Civil Writ - Foreigners Tribunal – Ex-Parte Declaration – Delay in Challenge – Petition Dismissed – The petitioner challenged the ex-parte opinion of the Foreigners' Tribunal after nearly six years – High Court held that the petitioner was aware of the proceedings, had appeared through counsel, and failed to adduce evidence despite multiple opportunities – D...
Local Body Elections – Ward Formation/Delimitation – Const. Arts. 243-O & 243-ZG – High Court cannot interfere once objections heard and final notification issued – Petitions dismissed; elections to proceed per SC mandate.
Local Body Elections – Ward Formation – Constitutional Bar – Arts. 243-C, 243-K, 243-O, 243-ZG, 329(a) – Delimitation and ...
Registration of Sale Deed – Role of Registering Officer – Refusal Held Illegal – The Sub-Registrar and District Registrar, Samba, refused registration of a sale deed on the ground that petitioner’s title was unclear, relying on the Advocate General’s opinion – Held: Registering Officer has no adjudicatory role to assess title – Registration cannot be refus...
Civil Writ - Securitisation Application – Rejection on Technical Grounds – Signatures of All Applicants – Rejection Held Illegal – Securitisation Application under Section 17 of SARFAESI Act was dismissed by DRT solely on the ground that not all applicants had signed the petition or affidavit and that all borrowers were not impleaded – Held: Once the petition was ente...
Compulsory Retirement – Judicial Officer – Adverse ACR in Final Year – Retirement Order Quashed – Held: Sudden integrity doubt based on unverified remarks without inquiry, despite 30 years of good service, arbitrary and vitiated by legal mala fides [Paras 1–4].
Service Law – Compulsory Retirement – Public Interest – Order Set Aside – Petitio...
Trial Court’s marking of public document post-evidence closure without allowing rebuttal – Procedural impropriety partly corrected by High Court under Article 227.
Civil Procedure – Acceptance of Document Post Evidence Closure – Article 227 – CMP Partially Allowed - The petitioners (defendants) challenged the Trial Court's order marking the certified copy of th...
Guardianship Proceedings – Death of Ward Rendered Petitions Infructuous – LPAs Challenging Interim Orders Not Maintainable – Held: Guardianship Petition became infructuous after demise of DMP – Orders passed therein including appointment of Sole Guardian were temporary and cease to operate upon final orders in probate proceedings [Paras 1-4, 13, 14, 20, 26]
Probate Proce...
Sports Governance – AIFF Constitution – Supreme Court directions – Draft Constitution prepared by CoA and modified by Justice L. Nageswara Rao examined alongside objections of stakeholders and provisions of NSC 2011 and FIFA Statutes – Court held that sports bodies though autonomous must function within framework of transparency, democratic representation and accountability...
Second Appeal – Maintainability – Order under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC – Second Appeal Not Maintainable - The appellant challenged the dismissal of his application under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC which was upheld by the First Appellate Court – The High Court held that an order refusing to reject a plaint does not amount to a "decree" under Section 2(2) CPC and does not fall ...
Tax Settlement Scheme – Appeal dismissed as non-maintainable after specified date – Assessee held eligible under DTVSV Scheme, 2024 as appeal was pending on 22.07.2024 – Rejection of declaration quashed.
Income Tax – Eligibility under DTVSV Scheme – Appeal pending on specified date but later held non-maintainable – Declaration rejection quashed – Appeal...