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Waqf Tribunal Can't Exercise Supervisory Powers Over Waqf Board: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has held that State Waqf Tribunal's powers are adjudicatory in nature and thus it cannot exercise supervisory powers over the State Waqf Board concerning the management of a Waqf trust. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 284]The court was hearing the Muttawali (manager) of Junagadh Suryawad Memon Jamat, a Trust, who had challenged an order of the Gujarat State Waqf Tribunal...
Telangana High Court Restrains Defamatory Content Against Union Minister's Son Bandi Bageerath In Rape Case
The Telangana High Court in an interim order has restrained over 50 news channels, media platforms as well as unknown persons from publishing, circulating and broadcasting allegedly defamatory, speculative, AI generated and unverified information pending investigation in a rape FIR against Bandi Sai Bageerath.Bageerath, son of Minister of State for Home Affairs and BJP leader Bandi Sanjay...
Freedom Of Religion Does Not Entitle Christian Community To Seek Specific Plot For Housing Cemetery: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that the right to freedom of religion, including the right to perform last rites in accordance with religious beliefs, does not entitle a community to claim a specific plot of land belonging to a local body for establishing a cemetery. A Bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Indrajeet Shukla made the observation while dismissing a writ petition filed by...
Trial Court Can't Order Status Quo On Property Without Prima Facie Finding On Who Was In Possession Before Suit: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has set aside a temporary injunction protecting a plaintiff's alleged possession of property under a Rs. 1.5 crore sale agreement, holding that the trial court failed to record reasons establishing a prima facie case, balance of convenience and irreparable loss. It also declined to grant status quo without determining who was in possession immediately before the...
Kerala High Court Sets Aside Order Allowing Co-Education In Girls' School; Says Rival Claims Of Nearby Boys' School Be Heard
The Kerala High Court recently set aside a Single Bench order directing the Erattupetta Municipality Secretary to grant approval for introducing co-education scheme in Muslim Girls' Higher Secondary School, Erattupetta— a girls-only school. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 574]The Division Bench of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice Muralee Krishna S. was considering a writ appeal filed by the manager...
Urban Ceiling Act | State Must Prove Actual Possession Before 1999 Repeal To Retain Land: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that in proceedings under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976, the burden of proving that possession of the excess land was in fact taken over lies upon the State. It held that where the State fails to discharge it, the landholder is entitled to the benefit of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999.It held that an undated...
Judicial Officer Can't Demand Transfer Of Sitting HC Judge, Threaten To Sleep On Footpath If Suitable House Is Not Given: Gujarat High Court
Conduct of the judicial officer is "obnoxious and despicable", Court said while upholding her dismissal from service.
Development Authorities Can't Levy Impact Fee, Open Area Penalty Without Statutory Authority: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that a Development Authority cannot levy impact fee or open area penalty. It held that Section 15(2-A) of the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973 permits it to charge only development fees, mutation charges, stacking fees and water fees.The two levies had been impugned only on the rate at which they were worked out, and not on the...
State Can't Permit Unilateral Cancellation Of Registered Gift Deed By Donor Contrary To Transfer Of Property Act: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that that a donor cannot cancel a registered gift/settlement deed at will once the property has been transferred to the donee. Such unilateral cancellation cannot be registered without the bilateral consent of the parties or a decree from a competent Civil Court. Rejecting the registering authority's defence that Rule 26(i)(k)(i) of the A.P....
Interim Committee Of Management Cannot Induct New Society Members Or Remove Existing Ones: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that an Interim Committee of Management appointed under Section 29(4-B) of the U.P. Co-operative Societies Act, 1965 has no power to enrol new members or remove existing members of a co-operative society. A resolution by which it purports to do so is a nullity, and the Registrar cannot give it effect in exercise of his powers under Section 128 of the...
Tender Conditions Based On Procurement Needs Can't Be Challenged By Suppliers Unable To Meet Them: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court upheld State Government's order introducing centralized system for procuring dietary items and non-perishable goods for Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs), holding that the procurement policy cannot be faulted because some suppliers were unable to satisfy prescribed eligibility conditions.In doing so, the Court observed that the new procurement policy...
'Merely Running School Is Not Charitable Purpose': Bombay High Court Rejects Education Trust's Property-Tax Exemption Bid
The Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Jai Hind Sindhu Education Trust seeking exemption from property tax, holding that an educational institution must establish for every financial year that its buildings and lands are solely occupied and used for a public charitable purpose. The Court held that merely running an educational institution, or being a linguistic...