Justice Soni Shrivastava of the Patna High Court has quashed a Magistrate’s 2022 cognizance order and the entire prosecution of two members of the Jhunjhunwala family under Sections 448, 341, 323 and 506 of the IPC, holding that the FIR was vague, belated, attended with mala fide and lodged amid a dispute over ancestral property.
The Delhi High Court has flagged a fabricated version of one of its own orders, in which an unknown person added a line reading ‘interim stay granted’ to a genuine order passed in a second appeal, and has directed that the matter be investigated. Hearing a petition over alleged property fraud, Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav gave the petitioners liberty to approach the Registrar General and the Commissioner of Police, and directed the Commissioner to inquire and take action within two months.
The Tripura High Court held that senior citizens lacking technological proficiency cannot be penalised for failing to track court cases online. Setting aside a dismissal in a property dispute, the Court emphasised that digital access and technological awareness vary significantly among elderly litigants.
The Supreme Court held that advocates cannot surrender or compromise a client’s substantive property rights without explicit authorisation. The Court ruled that a compromise decree based solely on a lawyer’s consent, without the client’s signature or approval, is legally unsustainable under the Civil Procedure Code.
The Supreme Court ruled that homebuyers can approach consumer forums for compensation over delayed possession even after taking flat possession. The Court set aside the NCDRC order and held that arbitration clauses cannot prevent buyers from seeking remedies against real estate developers for deficient services.
The Kerala High Court dismissed a plea over a coconut tree on a neighbour’s land, calling it a classic case of unnecessary litigation driven by ego clashes between neighbours. Remarking that the tree itself might laugh at the dispute, the Court said its quiet existence had unnecessarily become the subject of valuable judicial time.
