Revenue Entries Cannot Establish Ownership; Title Must Be Proved Through Title Deeds: Tripura High Court

The Tripura High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking correction of revenue records, holding that entries in revenue records are merely ancillary to ownership and cannot, by themselves, establish title to immovable property.Justice Dr. T. Amarnath Goud remarked that: “This Court finds that the revenue entries are ancillary and consequential actions once ownership is established....

Motor Accident Claims | Posthumously Filed Income Tax Returns Can Be Considered For Assessing Deceased's Income: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has said that there is no hard and fast rule that posthumously filed income tax returns cannot be taken into consideration while calculating income of the deceased for determining accident compensation. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 269]In doing so the court enhanced the accident compensation by Rs. 6,16,342 to be given to the family of the deceased. The court was hearing...

'State Doesn't Have 5 Acres For Soldier Who Served Nation': Karnataka High Court Laments In Ex-Serviceman's Plea For Grant Of Land

The Karnataka High Court set aside a single judge's direction to grant five acres of agricultural land to an ex-serviceman, holding that the amended Rule 8(8) of the Karnataka Land Grant Rules entitles him only to a residential site of 2,400 square feet where Government land is unavailable. The Court, however, recorded its regret in detail about the current state of affairs. [2026 LiveLaw...

Gujarat High Court Upholds Judge's Dismissal For Associating With Practicing Advocate, Accepting Phone From Her

The Gujarat High Court has held that a judicial officer found assoicating/communicating with a practicing advocate, accepting a phone from the latter and using the same would amount to improper conduct. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 268]In doing so the court upheld the removal of a judicial officer over various charges including the charge that he was in touch with a practicing advocate and...

Reviewing Officer Must Give Specific Reasons For Departing From Reporting Officer's APAR Assessment: Meghalaya High Court

The Meghalaya High Court has held that where a Reviewing Officer differs from the assessment of the Reporting Officer in an Annual Performance Assessment Report (APAR), such departure must be supported by specific and cogent reasons. The Court accordingly directed the authorities to reconsider the petitioner's APAR in accordance with the applicable DoPT instructions and guidelines, after...

Public Authorities Can't Shift Burden To Citizens: Karnataka High Court Directs Information Commission To Maintain RTI Implementation Data

The Karnataka High Court has issued a slew of directions to the State Information Commission to prescribe a uniform format for the collection, maintenance and disclosure of information relating to the implementation of the RTI Act by public authorities in the State. The petitioner an RTI applicant had sought names of the Public Information Officer or Public Information Officers against...

Authority Cannot Proceed Without Bidders Consent After Making Bid Validity Extension A Condition For Evaluation: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has held that a tendering authority, after expressly making extension of bid validity a condition for consideration of a tender, cannot proceed to evaluate the bid where the bidder has not consented to such extension.A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma was hearing a writ petition filed by M/s Universal Agro Corporation...

No Public Interest In Disclosing Prime Minister's Educational Qualification, Degree Is Personal Information: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has observed that there is no public interest in disclosure of the Prime Minister of India's educational degrees, as he is an elected representative of the people and his educational qualifications have no bearing on his election to the Constitutional post. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 263]The court made the observation in its order rejecting Kejriwal's appeal against an...

PDS Godown | 20% Rent Hike Ceiling Can't Be Applied Indirectly Where Government Order Held Inapplicable: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that an authority which itself holds a government order inapplicable to a party cannot then fix rent on the strength of justification certificates founded on the very clause of that order. It held that what cannot be done directly cannot be permitted to be done indirectly.Clause 14 of the Government Order dated 02.05.2018 caps enhancement of rent at 20% of...

Unregistered Partnership Firms Can Claim Statutory Tenancy Rights Under Bombay Rent Act: High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that an unregistered partnership firm in occupation of premises as a licensee on February 1, 1973, can claim the benefit of Section 15-A of the Bombay Rent Control Act, 1947. The Court observed that the right conferred by Section 15-A is statutory in nature and the bar under Section 69(2) of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 applies to enforcement of...

UP Tenancy Act | Sixty-Day Timeline To Decide Rent Case Is Directory, Not Mandatory: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the sixty-day timeline for disposal of cases by the Rent Authority and the Rent Tribunal under Section 33(2) of the Uttar Pradesh Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy Act, 2021 is directory and not mandatory in nature.Section 33(2) of the Act requires the Rent Authority or the Rent Tribunal to endeavour to dispose of a case as expeditiously as possible...

Jharkhand High Court Directs Hazaribagh Authorities To Operationalise Traffic Signals At 20 Major Intersections Within 4 Months

The Jharkhand High Court has issued a series of directions to the State authorities and Hazaribagh Municipal Corporation for improving traffic management in Hazaribagh, including operationalising an Automated Traffic Light Management System at 20 major intersections within four months.A Division Bench of Chief Justice M.S. Sonak and Justice Rajesh Shankar was hearing a public interest...