On December 24, 2024, the Delhi High Court ruled in the case of Birbal Saini v. Satywati, clarifying property rights under Hindu law. The court distinguished between ancestral and inherited property, determining that the disputed property was inherited by Bharat Singh and thus self-acquired, allowing its sale without heirs’ consent.
The Karnataka High Court, in a recent judgment, has emphasized that an attesting witness to a sale deed cannot be embroiled in a cheating case if the only allegation against him is his role as an attesting witness. This pivotal ruling was delivered by Justice M Nagaprasanna, who allowed the petition of Rajesh Totaganti and […]
