The Allahabad High Court has refused to let the State of Uttar Pradesh reopen, as collusive, a 1977 decree for ejectment, rent and damages that was maintained in appeal, second appeal and before the Supreme Court, holding that the State contested the suits at every stage. Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has held that decrees […]
Holding that a suo motu revision cannot be used to undo orders the State never appealed, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed the State’s challenge and upheld the restoration of a Jhabua family’s names in the records of land the State says belongs to a temple. Indore: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused […]
The Delhi High Court has dismissed Poonam Tanwar’s challenge to a 2012 revisional order discharging her in-laws under Section 498A and all accused under Section 406 IPC, holding the accused-wise view was reasonably open, while disapproving the Sessions Judge’s reasoning on the car variant, her return to the matrimonial home and women implicating relatives.
The Karnataka High Court has upheld a trial court’s order allowing a plaintiff to amend her plaint, holding that an amendment that only clarifies the existing cause of action, without changing the nature of the suit or setting up a new case, and which causes no prejudice to the other side, is to be allowed liberally to avoid multiplicity of litigation. The Court declined to interfere in its supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227.
The Supreme Court Today (Dec 9) expressed surprise at the Delhi High Court registry classifying a petition filed under Article 227 read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) as ‘criminal writ petition’. A Bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Sandeep Mehta sought the response of the Registrar General of the Delhi High Court on this aspect.
The Delhi High Court affirmed High Courts’ authority over tribunal decisions, ruling on a PIL challenging statutes bypassing High Courts and sending appeals directly to the Supreme Court. The Delhi High Court has recently delivered a pivotal judgment affirming the enduring writ jurisdiction of High Courts against decisions made by various tribunals. In a case […]
