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    Supreme Court Rejects National Highways Authority of India Plea To Apply 2019 Solatium Judgment Prospectively
    Supreme Court Rejects National Highways Authority of India Plea To Apply 2019 Solatium Judgment Prospectively
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    Supreme Court Rejects National Highways Authority of India Plea To Apply 2019 Solatium Judgment Prospectively

    Today, On 25th March, The Supreme Court of India has dismissed the plea of National Highways Authority of India seeking prospective application of the 2019 ruling that struck down excluding landowners from solatium and interest. The Court reaffirmed that landowners deserve compensation.

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    Mother Can Sell Minor’s Share in Joint Hindu Family Property for Child’s Welfare Without Prior Court Permission: Allahabad High Court
    Mother Can Sell Minor’s Share in Joint Hindu Family Property for Child’s Welfare Without Prior Court Permission: Allahabad High Court
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    Mother Can Sell Minor’s Share in Joint Hindu Family Property for Child’s Welfare Without Prior Court Permission: Allahabad High Court

    The Allahabad High Court ruled that a mother acting as natural guardian and managing joint Hindu family property may sell a minor’s undivided share for the child’s welfare without needing prior court permission under Section 8(2) of law.

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    Husband Convicted of Dowry Death Cannot Inherit Wife’s Property: Kerala High Court Invokes ‘Slayer Rule'
    Husband Convicted of Dowry Death Cannot Inherit Wife’s Property: Kerala High Court Invokes ‘Slayer Rule'
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    Husband Convicted of Dowry Death Cannot Inherit Wife’s Property: Kerala High Court Invokes ‘Slayer Rule’

    The Kerala High Court held that a husband convicted for his wife’s dowry death cannot inherit her property. The Court applied the ‘Slayer Rule’, stating that a killer cannot benefit from the victim’s estate even without explicit statutory bar.

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    Retro Tax Claims Rejected: Calcutta High Court Says Civic Authority Cannot Revalue Property for Past Dues
    Retro Tax Claims Rejected: Calcutta High Court Says Civic Authority Cannot Revalue Property for Past Dues
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    Retro Tax Claims Rejected: Calcutta High Court Says Civic Authority Cannot Revalue Property for Past Dues

    The Calcutta High Court ruled that the Kolkata Municipal Corporation cannot impose retrospective property tax, revaluation, or municipal dues on auction purchasers in liquidation proceedings. Treating property tax as operational debt under Section 5(21), the Court enforced Section 53.

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    Munambam Waqf Land Grab Row: Supreme Court Grants Three-Week Extension In Challenge To Kerala High Court Order
    Munambam Waqf Land Grab Row: Supreme Court Grants Three-Week Extension In Challenge To Kerala High Court Order
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    Munambam Waqf Land Grab Row: Supreme Court Grants Three-Week Extension In Challenge To Kerala High Court Order

    Today, On 30th January, Munambam Waqf land dispute reached the Supreme Court, which granted a three-week extension for filing a counter affidavit in the SLP challenging the Kerala High Court’s order calling the Waqf Board’s 404-acre land notification a “land-grabbing tactic” move.

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    Family Trust Dispute: Priya Kapur Required To Reveal All Information, Delhi HC Seeks Reply To Rani Kapur’s Suit
    Family Trust Dispute: Priya Kapur Required To Reveal All Information, Delhi HC Seeks Reply To Rani Kapur’s Suit
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    Family Trust Dispute: Priya Kapur Required To Reveal All Information, Delhi HC Seeks Reply To Rani Kapur’s Suit

    The Delhi High Court has sought Priya Kapur’s reply in Rani Kapur’s suit challenging the family trust, while deciding not to pass any orders on the interim relief application today, keeping the status quo unchanged for now.

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    West Bengal Border Fencing Row: Calcutta High Court Directs State to Hand Over Acquired Lands to BSF by 31 March 2026
    West Bengal Border Fencing Row: Calcutta High Court Directs State to Hand Over Acquired Lands to BSF by 31 March 2026
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    West Bengal Border Fencing Row: Calcutta High Court Directs State to Hand Over Acquired Lands to BSF by 31 March 2026

    The Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal government to hand over all lands acquired for border fencing to the BSF by 31 March 2026. The move comes amid ongoing disputes over land acquisition for security purposes.

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    Granddaughter Cannot Claim Property Rights Once Mother Accept Family Settlement & Sold it Lawfully: Bombay High Court
    Granddaughter Cannot Claim Property Rights Once Mother Accept Family Settlement & Sold it Lawfully: Bombay High Court
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    Granddaughter Cannot Claim Property Rights Once Mother Accept Family Settlement & Sold it Lawfully: Bombay High Court

    The Bombay High Court held that a granddaughter has no right, title, or interest in a property once her mother and aunt accepted a court-approved family settlement and lawfully sold the property. Execution proceedings cannot be reopened.

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    Created Without My Consent: Delhi High Court Renotifies Sanjay Kapur’s Mother Rani Kapur’s Suit Against RK Family Trust for Jan 28
    Created Without My Consent: Delhi High Court Renotifies Sanjay Kapur’s Mother Rani Kapur’s Suit Against RK Family Trust for Jan 28
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    Created Without My Consent: Delhi High Court Renotifies Sanjay Kapur’s Mother’s Suit Against RK Family Trust for Jan 28

    The Delhi High Court renotified to January 28 the civil suit filed by Rani Kapur over the dissolution of the RK Family Trust after a brief hearing, with the Court stating that the issues raised require deeper examination and further detailed discussion.

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    Trust Was Created Fraudulently to Remove Me From My Estate: Rani Kapur Moves Delhi HC, Alleges Forgery by Sunjay and Priya Kapur
    Trust Was Created Fraudulently to Remove Me From My Estate: Rani Kapur Moves Delhi HC, Alleges Forgery by Sunjay and Priya Kapur
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    Trust Was Created Fraudulently to Remove Me From My Estate: Rani Kapur Moves Delhi HC, Alleges Forgery by Sunjay and Priya Kapur

    Rani Kapur has moved the Delhi High Court seeking cancellation of the Rani Kapur Family Trust, alleging it was created fraudulently to remove her from her estate. She also accuses Sunjay Kapur and Priya Kapur of forgery therein.

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