https://lawcutor.in/2026/05/10/supreme-court-holds-will-cannot-override-benami-bar-employer-employee-relationship-does-not-constitute-fiduciary-duty-under-prohibition-of-benami-property-transactions-act-directs-confiscat/Lawcutoren2026-05-10T06:35:11+00:00Supreme Court Holds Will Cannot Override Benami Bar — Employer-Employee Relationship Does Not Constitute Fiduciary Duty Under Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act; Directs Confiscation of Suit PropertiesWill cannot validate benami transaction, fiduciary relationship exception under Benami Act explained, benami property liable for confiscation under Section 27, High Court order set aside by Supreme Court, Supreme Court directs Central Government to appoint Administrator, employer employee relationship not fiduciary under benami law, contractual arrangement cannot claim fiduciary exemption, testamentary arrangement cannot defeat Benami Act, Order 7 Rule 11 CPC rejection of plaint upheld, Section 4 Benami Act bar on claiming beneficial ownership, Section 27 confiscation of benami property, Karnataka land reforms restriction benami purchase case, Sections 45 and 65 Benami Act discussed, commercial MOU not fiduciary relationship, legal heirs cannot derive benefit from benami transaction, judicial determination of benami transaction final, Sangramsinh P Gaekwad case relied upon, property purchased in another person’s name confiscatedhttps://lawcutor.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/website-2026-05-10t120338.592.png?w=150https://lawcutor.in/2026/05/10/supreme-court-reiterates-that-courts-retain-discretion-under-section-28-of-the-specific-relief-act-to-extend-time-for-deposit-in-specific-performance-decrees-and-that-rescission-is-not-automatic/Lawcutoren2026-05-10T06:28:03+00:00Supreme Court Reiterates that Courts Retain Discretion under Section 28 of the Specific Relief Act to Extend Time for Deposit in Specific Performance Decrees and that Rescission is Not AutomaticSupreme Court specific performance execution judgment, execution court adopted hyper technical approach, merger of decrees and Section 28 application maintainability, specific performance decree execution principles Supreme Court, Covid-19 pandemic considered in delay of deposit, Justice Manoj Misra judgment May 2026, court retains jurisdiction after decree specific performance, willful negligence test under Section 28, Section 28 Specific Relief Act extension of time, decree for specific performance is preliminary decree, no automatic cancellation of contract for delayed deposit, rescission of contract discretionary relief, delay in depositing balance sale consideration not automatic rescission, balance sale consideration deposited pursuant to court order, extension of time for deposit in specific performance decree, no need to explain every day delay Section 28 application, equitable discretion under Section 28 Specific Relief Act, Madhya Pradesh High Court order set aside by Supreme Court, execution case wrongly dismissed for delayed deposit, court not functus officio after specific performance decree, fresh adjudication by execution court directed, Lawcutor civil law and specific relief updatehttps://lawcutor.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/website-2026-05-10t115639.402.png?w=150https://lawcutor.in/2026/05/09/jammu-kashmir-and-ladakh-high-court-upholds-recovery-of-excess-compensation-paid-in-land-acquisition-case-holds-inherent-powers-under-section-151-cpc-available-to-prevent-unjust-enrichment/Lawcutoren2026-05-09T03:48:31+00:00Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Upholds Recovery of Excess Compensation Paid in Land Acquisition Case, Holds Inherent Powers Under Section 151 CPC Available to Prevent Unjust Enrichmentexcess compensation recovery with interest land acquisition case, unjust enrichment public exchequer doctrine, Jammu and Kashmir High Court land acquisition excess compensation recovery, no indefeasible right over excess compensation, compensation includes structures and amenities under acquisition law, review petition dismissed by Principal District Judge Anantnag, correction of arithmetical clerical mistake in compensation award, Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal judgment, recovery as arrears of land revenue direction, Section 17-B J&K Land Acquisition Act restitution, Ali Mohammad Dar v NHAI, public exchequer protection in land acquisition matters, Article 227 supervisory jurisdiction limited scope, inherent powers can be exercised after conclusion of proceedings, clerical error leading to double payment corrected, restitution principle under Section 144 CPC applied, recovery of excess public money land acquisition, Srinagar Jammu National Highway four laning compensation dispute, Section 151 CPC inherent powers to recover excess payment, National Highways Authority of India compensation litigation, CM(M) No 149 of 2026 Jammu Kashmir High Court, High Court not appellate under Article 227, Reference Court award deduction of amounts already received, interest at 6 percent on excess compensation recovery, Lawcutor land acquisition and constitutional law updatehttps://lawcutor.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/website-2026-05-09t092717.842.png?w=150https://lawcutor.in/2026/05/09/delhi-high-court-refuses-to-quash-pocso-proceedings-despite-subsequent-marriage-and-birth-of-child-emphasises-need-for-careful-scrutiny-in-such-cases/Lawcutoren2026-05-09T03:39:20+00:00Delhi High Court Refuses to Quash POCSO Proceedings Despite Subsequent Marriage and Birth of Child, Emphasises Need for Careful Scrutiny in Such CasesFIR under Sections 363 376 506 IPC and Section 4 POCSO Act, significant age difference relevant factor in POCSO quashing, Harmeet Singh v State NCT of Delhi applied, quashing of POCSO FIR requires exceptional circumstances, prosecution evidence concluded judgment reserved quashing denied, Delhi High Court POCSO quashing refused after marriage, careful scrutiny before quashing sexual offence FIR, marriage with prosecutrix not automatic ground for quashing, compromise in rape and POCSO case not sufficient, child victim supported prosecution case throughout trial, trial at fag end quashing petition dismissed, Sonu v State of NCT of Delhi, protection of child rights under POCSO Act, consensual relationship with minor and subsequent marriage, marriage cannot become stratagem to evade conviction, Delhi High Court criminal law update 2026, criminal proceedings not quashed despite settlement, FIR No 269 of 2022 PS Dwarka North, prosecutrix statement under Section 164 CrPC supported allegations, judicial scrutiny of victim consent and voluntariness, Justice Prateek Jalan judgment, inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC in POCSO caseshttps://lawcutor.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/website-2026-05-09t092705.460.png?w=150