Court Can't Direct Third Party/ Garnishee To Deposit Money Without Admitted Or Crystallised Liability: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a court cannot direct a third party to deposit money in court in the absence of an admitted or crystallised liability, reiterating that garnishee orders can ordinarily be passed only after a decree is obtained and the debt sought to be attached is established as due and payable.Justice Tejas Karia relied on Value Advisory Services v. ZTE Corporation (2009)...

Judge Can't Sit Like 'Sphinx' During Trial; Obliged To Engage With Bar, Question Witnesses To Clear Suspicions: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that the Indian Evidence Act enables a judge to ask any question that he pleases during trial with respect to any relevant or irrelevant fact during the trial. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 269] The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice R Poornima held that the judge is obliged to exercise the sweeping power available to him to pose questions and...

Can An Oral Gift Of Immovable Property Confer Ownership Rights? Delhi High Court Answers

The Delhi High Court has reiterated that ownership rights in an immovable property cannot be transferred through an oral gift, holding that a valid gift of immovable property can be effected only through a registered instrument executed in accordance with law.Justice Vikas Mahajan observed,“...the law is well settled that a gift of immovable property can be effected only in writing by way of...

After 35 Years, Gujarat High Court Rejects Baroda Royal Family's Claim Over Property Belonging To Temple Trust

The Gujarat High Court has upheld a 35-year-old Vadodara Court order dismissing a plea filed by the royal family of the erstwhile State of Baroda challenging orders passed by the charity commissioner's office which had declared that a parcel of land in Vadodara belongs to Shri Yavteshwar Mahadev Temple Trust. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 169]The court was hearing a batch of appeals challenging a...

[Bombay Rent Act] Heir Need Not Reside With Deceased Tenant At Time Of Death To Inherit Tenancy: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that an heir of a deceased tenant is not required to have been residing with the tenant at the time of death to inherit tenancy under Section 5(11)(c)(i) of the Bombay Rent Act, 1947. The Court observed that where no family member was residing with the deceased tenant at the time of death, any heir of the deceased tenant can be recognized as a tenant, and...

Electricity Company 'Absolutely Liable' In Electrocution Death Case, Can't Escape By Blaming Deceased's Negligence: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that when energy transmitted through electricity line causes injury or death of a human being, who unknowingly comes in contact with it, then it is primary liability of the Electricity Company to compensate the sufferer as per the principle of absolute liability. [2026 LiveLaw (Gu) 168]The court was hearing an appeal by Gujarat Energy Transmission Co. Ltd....

Karnataka High Court Asks State To Form Comprehensive Policy For Regulating Homestays, Suggests 10-Point Framework

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to formulate a comprehensive policy for regulation of homestays, noting that the existing framework under Karnataka Tourism Trade (Facilitation and Regulation) Act does not properly address concerns of public safety, health, hygiene, security among others.The single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj observed that there is...

Tenant Seeking Restoration Of Possession From Landlord Must Approach Small Causes Court: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that Section 28 of the Bombay Rent Act, 1947, is wide enough to cover a suit for re-possession filed by a tenant seeking restoration of possession from the landlord. The Court observed that where the relationship of landlord and tenant continues to subsist, a tenant seeking return of possession of the tenanted premises must approach the Small Causes Court,...

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...

'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...