Homeopathic Doctor Must Cancel Medical Registration Before Enrolling As Advocate: Kerala High Court Upholds Single Judge Decision

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (17 June) upheld a Single Judge's decision that held that a registered homeopathic medical practitioner cannot seek enrolment as an advocate while continuing to remain on the register of practising medical professionals.The Division Bench of Dr. Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Preeta A.K. delivered the judgment while dismissing the appeal...

Tenure 'D' Lands Granted In Perpetuity Are Freely Transferable; State Cannot Demand Transfer Premium Or Prior Permission: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that lands classified as Tenure “D” under Rule 43 of the Bombay Land Revenue Rules, 1921, i.e., lands granted in perpetuity, are freely transferable and fall within the category of Class-I occupancies under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966. Consequently, the State cannot levy a transfer premium or insist upon prior permission for its...

Does Daughter Have Coparcenary Rights In Grandfather's Self-Acquired Property Allotted To Father In Partition? Karnataka High Court Answers

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (June 16) ruled that properties inherited by daughter's father from her grandfather–which he had acquired on his own, become individual/ separate properties of her father. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 210]Such properties would not assume the character of ancestral property at the hands of the father merely because they were received through a family partition,...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Raps Authorities For 'Arm-Twisting' Ex-Serviceman, Orders Removal Of Land From Prohibited List

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has pulled up revenue authorities for adopting an "arm twisting method" to deny and delay relief to an 80-year-old ex-serviceman, while directing them to remove his land from the prohibited properties list and grant consequential reliefs within two months. [Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 100]Justice B. Krishna Mohan observed:"It is a classic case of adopting...

LiveLaw Explainer | What Are Principles On Admissions Under Order XII Rule 6 CPC

Order XII Rule 6 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 is a powerful procedural tool that enables courts to pronounce judgment on the basis of admissions, without requiring a full-fledged trial. The provision is intended to shorten litigation where the material facts are not genuinely in dispute and where a party's admission is sufficient to entitle the opposite party to relief.The...

'Bidder Cannot Be Disqualified On Basis Of Condition Not Forming Part Of Tender': Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has held that a bidder cannot be penalised, disqualified or blacklisted on the basis of a condition which did not form part of the original Notice Inviting Tender (NIT), reiterating that State authorities are bound to act strictly in accordance with tender conditions and cannot deviate from them arbitrarily.A Division Bench of Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Shailendra...

'Jamabandi Entry' Alone Doesn't Create Ownership Rights In Property Without Supporting Title Deed: Gauhati High Court Reiterates

The Gauhati High Court has reiterated that a mere entry in jamabandi or chitha, unsupported by a title deed, does not confer any right, title or interest over land.Justice Kalyan Rai Surana observed, “... though entries in the jamabandi would have some relevance under Regulation 40 of the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886. However, when the plaintiffs claim a legal right to the land,...

Madras High Court Dismisses Creditors' Appeal Against Release Of "Dhruva Natchathiram" Movie

The Madras High Court has dismissed appeals filed by creditors of actor-director Gautam Vasudev Menon, challenging an order of a single judge paving the way for the release of the much-anticipated Tamil movie "Dhruva Natchathiram".The bench of Justice P Velmurugan and Justice K Govindarajan Thilakavadi has dismissed the appeals filed by K Prem Kumar and K Punniyamoorthy. A detailed order...

Constructive Res Judicata Bars Grounds Omitted Due To Negligence : Supreme Court Summarises Principles

Constructive Res Judicata Applies Even To Grounds Omitted Due To Negligence, Inadvertence: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has summarised the governing principles of the doctrine of constructive res judicata, reiterating that parties are required to raise all grounds that "might and ought" to have been raised in earlier proceedings and cannot avoid the doctrine by attributing omissions...

Orissa High Court Quashes Penalty Against Ex-Registrar (Judicial) Over Allegedly Missing File Pages, Finds No Evidence Of Malafide

The Orissa High Court has recently come to the rescue of its former Registrar (Judicial) who was found guilty in a disciplinary inquiry of misplacing certain pages of an administrative file of the Court and for allegedly misguiding the then Acting Chief Justice in a promotion matter relating to the staff of the High Court establishment.While setting aside the major penalty imposed on him,...

'Gross Abuse Of Law': Rajasthan High Court Sets Aside Revenue Board's Order Directing Impleadment Of Party In Absence Of Prayer

Rajasthan High Court expressed astonishment over the ex-parte order passed by the Board of Revenue, directing trial court to implead the concerned party without there being any prayer for the same terming it “gross abuse of the process of law” and “violative of judicial propriety”. While setting aside and remanding the order to the Board of Revenue, the bench of Justice Sanjeet...

Jharkhand HC Directs Circle Officers To Verify, Digitally Authenticate Online Land Records To Eliminate Mismatches With Physical Registers

The Jharkhand High Court has directed Circle Officers across the State to verify and digitally authenticate online land records after observing repeated discrepancies between physical land registers and entries reflected on the State's online portal. A Single Judge Bench of Justice Ananda Sen was hearing a writ petition filed by one Ram Prakash Bhagat @ Ram Prakash Oraon seeking correction...