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Law Doesn't Require Registration Of Will; Non-Registration No Ground To Doubt Will's Genuineness: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reiterated that the mere non-registration of a will cannot be treated as a circumstance casting suspicion on its genuineness, emphasizing that Indian law does not mandate registration of wills.A bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Vijay Bishnoi made the observation while upholding the validity of a will executed by a man in favour of his sister, rejecting objections raised by his wife and children who had challenged the testamentary document as fabricated.“There is...
Non-Mention Of Accused In Inquest Report Does Not By Itself Suggest Innocence: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (May 22) observed that mere omission to name the accused in the inquest proceedings would not be a ground to grant bail, when there exist other corroborative circumstances implying the prima facie involvement of the accused in the crime. A bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh set aside the Allahabad High Court's order granting bail to the Respondent No.2, who was accused of murder, on the ground that his name did not surface in the...
Burden To Prove GPA Transactions Were Loan Security, Not Sale, On Plaintiff; Mere Fraud Allegations Insufficient : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a person claiming that property transactions executed through General Powers of Attorney (GPAs) were merely security arrangements for loans, and not genuine sale transactions, bears the burden of proving that claim with credible evidence, ruling that mere allegations of fraud or fiduciary misuse are insufficient. “Burden of establishing that the transactions were not genuine sale transactions, but merely security arrangements for loans, rested upon the appellant...
Statement Of Accused Absolving Himself & Incriminating Co-Accused Not Reliable : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (May 22) set aside a murder conviction, upon noting that the statements of an accused by way of an extra-judicial confession, arraying other co-accused, without affording them an opportunity to cross-examine the maker, would be fatal to the prosecution's case, and not reliable for a conviction. A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice K. Vinod Chandran overturned the Calcutta High Court's decision, which had affirmed the trial court's decision of convicting the...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : May 22, 2026
Links to the reports of May 22 :Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Dispute : Muslim Party Approaches Supreme Court Against MP HC Order Declaring Disputed Site TempleMere Exclusion Of Natural Heirs Won't Make Will Suspicious: Supreme Court Upholds Will In Sister's Favour Excluding Wife & KidsSupreme Court Designates Seven Former High Court Judges As Senior AdvocatesSisterhood In Legal Profession...
In Child Missing Cases, Proceed On Presumption Of Kidnapping : Supreme Court Issues Directions To Combat Child Trafficking
Taking serious note of the alarming number of missing children across the country, the Supreme Court on Friday (May 22) issued a slew of directions to address systemic failures in tracing missing children and combating trafficking networks operating across States. A bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice R Mahadevan expressed displeasure with the ever-increasing cases of missing children, upon finding that nearly 47,000 children continue to remain untraced across India, with...
Supreme Court Faults HC Reading Of 'May' In Tender Document As 'Shall', Grants Relief To Contractor
Observing that the word “may” used in the tender document could not be interpreted as “shall”, the Supreme Court granted relief to a contractor whose bid was rejected for submitting the Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) through a Fixed Deposit instead of a Demand Draft, despite the tender conditions not mandating submission of the EMD only through a DD. “The word “may” is also...
Regularisation Cannot Be Denied Solely Because Initial Appointment Was Not Against Sanctioned Post: Supreme Court
In a major development, the Supreme Court on Thursday (May 21) held that the mere fact that workers were initially appointed on a temporary basis and not against sanctioned posts would not, by itself, disentitle them from seeking regularisation under the principles laid down in State of Karnataka v. Uma Devi. The Court observed that where employees have rendered continuous service for...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : May 21, 2026
Links to reports of May 21'No New Dams In Uttarakhand's Upper River Ganga Basin; Only Ongoing 7 Hydel Projects Will Be Allowed': Union To Supreme CourtBar Council Elections: BCI Seeks Supreme Court's Permission To Co-opt Women Candidates Who Were Eliminated At LastSupreme Court Questions 'Shocking' Rule Allowing Nursing Colleges 30 Km Away From ICU Hospitals; Issues Directions To...