Transfer Of Property Act - Encroacher Cannot Claim Benefit Of Section 51 : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that an encroacher cannot be termed as a 'transferee' to seek benefit of Section 51 of the Transfer of Property Act.Where the owner of the land filed suit for recovery of possession of his land from the encroacher and once he establishes his title, merely because some structures are erected by the opposite party ignoring the objection, that too without any bona...

Delhi Mayor Polls | AAP Leader Withdraws Plea In Supreme Court As MCD Mayor Polls Set To Take Place On Feb 6

The petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party's mayor candidate Dr Shelly Oberoi before the Supreme Court of India demanding timely conduct of Delhi mayoral elections has been withdrawn on the ground that the elections are going to take place on coming Monday (6th February 2023). The matter was listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha. At the very outset,...

CJI DY Chandrachud Inaugurates ‘Virtual High Courts’ In Odisha's 10 Districts

Chief Justice of India Dr. Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud on Friday virtually inaugurated ‘Virtual High Courts’ in 10 districts of Odisha. The event was attended by Chief Justice of Orissa High Court Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar and other Judges of the High Court. With this inauguration, Odisha became the first State in the country to have Virtual High Courts in districts. The...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Against Govt Managing Temple Properties

The Supreme Court, on Friday, refused to entertain a petition, inter alia, seeking uniformity in endowment laws, as it found that the prayers and averments in the plea were not appropriate to grant relief. The petitioner had raised an objection that "States are running temples".“We are unimpressed by the nature of prayers made and the averments and that is put to the Ld. Counsel that in...

2017 Sexual Assault Case | Pulsar Suni Approaches Kerala High Court Again For Bail, Says Has Been In Custody For Almost 6 Years

Sunil N.S., also known as 'Pulsar Suni', who is the main accused in the 2017 Actor Assault Case, has approached the Kerala High Court once again seeking bail. The prosecution case against Suni is that in pursuance of the criminal conspiracy by actor Dileep, the former along with certain other accused had abducted and sexually assaulted the victim in a moving car in the year 2017. While Suni...

Person Aggrieved With Refusal Of SHO To Register FIR Required To Move ‘Separate’ Application U/S 154(3) CrPC: Chhattisgarh HC

The Chhattisgarh High Court has recently observed that a person, who is aggrieved with the refusal on the part of an officer in charge of a police station to register an FIR, is required to move a separate and independent application under Section 154 (3) Crpc before the Superintendent of police. “…merely endorsing a copy of the application under Section 154(1) of the CrPC to...

Bombay High Court Allows Man's Plea For Transfer Of Domestic Violence Proceedings To Family Court Where His Divorce Case Is Pending

The Bombay High Court allowed a man’s application seeking transfer of domestic violence proceedings from the magistrate’s court to the family court, where he has filed a divorce petition. The court said it would not be inconvenient for the wife as both are in the same city.Justice Amit Borkar held that there is a possibility of conflicting verdicts and transfer will reduce the burden of...

Man Accused Of Selling Sugarcane Juice Adulterated With Beef Granted Bail By Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted bail to one Fuzail who has been accused of selling sugarcane juice which was adulterated with beef. The bench of Justice Deepak Verma granted him bail keeping in view the nature of offence, evidence, and complicity of the accused and the law laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil vs Central Bureau Of Investigation |...

Cannot Invoke Writ Jurisdiction For Registration Of FIR When Alternate Remedy Available: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court, in its recent judgment in Ashaben Muljibhai Ghori v. State of Gujarat, has ruled that writ jurisdiction cannot be invoked for registration of an FIR. A single judge bench of Justice Ilesh J. Vora disposed of a writ petition seeking the writ court’s directions for the registration of an FIR. The petitioner argued that despite her representations, she...

Centre vs Collegium : Supreme Court Warns Centre May Face 'Unpalatable' Action If Transfer Proposals Are Not Approved Soon

The Supreme Court, on Friday, stated in no unclear terms, that it would be constrained to take ‘unpalatable’ judicial as well as administrative actions if there is any further delay on the part of the Union Government in considering the recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium for transfer of judges. On the last date of hearing, the same concern was echoed by the Bench...

Right To Travel Should Be Curtailed Only In Exceptional Circumstances, Pendency Of Appeal Where Sentence Is Suspended Not A Ground: Delhi High Court

Observing that the right to travel is a valuable fundamental right, the Delhi High Court has said that pendency of an appeal when sentence has been suspended cannot be an “exceptional circumstance” under which such right can be curtailed.Justice Jasmeet Singh allowed one Nitya Nand Gautam, a convict in a case registered under Prevention of Corruption Act, to travel to Dubai for one month...

S.153A Income Tax Act| Can Assessments Be Reopened If No Incriminating Material Is Found During Search? Supreme Court Reserves Judgment

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgment on whether in an assessment under section 153A of the Income Tax Act, besides the incriminating material found during search, such materials which the Assessing Officer has on hand and the third party records available can be relied on to assess total income, or whether the assessment has to confined only to the incriminating material...