Revenue Court Cannot Declare Registered Sale Deed Void Even If Executed In Violation Of Statutory Provisions: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that even where a registered sale deed is alleged to have been executed in violation of statutory provisions governing transfer of land, a Revenue Court has no jurisdiction to declare the sale deed null and void. The Court observed that the power to adjudicate upon the validity and cancellation of a registered sale deed vests exclusively in the Civil...

Motor Accident | Pillion Rider's Compensation Can't Be Reduced Due To Rider's Contributory Negligence: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court, in a recent decision, clarified that in motor accident cases, the compensation awarded to a pillion rider cannot be reduced because the motorcycle rider is liable for contributory negligence. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 403]Justice Anil K. Narendran rendered the finding in an appeal filed by a pillion rider challenging the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal's award in an...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Halt Town Vending Committee Elections Over OBC Reservation Dispute

The Delhi High Court refused to interfere with the ongoing elections for the constitution of the Town Vending Committee (TVC) in pleas filed by two street vendors who challenged the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) decision to treat them as general category candidates instead of OBC candidates. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 698]A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Vikas Mahajan...

Trial Courts Must Mark Documents Relied On Before Granting Interim Injunction: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that trial courts deciding applications for temporary injunction must consider and mark the documentary evidence relied upon by the parties and cannot grant injunctions without recording findings based on such material. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 160]It further held that multiple distinct interim reliefs cannot ordinarily be sought through a single application...

Fingerprint Identification Is 'Exact Science', Thumb Impression Expert's Opinion More Relevant Than Handwriting Expert's: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the opinion of an expert in relation to thumb impressions is more relevant than the opinion of an expert in relation to handwriting, since the science of identifying thumb impressions is an exact science that does not admit of any mistake or doubt. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 157]In doing so, the Court set aside a trial court order refusing to refer a...

Surcharge Recovery From Pradhan For Loss Caused To Gram Sabha Fund Must Follow Procedure Under Panchayat Raj Act: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that surcharge under Section 27 of the U.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1947 can be levied on a Pradhan only on an inquiry conducted by the Chief Audit Officer, Cooperative Societies and Panchayats. It held that an inquiry held by a committee constituted by the District Magistrate is without jurisdiction and vitiates the recovery order founded on it.Section 27 of the...

Cooperative Bank Can't Recover More Than Double The Principal From Farmer-Borrowers Till Reform Committee Reports: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Sahkari Gram Vikas Bank Ltd. not to recover from any borrower an amount exceeding double the principal loan amount till an expert committee on cooperative banking reforms, ordered to be constituted by the Court, concludes its proceedings. The Uttar Pradesh Sahkari Gram Vikas Bank Ltd, set up in 1959 and registered under the Sahkari...

Res Judicata Applies To Successive Impleadment Applications Under Different CPC Provisions: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (July 27) held that where an application for impleadment has been rejected on merits under Order I Rule 10 of the CPC, a subsequent application seeking the same relief under Order XXII Rule 10 of the CPC would be barred by the doctrine of res judicata, provided it is based on the same cause, between the same parties litigating under the same title, and is decided by...

Mutation Doesn't Create Or Extinguish Title; Writ Against Cancellation Of Mutation Not Maintainable: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has held that a mutation entry does not create or extinguish title over land and that where an order cancelling mutation is appealable under the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886, the High Court would not entertain a writ petition. Justice Manish Choudhury, presiding over the case, observed, "Mutation of a land in the revenue records does not create or extinguish...

'Grossly Unholy Practice In A Holy Place': Kerala High Court Backs TDB Decision To End Officers Acting As Suppliers In Sabarimala

The Kerala High Court recently closed suo motu proceedings concerning the procurement of pooja materials for Sabarimala rituals after the Travancore Devaswom Board's (TDB) decision to end the long-standing practice of Administrative Officers procuring Vazhipadu (offerings) materials. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 400]Calling the arrangement a "grossly unholy practice in a holy place", the Court...

Unauthorized Layout Can't Be Ground To Deny Electricity Connection To Property Owner, Even Encroacher Entitled To Supply: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that mere declaration of a layout as unauthorized cannot be a ground to deny an electricity service connection to a person having valid title and possession over the property. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 156]Allowing a writ petition, the Court observed that under the General Terms and Conditions of Electricity Supply, even an encroacher or a rightful possessor...

NALSAR Student Detained For Attendance Shortage Can't Take Supplementary Exams; Sympathy Can't Override Academic Rules: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has refused to direct NALSAR University of Law to permit an MBA student to appear in supplementary examinations after she was detained for shortage of attendance due to prolonged illness. [2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 120]Holding that sympathy and equitable considerations cannot override mandatory academic regulations, the Court ruled that a student barred from writing...