The Patna High Court has ordered the State to pay interim compensation to a family whose house and boundary walls were demolished during an encroachment proceeding without any authorising order, holding that the demolition violated the right to shelter under Article 21 and the protection of property under Article 300-A. A house is not merely four walls but has a ‘divine spirit’, the Court observed, and its demolition is akin to ‘Brahma Hatya’.
The Allahabad High Court has ordered the State Bank of India to refund Rs 19.9 lakh it debited from a woman’s own fixed deposit to recover a personal loan taken by her late husband, who died of Covid, holding that she had no privity of contract with the Bank and that the money was hers. Describing the Bank’s conduct of shuffling her account between branches to make the debit as ‘abominable’ and a serious breach of trust, the Court also awarded Rs 1 lakh compensation.
The Orissa High Court criticized the State for unlawfully demolishing a community centre, labeling it “bulldozer justice.” The Court ordered Rs 10 lakh in compensation for violating citizens’ rights, emphasizing the erosion of legal legitimacy and the necessity of adhering to judicial processes. It affirmed the importance of due process in state actions.
The Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, led by Farooq Abdullah, is challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, claiming it interferes unconstitutionally in Muslim religious affairs. Multiple petitions cite violations of fundamental rights and seek legal intervention from the Supreme Court, which will hear these cases.
NEW DELHI: Today, 4th April: A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court by Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Mohammad Jawed against the Waqf Amendment Act. He argues that the law is unfair to the Muslim community and violates their fundamental rights. Mohammad Jawed, who is also the Congress party whip in the Lok Sabha, was a part of the Joint Parliamentary Committee that reviewed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill of 2024.
The Kerala High Court has allowed the state government to acquire land for a model township to rehabilitate Wayanad landslide victims, dismissing petitions from Harrisons Malayalam Ltd and Elstone Tea Estates Ltd. The court mandated compensation for the land acquired and required adherence to legal compensation guidelines despite the petitioners’ objections.
On Friday(20th Sept), The Supreme Court criticized the Himachal Pradesh government for not compensating six landowners in Solan district before acquiring their land for a safety zone around a cement plant. The court ordered the state to pay Rs 3.05 crore to the affected landowners within 15 days, deeming the situation “regrettable.”
Nagalaxmi Laxmi Narayan has petitioned the Supreme Court against Delhi’s 2024 vehicle scrapping policy, which mandates the scrapping of diesel vehicles over 10 years old and petrol vehicles over 15 years, regardless of condition. The petitioner argues the policy is arbitrary, violates property rights, and should be applied prospectively with compensation for affected owners.