The Karnataka High Court held that the Enforcement Directorate must strictly comply with statutory requirements before provisionally attaching property under the PMLA, emphasizing that mere reproduction of legal provisions cannot replace genuine application of mind or justify attachment without specific material supporting such action.
The Delhi High Court held that daughters cannot claim inheritance or partition rights in agricultural land where succession opened before the 2005 Hindu Succession Act amendment, ruling that such cases remain governed by the Delhi Land Reforms Act, under which male lineal descendants receive preference in succession.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court declined to interfere with an appellate order that partly lifted an injunction preventing a 90-year-old father from dealing with his property. The court said children cannot block elderly parents’ assets, calling it unjust.
The Supreme Court held that no person can be allowed to benefit from his or her own wrongdoing, ruling that anyone accused of murdering someone or abetting the act will be barred from inheriting the victim’s property today.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
