Satbir Singh and Others v. State of Uttar Pradesh (2009) 13 SCC 790 The decision in Satbir Singh and Others v. State of Uttar Pradesh is a significant pronouncement of the Supreme Court on the evidentiary value of related witnesses, the scope of Section 149 IPC, the...
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Right to object under Section 5-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894
Right to object under Section 5-A of the Land Acquisition Act: Land acquisition laws confer wide powers on the State, but such powers are circumscribed by statutory safeguards meant to protect landowners from arbitrary deprivation of property. In Hatam Singh and...
Rejection of Plaint on Limitation: Delayed Knowledge, Fraud Allegations, and the Scope of Order VII Rule 11 CPC
Rejection of plaint on limitation: the question of limitation often becomes decisive in civil litigation, particularly in property disputes involving old and long-standing transactions. Courts are frequently called upon to balance the need to prevent stale claims with...
Adopted child can claim share in the property of adoptive mother
Adopted child can claim share in the property of adoptive mother. My maternal grandmother’s (X) adopted son is claiming share in the joint family property of my maternal grandfather (Y). He was adopted by X after the death of her husband Y. At that point of time my...