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July 12, 2026

Owner's Option To Demand Acquisition Of Entire Property Under Section 94 Of 2013 Act Is A Mandatory Prohibition On Authorities: Kerala High Court

By: sayum

"Section 94 contains a prohibition, and it is not an option which is available to the Requisitioning Authority. The option is something which is available to the person who is...

July 12, 2026

Telephonic Calls By In-Laws From Abroad Without Specific Allegations Don't Constitute Cruelty Under Section 498A IPC: Karnataka High Court

By: sayum

"To accept such a contention in its unqualified breadth would be to dangerously widen the dragnet of criminal law, so much so that every telephonic communication by an in-law to...

July 12, 2026

Trial Court Becomes Functus Officio After Disposal Of Case, Cannot Later Order Prosecution Of Police Officers Without Sanction: Punjab & Haryana High Court

By: sayum

"Trial Court had acquitted the respondent on 11.07.2013 and after that, the Trial Court had no authority to entertain the application and to pass further orders for filing a criminal...

July 11, 2026

Non-Examination Of Complainant In Departmental Inquiry An 'Inexcusable Lapse' Even If Delinquent Employee Remained Absent: Jharkhand High Court

By: sayum

"The purpose of furnishing a copy of the inquiry report to the delinquent employee is not a mere formality, it is rather aimed to provide him an opportunity to meet...

July 11, 2026

Specific Performance Cannot Be Granted If Buyer Fails To Prove Financial Capacity; One Co-Owner Cannot Bind Another Without Express Authority: Delhi High Court

By: sayum

"In contracts involving multiple owners of property, it is imperative that all co-owners either personally execute the agreement or duly authorise an agent to act on their behalf through a...

July 11, 2026

Mining Lease Renewal Is A 'Fresh Grant', 50-Year Period Under Section 8A(6) MMDR Act Must Be Calculated Accordingly: Orissa High Court

By: sayum

"The distinction between 'extension' and 'renewal' is chiefly that in the case of renewal, a new lease is required, while in the case of extension the same lease continues in...

July 11, 2026

Admissions By Parties Are Substantive Evidence, Need Not Be Put To Them Under Section 145 Evidence Act For Reaching Finality: Himachal Pradesh High Court

By: sayum

"Admissions, if true and clear, are by far the best proof of the facts admitted. Admissions in pleadings or judicial admissions, admissible under Section 58 of the Evidence Act, made...

July 11, 2026

Assault On Vital Body Part Serious, Custodial Interrogation Necessary For Qualitative Investigation: Gujarat High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail

By: sayum

"Assaults targeting vital parts such as head are particularly serious. Considering the injury on the vital part of the body, the applicant has made an assault on the head and...

July 11, 2026

Subsequent Purchasers Not Bonafide If Sales Executed Hastily After Failed Mediation: Delhi High Court Orders Deposit Of Sale Proceeds In Property Dispute Between Mother & Son

By: sayum

Delhi High Court, in a significant ruling dated July 6, 2026, held that a prima facie case for interim injunction is made out when a seller executes sale deeds pendente...

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