Recently, the Supreme Court issued a general order ordering its registry, all High Courts, and lower courts to cease referencing plaintiffs’ castes or religions in court documents. Judges Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah noted that the practice has to be avoided and put an end to right away. “We see no reason for mentioning the …
The Patna High Court’s division judge bench ruled that the son’s relationship with his father does not give him the right to live in a structure that is solely his property. According to the case’s factual matrix, respondent (the father of appellant No. 1) owned the rent house where appellant Nos. 1 and 2 were …
The Supreme Court ruled that defaulting members of a society are not entitled to receive notice of an election meeting under Section 15 of the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (Registration Act), even if their membership was not cancelled or discontinued. The court granted an appeal contesting the Bombay High Court’s upholding of the decision to …
The Himachal Pradesh High Court partially granted a petition filed by the petitioner to quash and set aside an order dated 20.8.2022, issued by the learned Principal Judge Family Court, Shimla, in which the respondent was granted ₹5,000/-per month in maintenance under Section 125(1) of the Cr.P.C. for interim maintenance. The respondent’s argument that he …
The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that the Registrar cannot cancel a registered deed unless a Civil Court declares that the deed is vitiated by fraud. The Bench of Justice Gautam Kumar Choudhary noted that “The executive power of the State Government under Article 162 is coextensive with the legislative power of the State legislature,” …
