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"Fraudulent Claims and Jurisdiction: A Landmark Decision on Caste Validity"...

The High Court quashed the Caste Scrutiny Committee's (CSC) decision to invalidate the caste certificate of Rashmi Barve. The court held that the CSC overstepped its jurisdiction by revisiting a previ...

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Dispute Over Property Conveyance and Lease Agreement. The court addresses the long-standing legal battle regarding the execution of conveyance and the fraudulent lease deeds involving property developers and trustees under MOFA obligations....

This case involves a dispute over the execution of a conveyance deed for a co-operative housing society (Plaintiff) under the Maharashtra Ownership of Flats Act, 1963 (MOFA). The plaintiff sought the ...

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Bombay High Court Invalidates Post Facto CRZ Clearance Policy Issued by Union Government. “Environmental Law Cannot Endorse Post Facto Approvals”...

The Bombay High Court addressed the legality of an Office Memorandum issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, which allowed post facto Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Writ Petition Filed After Decades on Grounds of Delay, Laches, and Suppression of Facts. The petitioners' long delay and withholding of key facts led to the dismissal of claims over land requisitioned by the Ministry of Defence and acquired by HMT Ltd....

The Supreme Court of India allowed the appeal by HMT Ltd., dismissing the writ petition filed by the heirs of Putta Narasamma after several decades. The Court found that the petitioners had concealed ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Stamp Duty and Registration Requirements for Sale Agreements. Clarity on Stamp Duty Liability for Agreements Preceding Sale Deeds....

The Supreme Court of India reaffirmed the obligation to pay appropriate stamp duty on sale agreements preceding registered sale deeds. The Court ruled that sale agreements, where possession is transf...

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Delhi High Court's Conviction for Murder Altered to Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder: Appellants Released After 8 Years of Imprisonment. Supreme Court alters the conviction from Section 302 (Murder) to Section 304 Part-I (Culpable Homicide) in a case arising from a sudden quarrel without premeditation....

The Supreme Court partially allowed the appeals filed by Sunil @ Sonu and Nitin @ Devender, altering their conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) to Part-I of Section 304 (culpabl...

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Sealed Cover Procedure in Promotions: Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of Union of India against Income Tax Officer. The Supreme Court holds that a mere grant of prosecution sanction does not justify invoking the sealed cover procedure for promotion in the absence of a pending charge sheet....

The Supreme Court, in this case, addressed the issue of whether the mere grant of prosecution sanction is sufficient to withhold promotion under the sealed cover procedure when no charge sheet had bee...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Decision to Allow Amendment in Partition Suit Amidst Challenge to Will. Amendment of pleadings allowed under Order VI Rule 17 CPC to determine the validity of Will; High Court’s judgment confirmed by the Supreme Court....

Acts and Sections Discussed Order VI Rule 17 CPC: Pertains to amendment of pleadings in a civil suit. Order XI Rule 14 CPC: Deals with production of documents. Order XVIII Rule 1 and 3 CPC: Relat...

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Maharashtra Money Lending Act, 2014: Quashing of FIR Based on Isolated Transaction. Bombay High Court quashes FIR as there was no continuous activity to constitute money lending business under the Maharashtra Money Lending Act, 2014....

The Bombay High Court, in this case, quashed an FIR filed under Section 39 of the Maharashtra Money Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014. The Court found that the FIR was based on an isolated transaction be...

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"Detention Order Quashed Due to Lack of Subjective Satisfaction and Procedural Lapses." "Failure to apply mind by detaining authority and delayed service of confirmation order leads to quashing of detention under MPDA Act."...

  Introduction & Hearing (Para 1-3):The petitioner challenged the detention order dated 14.03.2024 passed by the District Magistrate under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities ...