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'Unwanted Nuisance': Karnataka High Court Slaps ₹1 Lakh Costs On BDA For Selling Same Site Twice, Directs Recovery From Erring Officer
The Karnataka High Court has pulled up the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) for creating an "unwanted nuisance" and exposing citizens to "unwanted litigation" after it mistakenly allotted and sold the same site to two different parties. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 237]The Court directed the BDA to pay ₹1 lakh to the original allottees and recover the amount from the salary of the...
Municipal Council's Financial Constraints No Ground To Deny Compensation For Land Used As DP Road: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that the financial burden on a Municipal Council cannot be a ground to deny just compensation to a landowner whose property has been reserved and continuously used as a Development Plan (DP) Road without acquisition. The Court observed that constitutional entitlement to just compensation cannot be made contingent upon the magnitude of the financial liability...
Exhibit Marking Of Documents Already On Record Causes No Prejudice: Rajasthan High Court Upholds Amendment Of Pleadings
The Rajasthan High Court has upheld a Rent Tribunal's order permitting amendment of an eviction petition to incorporate reference to a postal receipt and acknowledgement due (AD) card that had already been filed along with the original petition but were omitted from the pleadings due to a clerical error. [2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 272]Holding that marking documents already on record as exhibits does...
Difference In Nomenclature Can't Deprive College Of Admissions To AICTE-Approved AI Diploma Course: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that an educational institution cannot be deprived of approval to commence an Artificial Intelligence diploma course merely because of a difference in the nomenclature adopted by the regulatory authorities. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 117]Holding that such a discrepancy cannot override approvals already granted by the AICTE (All India Council for Technical...
State's Officers Can't Use Administrative Powers To Compel Citizens To Abandon Pending Legal Proceedings: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has strongly deprecated the conduct of a Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) who made the removal of land from the prohibited properties list conditional upon the petitioners withdrawing their pending writ petition, holding that executive authorities cannot use administrative powers to compel citizens to abandon judicial proceedings. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 116]The Court...
President Of Municipal Council Cannot Be Individually Held Liable For Decision Taken By Council: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that the President and the Chief Municipal Officer of a Municipal Council cannot be individually held liable for a decision taken collectively by the Municipal Council through a duly passed resolution. The Court observed that where the diversion of funds and other decisions were approved unanimously by the entire municipal body, individual criminal...
"5-Acre Rule" Applies Only To Coercive Attachment, Not Voluntary Sale Of Tribal Land U/S 165(6) Land Revenue Code: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that the requirement of retaining five acres of irrigated land or ten acres of unirrigated land is applicable only to attachment or sale of land in execution of a decree or order under Section 165(7) of the Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code, 1959, and cannot be imported into proceedings for grant of permission to voluntarily transfer tribal land under...
Legitimate Expectation Can't Override Tender Terms Or Compel State To Proceed With Unsanctioned Project: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has held that the doctrine of legitimate expectation cannot override the express terms of a tender or compel the State to proceed with a project that lacks the requisite administrative approval and financial sanction.A Division Bench of Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Ranjan Kumar Jha was hearing a writ petition filed by M/s Energy United India Private Limited...
'Uttarakhand State Did Not Exist In 1996': High Court Upholds Disqualification Of Gram Pradhan For Forged Education Certificate
The Uttarakhand High Court has upheld the disqualification of a Gram Pradhan under Section 8(1)(q) of the Uttarakhand Panchayati Raj Act, 2016, holding that the educational certificate relied upon by her was not genuine. The Court observed that the Transfer Certificate purportedly issued in 1996 was inherently doubtful since it referred to the "State of Uttarakhand", although the State came...
Registration Act | Presence Of Buyer & Seller Not Mandatory For Registration Of Sale Deed In Uttar Pradesh : Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that the presence of the buyer or the seller is not mandatory at the time of execution and registration of a sale deed in Uttar Pradesh, as Section 32A of the Registration Act, 1908, as applicable in the State, is different from the provision contained in the Central Act.Section 32A of the Central Act requires every person presenting a document for...
Rajasthan High Court Orders State To Inspect Measures Adopted By Cooperatives To Prevent Sale Of Synthetic Milk
While hearing a PIL and Suo Moto petitions relating to food adulteration, Rajasthan High Court has directed conduct of inspections regarding the manner adopted to prevent synthetic products by cooperatives selling milk and milk products including Saras, Amul, Lotus, Mother Dairy etc. The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Maneesh Sharma took on...