, Paranda that issued a warrant against the judgment debtor. The petitioner had deposited the entire award amount except for interest under Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and the interest component …
The wife, Sayli, filed a petition for dissolution of marriage under Section 13(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act in the Family Court at Pune. She sought transfer of the proceedings to the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Chalisgaon, citing the 300 km distance, financial constraints, lack of lodging, and the …
The wife, Shital Mangesh Ahire, filed an application seeking transfer of the Hindu Marriage Petition No. 93 of 2025, originally pending before the Civil Judge Senior Division in Malegaon, to the Family Court in Aurangabad. She argued that the 160 km distance, her responsibility for two minor …
The petitioner filed a complaint with the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority alleging illegal construction of a hotel within the coastal regulation zone. The NGT dismissed the petitioner's appeal on the ground that it was time‑barred under Section 16 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010, …
M/S Sunstar Homes challenged the constitutional validity of Rule 4 of the Goa Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Rules, 2017, alleging that it improperly prescribes a single mode of execution for both types of orders under Section 40 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016. …
Sunstar Homes challenged the constitutional validity of Rule 4 of the Goa Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Rules, 2017, arguing that it improperly prescribes a single method of execution for both types of orders under Section 40 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016. The …
Sunstar Homes, a partnership, filed writ petitions challenging the constitutionality of Rule 4 of the Goa Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Rules, 2017, alleging that it improperly prescribes a single mode of execution for both sub‑sections of Section 40 of the Real Estate (Regulation and …
Sunstar Homes challenged the constitutional validity of Rule 4 of the Goa Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Rules, 2017, arguing that it improperly prescribes a single method of execution for both types of orders under Section 40 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016. The …
Sunstar Homes, a partnership, filed writ petitions challenging the constitutionality of Rule 4 of the Goa Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Rules, 2017, alleging that it improperly prescribes a single mode of execution for both sub‑sections of Section 40 of the Real Estate (Regulation and …
M/S Sunstar Homes challenged the constitutional validity of Rule 4 of the Goa Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Rules, 2017, alleging that it improperly prescribes a single mode of execution for both types of orders under Section 40 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016. …
The petitioners, heirs of the deceased Mrs. Shantidevi Ramchandra Halwai, filed a writ petition challenging a July 1, 2025 order of the Civil Judge (Senior Division) at Ponda which dismissed their application (Exhibit D‑141) for leave to produce four additional documents under Rule 5 of Order 11 of …
The petitioners, legal heirs of the deceased Shri Benedito Gonsalves, challenged several orders of the Civil Judge Junior Division that allowed respondents to introduce a 1992 public will, amend their written statement, and recall a witness. The underlying civil suit sought a declaration that a 1994 …
The Communidade of Mormugao filed a suit concerning alleged illegal construction, which the defendant sought to have dismissed under Order 7 Rule 11 of the CPC, arguing that Article 371 of the Code of Communidade barred civil court jurisdiction and that the Communidade's attorney lacked authority …
The petitioners, who are the original defendants, challenged a stay order granted by the 2nd Joint Civil Judge Junior Division, Karmala, which protected the plaintiffs' right to appeal and barred the defendants from constructing a road until March 25, 2026. The plaintiffs had filed an application …
The petitioner, Chandrashekhar Vishnu Walkar, challenged an order of the Civil Judge, Junior Division, Devgad, alleging that the court lacked pecuniary jurisdiction to entertain a summary suit under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act because of an improper valuation of the subject matter. The …
Shankar Ananda Mahmane filed a writ petition (88 WR 4014 of 2026) before the Bombay High Court, Circuit Bench, Kolhapur, challenging an execution proceeding against the estate of the deceased Dyanboa Sawala Mahmane. The Court expressed its disinclination to grant any relief in the petition. On the …
The petitioners filed a writ petition seeking the appointment of a commissioner for local inspection under Order VI Rule 9 of the Code of Civil Procedure at the pre‑trial stage. They argued that such appointment was essential given the facts. The Court noted that the application under Order XXVI …
M/s. Aarti Company Partnership Firm, through its partner, filed a writ petition challenging a lower court order dated 22‑08‑2022 that rejected an application filed under Order VIII Rule 5 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The respondent, Anil Malleshpa Gore, asserted that he does not intend to …
The petitioner, who is the original plaintiff in Civil Suit No. 22/2017, filed an application under Order 26 Rule 9 of the CPC after submitting an affidavit for his first witness, but the trial court rejected it. The petitioner sought a writ of certiorari challenging that order. The court noted that …
The petitioners, Satish and Popat Mali, challenged a May 2025 order of the District Judge that reversed a temporary injunction in their suit for declaration and injunction over land in Sangli. They relied on a 1960 tenancy order under Section 32(G) of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, …
The Court examined several interim applications filed in Writ Petition No. 7335 of 2011. It held that effective service of notice was made on respondents No. 4 and 7 under Order V Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure, obviating the need for substituted service. The Court also found valid service …
The Court examined several interim applications filed in Writ Petition No. 7335 of 2011. It held that effective service of notice was made on respondents No. 4 and 7 under Order V Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure, obviating the need for substituted service. The Court also found valid service …
The petitioners challenged a 2 January 2020 order that resumed land allotted to a deceased Project Affected Person (PAP) under the Veer Baji Pasalkar Dam project, alleging that the order was passed without hearing the legal heirs and without proper determination of entitlement under the 1973 …
The petitioners filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Civil Judge (S.D.) F.T.C., Prayagraj to decide an impleadment application dated 22‑11‑2014 and an application under Section 340 of the Criminal Procedure Code dated 02‑07‑2015, pending in Suit No. 1173 of 2013, on a …
The petitioners, Uday Bhan and two others, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Sub‑Divisional Officer (SDO) of Tehsil Kaptanganj to register their restoration application under Order IX Rule 13 of the CPC and Section 151 CPC, which sought recall of an order dated 25‑06‑2026 in the …
The High Court considered an anticipatory bail application filed by Rampravesh Pal in Criminal Case No. 423 of 2024, where he was charged under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 323, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly forging cheques and withdrawing Rs. 67 lakh from his brother's …
The appellant Banshi Ram filed a claim for compensation of Rs.4,00,000 after his son Dinesh Ram died in a railway accident. The Railway Claims Tribunal awarded only Rs.2,00,000, deducting Rs.2,00,000 on the ground that the appellant could not prove he was the legal heir of his deceased wife Jasmati …
The petitioner filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking speedy disposal of a temporary injunction (6C) application filed in Original Suit No. 412 of 2026. The lower court had already issued notices and granted an ad interim injunction, and the defendant had filed objections. The High Court, …
The petitioner, Indravadan A. Sonavane, filed a writ petition challenging a civil judge's order that rejected his application for condonation of a 16‑month delay in filing the written statement and for recalling a "No W.S." order. The petitioner argued that the delay was explained and that Order …
The applicant, Kamal Singh, filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash a non‑bailable warrant and recovery warrant issued by the trial court to enforce interim maintenance awarded to his wife under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The wife had obtained interim …
The Union of India filed a writ petition challenging a civil court order that granted an interim injunction restraining it from acting on a notice issued under the Cantonments Act, 2006 in a suit filed by the respondents. The petition argued that the injunction was improper, but the High Court noted …
The petitioners, Synapse Labs Pvt. Ltd., entered into a registered leave‑and‑license agreement with the respondents, A.M. Builders & Developers, for a period of 60 months starting 1 April 2017. The agreement fixed monthly license fees, which the respondents allegedly stopped paying from December …
The applicant, Smt. Pallavi Verma, filed a transfer application under Section 13(1)(1a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, seeking to move her divorce proceedings from the Family Court in Gautam Buddh Nagar to the Family Court in Aligarh. She resides in Aligarh with her minor daughter and aged …
Smt. Asha Pravin Agarwal purchased Plot No.5 in Raigad and later faced possession by the Forest Department after notices under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code. The Collector declared the land a private forest and vested it in the State, an order affirmed by the Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal in 2008 …
Kunal Gupta filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to set aside an order dated 31.01.2026 that had issued both a recovery warrant and an arrest warrant for the enforcement of arrears of maintenance. The maintenance was originally granted to his wife under Section 125 of the …
The petitioners obtained a temporary injunction in a suit, which the State appealed under Order XLIII Rule 1(r) of the CPC. The State's appeal was delayed, and a condonation of delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act was granted by the trial court. The petitioners filed a writ petition under …
The appellants, heirs of Radhabai, claimed ownership of land Survey No. 143 based on a 1934 will and subsequent mutation entries, asserting that a later sale to the respondents was illegal and that they had acquired title by adverse possession. The trial court dismissed the suit, finding the …
The appellants, heirs of Radhabai, claimed ownership of land Survey No. 143 based on a 1934 will and subsequent mutation entries, asserting that a later sale to the respondents was illegal and that they had acquired title by adverse possession. The trial court dismissed the suit, finding the …
The appellant sought a refund of an amount paid under an alleged oral agreement for sale and contended that interest on the refund should be at 10% per annum. The respondents computed interest at 6% per annum, relying on Section 34 of the Code of Civil Procedure and the decision in Abhinav s/o Gopal …
The appellant, a pharmaceutical manufacturer, terminated a marketing agreement with the respondent, alleging breach, and the respondent sued for declaration of continuation, damages of Rs 25 lakhs, and an outstanding amount of Rs 7,59,074. The trial court awarded only the damages, rejecting the …
The appellant, a pharmaceutical manufacturer, terminated a marketing agreement with the respondent, alleging breach, and the respondent sued for declaration of continuation, damages of Rs 25 lakhs, and an outstanding amount of Rs 7,59,074. The trial court awarded only the damages, rejecting the …
The petitioner challenged the order of the Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal (MRT) dated 18 June 2015 which refused to recall a revision application that had been withdrawn ex parte by a purported attorney. The dispute originated from an agricultural land tenancy matter and involved a sale agreement, …
The petitioners, who had purchased agricultural land in Panvel and executed a registered agreement for sale on 29 May 2007, challenged orders passed by the Additional Tahsildar and the Sub‑Divisional Officer under Section 32‑G of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act that fixed a purchase …
The petitioner, claiming to be the daughter of the late Babu Ganpat, sought fixation of a purchase price under Section 32G of the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948, asserting that her father was a protected tenant who became a deemed purchaser on the tiller’s day. The Agricultural …
The wife filed a family suit under the Family Courts Act and the Hindu Marriage Act seeking recovery of her streedhan, which included movable items and an open plot of land. The Family Court directed her to declare the total value of the claim and affix the appropriate court fee; she paid a nominal …
The petitioner, Hiraman Ganpat Hajare, claimed tenancy rights over a suit land in Pune that vested on the tillers' day of 1 April 1957 and asserted that after his father's death in 1958 he succeeded to those rights under a 1956 will. He challenged the Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal’s 2015 order that …
The First Appeal challenged a decree that granted the plaintiff a half share in two survey parcels and declared two registered sale deeds void. During the appeal, the original plaintiff and defendants 6‑8 executed a registered settlement agreement relinquishing the plaintiff’s rights over survey No. …
The applicants filed Special Civil Suit No. 66 of 2010 which was dismissed by the Civil Court on merits without any evidence being taken, prompting a review petition that was also dismissed. They later filed a first appeal (F/FA/31316 of 2023) after a delay of 475‑484 days and sought condonation of …
The State, represented by the Additional Special Land Acquisition Officer, appealed against a Reference Court award that granted an additional compensation of Rs 300 per square metre for land acquired for the Kalikua Irrigation Pond Canal, over the original award of Rs 6.90 per square metre. The …
The applicant, wife of the respondent, filed a transfer application seeking to move divorce proceedings from the Civil Judge Senior Division, Kalyan to the Civil Judge Senior Division, Rahata, citing a distance of about 218 km and her dependence on elderly parents for support. The respondent …
The petitioner filed a writ petition challenging an order passed under Order VII Rule 10(2) of the Code of Civil Procedure. The petitioner sought leave to withdraw the petition while retaining the right to file an appeal against the impugned order. The Court examined whether such withdrawal with …
The appellants, Asarfi, Dinesh, and Ramesh Choudhary, filed a first appeal in 1978 against respondents including Bhagwati, Lachhuman, Ganesh, Birendra, Ravindra, Mahendra Choudhary and Lalti Kumari. No counsel appeared for either side, and despite an official notice dated 13-10-2025 directing the …
Lok Prakashan Ltd filed two first appeals under Section 42 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, challenging an Appellate Tribunal order that had reversed a 2009 adjudicating authority decision. The appeals were listed as old matters and the appellant’s counsel withdrew, after which no …
Lok Prakashan Ltd filed two first appeals under Section 42 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, challenging an Appellate Tribunal order that had reversed a 2009 adjudicating authority decision. The appeals were listed as old matters and the appellant’s counsel withdrew, after which no …
Navneet Kumar Yadav, a constable in the CISF, was appointed in 2017 and sent for training in Odisha and Chhattisgarh. He was granted seven days leave in October 2018, but due to a serious spinal ailment he sought and received extensions, ultimately remaining absent for 137 days. A disciplinary …
The Additional Special Land Acquisition Officer appealed against a Land Reference Court award that granted claimants an additional compensation of Rs 300 per square metre for land acquired for the Kali Kuva Irrigation Pond Canal project. The original award by the Special Land Acquisition Officer was …
The Additional Special Land Acquisition Officer appealed against a Land Reference Court award that granted claimants an additional compensation of Rs 300 per square metre for land acquired for the Kali Kuva Irrigation Pond Canal project. The original award by the Special Land Acquisition Officer was …
The Additional Special Land Acquisition Officer appealed against a Land Reference Court award that granted claimants an additional compensation of Rs 300 per square metre for land acquired for the Kali Kuva Irrigation Pond Canal project. The original award by the Special Land Acquisition Officer was …
The applicants, heirs of Ashok Manubhai Patel, filed a civil suit in 2020 for declaration, injunction, cancellation of a sale deed and specific performance, but the suit was dismissed because the advocate handling the case failed to pay the required court fees despite receiving full payment, leading …
The appellant, owner of Shop No.1 in Pearl Mansion, challenged a notice issued by the Mumbai Municipal Corporation (MMC) under Section 351 of the MMC Act alleging unauthorized construction of a toilet and full loft. The trial court rejected the appellant's notice of motion, finding insufficient …
The petitioner filed an application under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure seeking restoration of Miscellaneous Appeal No. 429 of 2024, which had been dismissed for default on 24 March 2026. The application was made on 31 March 2026, well within the statutory limitation period for filing a …
The appellant, Priyanka Yadav, appealed an ex‑parte divorce decree granted to her husband under Section 19(1) of the Family Courts Act, alleging that the suit notice was sent to a wrong address and she was never served. The trial court had struck off the appellant’s defence for non‑compliance with …
The Bihar State Electricity Board filed a first appeal (No. 25 of 1986) before the Patna High Court, which was heard on 18 June 2026. Neither the appellant nor the respondent appeared, and no counsel was present for either side. Despite a direct notice issued on 8 October 2025, the appellant failed …
The petition is a second appeal filed in 1991 (SA No.206 of 1991) before the Patna High Court. The appellants failed to appear on two scheduled dates (30.04.2026 and 11.05.2026) and no counsel represented them despite repeated notices. The court inferred that the appellants had lost interest in …
The appellant, United India Fire and General Insurance Company, failed to appear before the Patna High Court on multiple dates, including the scheduled hearing on 16-06-2026. The court noted that the appeal, originally filed in 1993, had seen no representation for the appellant despite repeated …
The petitioner, Yugal Kishor Prasad Gupta, sought a review of the Patna High Court's order dated 1 March 2024 that dismissed his civil writ petition seeking regularisation of his service as an accountant at Purnea College. He claimed that he could not earlier produce a letter dated 12 October 2018 …
The original plaintiff appealed the dismissal of a suit for partition of family property and accounts of joint family firms. The appeal had earlier been dismissed for non‑prosecution, was restored, but the appellants again failed to pursue it. No counsel appeared for the parties when the matter was …
The Family Court in Ahmedabad dismissed a suit filed by the wife seeking a declaration of marital status. The wife appealed to the Gujarat High Court under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure read with Section 19 of the Family Court Act. During the hearing, both parties informed the Court that …
The petitioner, Urmila Devi, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Civil Judge (J.D.) Shahganj, Jaunpur to decide Suit No. 1601 of 2022 (Bhanu Pratap v. Urmila and another) under Section 9 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The petitioner argued that the suit should be …
The petitioner, Mohd Hafij, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Civil Judge (J.D.) Chandauli to decide a pending review application (No. M-52 of 2024) in case 468/1995. The petitioner’s counsel requested an expeditious decision. The Court observed that since the …
The original plaintiff, Ram Prasad Sah, filed a title suit seeking declaration that three sale deeds dated 20‑08‑1986, executed by Yasoda Devi in favour of Sharda Devi, were forged and illegal, and also sought possession of the disputed land. The defendants contended that earlier sale deeds of 1959 …
The Patna High Court examined an intra‑court appeal challenging a single judge’s order that set aside two memos rejecting Ravi Shankar Kumar’s claim for a compassionate appointment. The petitioner’s father, a health‑department employee, had been classified as an “illegal” appointee by a five‑member …
The applicant, Smt. Anita, filed an application under Section 529 of the CPC seeking speedy disposal of her domestic violence case (Case No. 226 of 2024) filed under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The trial court had recorded statements of informant witnesses …
The petition under Article 227 challenged the lower court’s order rejecting an application for a hand‑writing expert report on a 2001 unregistered will that formed the basis of an earlier suit. The petitioners argued that the appellate court could still order such expert evidence under Section 45 of …
The husband (Applicant) filed a miscellaneous civil application seeking transfer of a restitution of conjugal rights suit, originally filed by his wife (Respondent) in the Family Court at Latur, to the CJSD in Pune, arguing that both spouses work in the corporate sector in Pune and that the transfer …
The petitioners filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the lower court hear and decide a pending injunction suit (Misc. Case No. Nil of 2019) filed under Section 1992 of the CPC, alleging that no case number had been allotted. The High Court examined the petition and, noting the absence of a …
The petitioner, Meera Devi, challenged an order that substituted the legal heirs of a deceased plaintiff in Original Suit No. 579 of 2006. The plaintiff died on 15 January 2025, and under Order 22 Rule 3 of the CPC, proceedings were abated until the heirs were brought on record. The trial court …
The appellant, Srimati Panmati Devi, filed a first appeal (No. 484 of 1981) in the Patna High Court. No counsel appeared for either party on multiple scheduled dates, including 26.03.2026 and 20.04.2026. The court observed that the appellant had effectively lost interest in pursuing the appeal. …
The appellants filed a first appeal (No. 434 of 1982) in the Patna High Court but failed to appear before the court on two scheduled dates, 31 March 2026 and 20 April 2026, and also did not appear on the day of the oral order. The court noted that despite repeated calls, no counsel or party …
The plaintiff, Suresh Shah Sisodiya, who became landlord of a tenanted premises in 2008, filed an eviction suit in the Small Cause Court alleging rent arrears and seeking possession. The defendant tenant denied the landlord's title, presenting a competing chain of title. The trial court found a …
The petitioners, Smt. Sharad Kumari and five others, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Civil Judge (SD) at Padrauna, District Kushinagar, to consider and decide an execution application dated 2 April 2026 filed under Order 39 Rule 2A and Section 151 of the Code of …
The applicant, Surbhit Gupta, filed an application under Section 529 of the Code of Civil Procedure seeking an expeditious disposal of a pending criminal trial (Case No. 24400 of 2025) concerning a Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act offence. The trial court had not yet concluded the matter. The …
The petitioners challenged a recovery certificate issued on 18 November 2019 by the Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Ulhasnagar, alleging that they were falsely shown as guarantors for Working Capital Overdraft facilities of Konark Urban Cooperative Bank and that the bank’s documents were …
The petitioners challenged a recovery certificate issued on 18 November 2019 by the Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Ulhasnagar, alleging that they were falsely shown as guarantors for Working Capital Overdraft facilities of Konark Urban Cooperative Bank and that the bank’s documents were …
The appellants filed a first appeal (No.154 of 1977) in the Patna High Court on 23 April 2026, seeking relief from a prior order dated 5 February 2026. No counsel appeared for either side despite repeated notices. The court examined the office notes and observed that the appellants had not complied …
The petitioners, represented by Munna Sahni, sought to withdraw a writ petition challenging the cancellation of their cooperative society membership and asked the court to allow them to approach the appropriate forum. The State of Bihar opposed the review of the order allowing withdrawal, arguing …
The petitioner, Jagjeet Kaur, filed a petition under Article 227 challenging a High Court order dated 10 February 2026 that rejected his application under Order VII Rule 11 of the CPC. The petitioner sought to have the order set aside, which would effectively lead to the rejection of the plaint. The …
The parties filed an application under Order 23 Rule 3 read with Section 151 of the CPC seeking an amicable settlement and divorce on the ground of desertion. Both parties agreed that the marriage would be dissolved and the husband would pay a total of Rs. 5 lakhs as permanent alimony, with an …
The petitioners challenged a February 24, 2026 order of the Civil Judge, Pune, which appointed a Court Commissioner to measure and demarcate the disputed properties in an injunction suit. They argued that the suit sought only an injunction and did not request removal of encroachment or possession, …
The appellant filed an appeal against the dismissal of his divorce suit on the ground of cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act. He sought to introduce two later criminal judgments – an acquittal in a Section 498‑A case (2024) and the dismissal of a defamation complaint (2021) – as evidence in the …
The case concerned an application under Order VII Rule 11 of the CPC seeking dismissal of an election petition challenging the 2022 legislative election for Tankara constituency. The petitioner alleged that the returned candidate, Durlabhji Detharia, had suppressed material information in his …
The case concerned an application under Order VII Rule 11 of the CPC seeking dismissal of an election petition challenging the 2022 legislative election for Tankara constituency. The petitioner alleged that the returned candidate, Durlabhji Detharia, had suppressed material information in his …
The case concerned an application under Order VII Rule 11 of the CPC seeking dismissal of an election petition challenging the 2022 legislative election for Tankara constituency. The petitioner alleged that the returned candidate, Durlabhji Detharia, had suppressed material information in his …
The case concerned an application under Order VII Rule 11 of the CPC seeking dismissal of an election petition challenging the 2022 legislative election for Tankara constituency. The petitioner alleged that the returned candidate, Durlabhji Detharia, had suppressed material information in his …
The appellant, Maksudan Rai, filed a first appeal under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure against a 23 May 2018 judgment of the Fast Track Court, Samastipur, which had allowed a probate application in his favour. The appeal was non‑contentious as per the certified copy of the impugned …
Petitioner Nilu Kumari sought a writ to quash the Collector‑cum‑District Registrar’s order refusing registration of a parcel of land in Gaya, alleging the land is private and that the authority exceeded its jurisdiction. The land, originally recorded as "Bakast Malik" and settled in 1938‑39, later …
The petitioner, Shree Kant Singh, filed a civil review seeking to set aside the High Court's order dated 14‑10‑2025 in CWJC No.15622/2025, alleging that the original writ petition contained false statements and suppressed material facts, including the existence of Title Suit No.1213/2023. The …
The petitioners Gulam and others filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Civil Judge (J.D) Court No. 31, Azamgarh, to decide an application filed under Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 of the CPC in suit No. 1658 of 2022, which had remained pending since 2022. The petition argued …
The applicant, Suaib Khan, filed an application under Section 528 of the Code of Civil Procedure seeking to set aside an order dated 16‑10‑2025 passed by the Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division)‑3, Kanpur Nagar in a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The applicant …
The landlord, Shri Ramchandra Govind Gehani, filed a civil revision challenging the trial and appellate courts' concurrent findings that his eviction suit under the Rent Act should be dismissed. The landlord relied on three grounds: the tenant’s alleged willful default in rent, unauthorized …
The plaintiff sought specific performance of an oral agreement to purchase a suit property consisting of a ground floor and a first floor, alleging full payment of Rs.5,50,000 and possession of the ground floor. The trial court held that the oral agreement existed, the plaintiff had paid …
On 25 April 2015 a tractor‑trolley overturned, killing a man who was travelling as a labourer loading compost. The insurer, HDFC ERGO General Insurance Co Ltd, appealed the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal’s award, arguing the deceased was a gratuitous passenger and that the trolley was not covered …
The Zoroastrian Radih Society (Trust) and Behramshah Shroff Building No.1 (Yazad) Co‑operative Housing Society Ltd. entered into a lease‑sale arrangement for flats intended for needy Parsees. A dispute arose over whether the Trust could demand a 10% price‑difference payment on every subsequent …
The Zoroastrian Radih Society (Trust) and Behramshah Shroff Building No.1 (Yazad) Co‑operative Housing Society Ltd. entered into a lease‑sale arrangement for flats intended for needy Parsees. A dispute arose over whether the Trust could demand a 10% price‑difference payment on every subsequent …
The appellants, including Shail Kuar and her children, filed a first appeal in 2010 before the Patna High Court. Over several scheduled dates in 2025, no counsel or representative appeared on behalf of the appellants. The court noted the repeated non-appearance despite repeated calls. Upon reviewing …
The Bihar State Electricity Board filed a second appeal in 1995 against Gorakh Nath Singh. The appellant failed to appear before the court on multiple dates (17.01.2025, 16.09.2025, 04.12.2025) despite repeated notices. No counsel represented the appellant at any of these hearings. The court …
The appellants challenged a judgment that had set aside a trial court decree declaring a 1986 Will executed by their grandfather Reshiabhai void on grounds of lack of testamentary capacity and undue influence. The trial court had found the Will fraudulent but dismissed the suit for jurisdictional …
The plaintiff Hansaben filed a suit seeking declaration and cancellation of a 1990 sale deed, asserting she became the owner of a one‑acre land after purchasing it from defendant No.1 in 2009. The trial court dismissed the suit, and the first appellate court affirmed the dismissal. The plaintiff …
The petitioners filed a civil miscellaneous application seeking to set aside a 16‑December‑2022 order of the Sub‑Judge VI, Patna City, which had allowed an intervenor to be impleaded as a defendant in Title Suit No. 67 of 1995. The intervenor claimed ownership of the suit property based on a …
The petitioner, Kunal Ravi Singh, filed a civil‑miscellaneous application before the Patna High Court seeking to quash the order dated 14 September 2018 of the Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Bhagalpur, which had rejected his petition under Order I Rule 10(2) of the Code of Civil Procedure for being …
The appellant, Aditya Pratap Sinha, claimed to be the real purchaser of land in 1980 whose sale deeds were placed in the names of his sister and brother‑in‑law due to service constraints, asserting they were mere name‑lenders and that he has exclusive possession, having built a house and shops. The …
The petitioners, members of the Yadav family including minors, filed a writ petition seeking to quash parts of the Bihar Land Tribunal's orders dated 20‑06‑2025 that set aside a 13‑12‑2023 mutation revision order and directed the parties to file a partition suit. They also sought mandamus to …
The Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) appealed a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal award concerning a 2015 road accident in which a bus driver collided with a motorcyclist, Mahammadkhan Umarkhan Baloch, who later died. GSRTC argued that the Tribunal erred by not attributing contributory …
The appellant, Kamal Singh, filed a second appeal (No.115 of 1992) against Nagina Harijan. The appellant failed to appear before the court on two scheduled dates, 11-12-2025 and 08-01-2026, despite repeated calls. No counsel represented the appellant on either occasion. Upon reviewing the record, …
The appellant, Jethan Kurmi, claimed title to a house in Danapur on the basis of a family partition that allegedly gave him a share, and sought eviction of the respondent, Lalmuni Devi, who was occupying the house as a tenant and allegedly owed rent arrears. The respondent contended that she …
The petitioners, Bipat Rai and Avadesh Ray, filed anticipatory bail applications fearing arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.572 of 2024, which alleged offences of extortion, criminal breach of trust, cheating, false evidence and a provision of the CPC. The prosecution alleged that the …
The petitioners, Bipat Rai and Avadesh Ray, filed anticipatory bail applications fearing arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.572 of 2024, which alleged offences of extortion, criminal breach of trust, cheating, false evidence and a provision of the CPC. The prosecution alleged that the …
The applicant, Priyanka Dawane, residing in Thane with her eight‑year‑old daughter, filed a miscellaneous civil application seeking transfer of her divorce petition from the Family Court, Pune to the Family Court, Thane, citing inconvenience due to the 160 km distance and a pending interim …
Petitioner Priti Kumari filed an application under Section 24 of the CPC seeking transfer of her divorce suit from the Family Court at Saharsa to the Family Court at Muzaffarpur. She alleged dowry demands, physical torture and cited three related proceedings pending in Muzaffarpur – a criminal case …
Priyanka Kumari filed an application under Section 24 of the CPC seeking transfer of her divorce suit (Case No. 128 of 2022) from the Family Court, Nalanda to the Family Court, Nawada. She alleged that after her marriage she was subjected to dowry demands, harassment and was ousted from the …
The appellant, father of the deceased motorcyclist, appealed the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal's award of Rs 12,93,600 under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, alleging an erroneous assessment of the deceased's monthly income and future dependency. The Tribunal had accepted a modest …
The appellants filed a first appeal in 2011 before the Patna High Court. On multiple scheduled dates in 2025, no counsel or party appeared on behalf of the appellants despite repeated notices. The respondent's counsel was present throughout. The court examined the record and, noting the continuous …
The deceased, a junior public health nurse, died in a 2000 motorbike accident. Her husband and two minor children filed a claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal awarded Rs.6,53,000. After ten years, the children alone appealed to the …
The appellant, Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd., entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with a solar project SPV and a farmer under Karnataka's solar policy, requiring commercial operation within 18 months. Delays occurred in land conversion, evacuation approvals, and other …
The Bar of Indian Lawyers filed a civil appeal challenging a National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) order that allowed a consumer complaint alleging deficiency in service against an advocate. The appellant argued that legal services are a "contract of personal service" and therefore …
The appellant, Ram Balak Singh, claimed possession of 0.32 decimal of land that had been settled in favour of his adoptive father Makhan Singh by an ex‑landlord and later recorded in his name by the Consolidation Officer under the Bihar Consolidation Act. After the consolidation proceedings closed, …
The husband filed a divorce petition in the Family Court at Mangaluru, Karnataka. The wife, a permanent resident of Canada now residing in Mumbai, filed a transfer petition seeking to move the proceedings to the Family Court at Bandra, Mumbai. She argued that traveling to Mangaluru would be …
The suit for eviction and recovery of rent was filed in 2002 under the Rajasthan Premises (Control of Rent and Eviction) Act, 1950 (Old Act). The suit was decreed in 2016 and affirmed on appeal, but the parties remained in dispute over mesne profits during the stay of execution. The tenants argued …
The dispute concerned the management of Salafi Juma Masjid, a waqf registered under the Waqf Act, 1995. The Mahal Committee, claiming to be a local (Sakha) unit of the registered society Kerala Naduvathil Mujahideen, sued the Salafi Trust seeking a declaration that a certificate of registration …
The petitioners, a trade union and former employees of Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL), challenged the Union Government's plan to sell its remaining 29.54% stake in HZL, arguing that the Nationalisation Act, 1976 required a parliamentary amendment for any such disinvestment. The Court examined whether the …
The case concerned land originally leased to Louis Club for club purposes, on which a pavilion was constructed and later sub‑let to another club and partially transferred to a Municipal Committee. The landlord filed an ejectment petition alleging non‑payment of rent, unauthorised sub‑letting and …
The case arose from a family dispute between Rama Narang (petitioner) and his sons Ramesh and Rajesh Narang (respondents) who were directors of a company. The Supreme Court had earlier ordered a settlement (Consent Order) requiring joint management of the company, but the petitioner alleged that the …
The appellant, Shanti Devi, sought to revive a writ petition filed by her late husband, a retired Coal India employee, challenging the stoppage of his pension and a demand for repayment of over Rs 8 lakhs. The earlier petition for refund of a smaller amount had been dismissed by the Patna High Court …
The petitioner, a former employee of Kuruppampady Service Co‑operative Bank, challenged his compulsory retirement through a series of proceedings, including a writ petition, writ appeal and a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in 2015, all of which were dismissed. He later filed a review petition in the …
The Union of India appealed against a Delhi High Court order that set aside a 1989 decree passed under Sections 30 and 31 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, which had awarded 87% of compensation to the respondents and 13% to the Gaon Sabha. The appellants alleged that the decree was obtained by …
The Supreme Court examined the interpretation of Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 as amended by the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005. It held that the amendment confers coparcenary status on daughters—whether born before or after the amendment—on and from 9 September 2005, giving …
The tenant, Addissery Raghuvan, occupied two shop rooms in a building owned by the landlord, Cheruvalath Krishnadasan, who filed eviction petitions under Sections 11(2)(b), 11(8) and 11(4)(ii) of the Kerala Building (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965, claiming a bonafide need for additional …
The corporate debtor, holding a mining lease that was about to expire, sought a deemed extension of the lease through its resolution professional during a corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP). The Karnataka Government rejected the extension, prompting the resolution professional to obtain …
The plaintiffs, successors of an ex‑Zamindar, sued the State of Madhya Pradesh seeking declaration of Bhumiswami rights and a permanent injunction, claiming that the disputed land was Khud‑kasht (personally cultivated) and therefore exempt from vesting under the Madhya Bharat Zamindari Abolition …
The landlords sued the tenants for eviction under sections 16(1)(c), 16(1)(e) and 16(1)(n) of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, alleging illegal sub‑letting, nuisance from a food‑stuff business and non‑use of the premises as a book‑shop for more than six months before the suit. The trial court …
The appellant, an 18‑year‑old student from a family of senior Supreme Court lawyers, suffered a 40% permanent disability in a motor accident. The Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal awarded Rs 8,48,000 compensation with interest; the Delhi High Court added a Rs 50,000 lump‑sum and later enhanced the …
The Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) had undertaken a land acquisition scheme which was later challenged by several writ petitioners. The Single Judge of the Karnataka High Court quashed the acquisition proceedings, prompting MUDA to file intra‑court appeals before the Division Bench. The …
The Supreme Court was asked to interpret paragraph 7 of its 11 July 2017 order, which dealt with prohibiting the sale of liquor along highways but clarified that it did not apply to licensed establishments within municipal areas. The petitioners sought a further clarification to determine whether …
The appellant vendors entered into an agreement to sell land to the respondent purchaser in 1986, with a clause requiring the vendors to obtain a no‑objection certificate and an income‑tax clearance certificate before execution. The purchaser paid an advance but failed to deposit the balance …
Prateek Gupta (father) appealed a Delhi High Court order that directed him to hand over his five‑year‑old son Aadvik, a U.S. citizen, to his wife Shilpi Gupta (mother) after she filed a writ of habeas corpus. The father had taken the child to India in 2015 without the mother’s consent, and the …
International Asset Reconstruction Company of India Ltd. appealed to the Debt Recovery Tribunal against an order of the Recovery Officer, but the appeal was filed after the 30‑day period prescribed under Section 30(1) of the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993. The central issue was whether …
The petitioners, Dushyant N. Dalal and his wife, were ordered by SEBI to disgorge unlawful gains of Rs.4.05 crore and pay a penalty of Rs.6 crore, with a debarment of seven years if unpaid. They challenged the SEBI order, arguing that interest could not be levied retrospectively under Section 28A of …
Chrisomar Corporation supplied bunkers to the vessel M.V. Nikolaos‑S owned by Third Element Enterprises and sued for unpaid invoices, leading to the vessel's arrest. The parties entered a settlement on 18 January 2000, but the vessel was re‑arrested on 2 May 2000 when payment was still outstanding. …
The dispute involved a landlord‑tenant relationship where the Rent Controller and the Appellate Authority both held that the landlord satisfied the bonafide requirement under the Rent Control Act. The High Court, exercising revisional jurisdiction, set aside those findings, stating it could …
The landlord (appellant) owned eight shops and sought eviction of tenants, including the respondent, under the Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965 on the ground of bona‑fide need. After a protracted litigation spanning more than a decade, the trial court finally passed an eviction …
The Orissa Olympic Association (OOA) was granted a lease of 20.808 acres for a stadium but later constructed 23 shops and a Kalyan Mandap (Barabati Palace) on land the State claims lies outside the lease. The Supreme Court, after a committee measured the leasehold area, found that the shops and part …
The appellant sought probate of a will of her deceased brother, but two respondents—Yasheel Jain, claiming to be the testator's nephew and beneficiary under an alleged earlier will, and Malati Tulshan, claiming to be the testator's second wife—filed caveats. The Calcutta High Court rejected the …
Deve Sugars Ltd. was ordered to be wound up and its assets were taken over by an Official Liquidator. The State Bank of Mysore sought to recover a debt under the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993 and obtained leave from the Company Court (High Court, Madras) on 10 …
The deceased Diganta Sardar was killed in a bus accident in Hooghly, West Bengal, and his widow filed a claim for compensation under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act before the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Kolkata, where the insurer had its business office. The Tribunal awarded …
The Supreme Court examined a dispute over a house purchased in 1961 by Rama Vidyarthi using insurance proceeds and other funds, questioning whether it was joint family property and how the shares should be apportioned. The appellant, Shreya Vidyarthi, argued that the High Court had decided the case …
The case involved four brothers who owned a family business and entered into an arbitration agreement in 1984 to partition the business. An arbitrator issued an award in 1987, but subsequent litigation in the Bombay, Rajasthan and Delhi High Courts resulted in family settlement schemes in 1994 and …
Vinod Kumar Subbiah filed for divorce under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, alleging mental cruelty by his wife, Saraswathi Palaniappan, who later sought restitution of conjugal rights under Section 9 and maintenance. The trial court, after examining extensive evidence, found the wife’s …
The Supreme Court considered appeals by several coal traders (including S.J. Coke Industries) seeking a refund of excess amounts paid under a government‑mandated e‑auction scheme for coal, which had been declared ultra vires and void by the Court in the Ashoka Smokeless Coal case. The Central …
Dr. Ambica Prasad filed an eviction suit against Abdul Karim, claiming ownership of the tenanted premises through exchange deeds executed with his brother, the original owner. The trial court held that the appellant was not the landlord, but the appellate court reversed this, finding him to be the …
The appellant, K.P. Manu, born to Christian parents, reconverted to Hinduism at age 24 and obtained a Hindu Pulaya caste certificate. The Scrutiny Committee and the Kerala High Court cancelled the certificate, holding that his Christian birth precluded Scheduled Caste status. The Supreme Court …
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) sought to acquire 40 guntas of land in Belgaum for a medical research centre, and the Land Acquisition Officer initially fixed compensation at Rs 1,050 per gunta. The reference court enhanced this to Rs 7,000 per gunta, and the Karnataka High Court …
The Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board rejected R. Vijaykumar's tender after a performance report, prepared by the appellants (public servants), found his equipment unsatisfactory. Vijaykumar unsuccessfully pursued civil remedies, withdrew his suit, and then filed a criminal complaint alleging …
The respondents claimed tenancy rights over a 4.16‑acre plot based on a 1942 lease (Hatapatta) from the ex‑ruler and alleged continuous possession and cultivation even after the land vested in the State under the Orissa Estate Abolition Act, 1951. The State contested the authenticity of the lease, …
The appellants were heirs of a grantee who received a 30‑year land grant under the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Land Tenure) Regulation, 1926, which could be renewed once for a total of 60 years. After the 60‑year period expired in 1994, the administration sought possession. The appellants …
The plaintiff filed a suit against the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and the Assistant City Planner challenging a notice issued under Section 452 of the GHMC Act, 1955. The plaintiff's neighbour (appellant) sought to be impleaded, claiming infringement of his right to light and air. The …
Standard Chartered Bank granted a home loan which the borrower defaulted on, leading the bank to invoke the SARFAESI Act and sell the mortgaged property at auction. The borrower challenged the sale before the Debt Recovery Tribunal (ORT) and later before the Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal (DRAT), …
The appellant, Sunita Jugalkishore Gilda, succeeded a mortgagee who had a mortgage over a three‑storied building since 1953. While several suits between the mortgagee and the mortgagors were pending, the mortgagors inducted a third party as a tenant without the mortgagee's consent. The mortgagee …
The Akkode Juyamath Palli Paripalana Committee, a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, filed a suit for a perpetual injunction to prevent interference with the administration, management, and peaceful enjoyment of a mosque, its madrassa, and related wakf assets. The suit was …
Kitab Singh, a workman employed by Atlas Cycle (Haryana) Ltd. since 1977, alleged that he was assaulted and forced to resign on 1 October 1992 after being accused of theft. He wrote to the Chief Minister and sent a notice to the company, claiming the resignation was not voluntary. The Labour Court …
Cine Exhibition Pvt. Ltd. filed Interlocutory Applications No.5 and 6 under Order XVIII Rule 5 seeking clarification or modification of a Supreme Court judgment dated 11 January 2012. The applications aimed to alter specific paragraphs, obtain official records, and modify operative directions …
In the Maharashtra Legislative Council election, Ashok lost to Rajendra by four votes and filed an election petition alleging that at least five of the fourteen votes counted were improperly received because voters were accompanied by another person, violating Rule 39 of the Conduct of Election …
The State of Gujarat appointed the Secretary to the Government as President of the Gujarat Revenue Tribunal, a move challenged on the ground that the post is a judicial office and requires the High Court's consultation under Article 234 of the Constitution. The Gujarat High Court held that the …
Five Haryana MLAs merged with the Indian National Congress and the Speaker accepted the merger. Kuldeep Bishnoi filed disqualification petitions under Article 191 and the Tenth Schedule, alleging the merger violated paragraph 4(1). The High Court, invoking Order 41 Rule 33 CPC, directed the Speaker …
The Supreme Court examined whether the Copyright Board, under Section 31(1)(b) of the Copyright Act, 1957, could grant an interim compulsory licence while a complaint was pending. The Board had earlier held it lacked such power, but the Delhi High Court reversed that view and directed the Board to …
The Parsee Girls' School Association, a public trust, leased two floors of its school building to New India Assurance Company Ltd. (NIAC) in 1954. NIAC sub‑let the premises to the Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies, Government of Maharashtra in 1959 without the trust's consent. The trust sought …
In the 51‑Phulpur Lok Sabha election, Kapil Muni Karwaria was declared elected after the Returning Officer rejected Chandra Narain Tripathi's nomination for lacking the required ten proposers under Section 33 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, because the second proposer, Pramod Kumar, …
Respondents 1‑3 instituted a suit for specific performance of a sale of immovable property. They later filed an application (P‑2) and a joint statement (P‑4) claiming a compromise and seeking dismissal of the suit, but subsequently respondent 1 filed an affidavit (P‑5) alleging that he had never …
The appellant, Ramdas Bansal, held a 21‑year lease of a building (Grace Cinema Hall) on premises in Kolkata and, after the lease expired, the respondents filed a suit for vacant possession and rectification of the lease description. Bansal sought to introduce documents alleging that the respondents …
Leela Hotels Ltd. entered into a sub‑lease with HUDCO for a hotel project, which was later cancelled, leading to arbitration. The arbitrator awarded HUDCO to pay Leela Hotels a principal sum plus interest. HUDCO deposited Rs 89.78 crores, claiming it was towards the principal, while Leela Hotels …
The Union of India and another appealed against a High Court order that held its objections to an arbitral award were time‑barred. The award was filed on 17‑06‑1996 and a notice of filing was served on the Union of India, but not on the Executive Engineer, who was responsible for the Union’s affairs …
The appellants' land in Haryana was notified for acquisition in 2002 and an award was passed in 2004 under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. They filed writ petitions alleging that the land fell within a green belt under the Regional Plan 2001, that the acquisition violated the National Capital Region …
