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  Gift under the Mohammedan Law. If the conditions prescribed by law are fulfilled, the gift is valid, even though it is not registered. If the conditions are not fulfilled, the gift is not valid even though it is registered. Supreme Court.

  • 02-January-2025
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  Order XXVI Rule 9 of CPC. In a suit for permanent injunction/possession, commissioner cannot be appointed to find out location, boundaries and details of the property. The plaintiff must be definite about the suit schedule property. Karnataka High Court.

  • 31-December-2024
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  The purpose of mutation entry is only limited to revenue records. They do not, in any way, translate to or confer any title in regard to the subject matter property. Supreme Court.

  • 30-December-2024
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  The limitation period for instituting probate proceedings for a Will is three years, as per the residuary provision of the Limitation Act, subject to specified exceptions. Karnataka High Court.

  • 21-December-2024
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  Arbitration and Conciliation Act. Application for referring the dispute to arbitration under Section 8 cannot be filed after the expiry of the outer limit to file the written statement. Karnataka High Court.

  • 21-December-2024
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  The Indian Succession Act, 1925, governs the succession of property owned by an Indian Christian, even if the beneficiary is a non-Indian national. There is no legal bar to a foreign national inheriting property in India. Supreme Court.

  • 20-December-2024
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  Executant of the Will having been admitted to ICU and dying within short span of time. Mere certificate of the doctor cannot prove the physical and mental competence of the executant. Karnataka High Court.

  • 20-December-2024
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  Order 21 Rule 99 CPC. Detailed enquiry into the inter-se rights of the third party and the decree holder is necessary only when the third party has a subsisting right title or interest in the subject matter of the execution proceedings. Karnataka High Court.

  • 20-December-2024
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  Constructive Resjudicata under Order II Rule 2 CPC. A prior suit for eviction and rent arrears does not preclude the filing of a fresh suit seeking damages for use of the premises following termination of the tenancy. Karnataka High Court.

  • 20-December-2024
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  Change of khata in respect of a purchased site cannot be refused on the ground that the original layout is unauthorised and illegal or that the site falls within the park or other civic area. Karnataka High Court.

  • 20-December-2024
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  Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act. Adoption of child born to minor rape victim. Consent of rape-accused biological father cannot be insisted for adoption of the child. Karnataka High Court.

  • 20-December-2024
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  Pardon. Application under Section 306 of the Cr.P.C. is akin to seeking enlargement on bail, where a second application would be maintainable, but only on changed circumstances. Karnataka High Court.

  • 19-December-2024
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