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Supreme Court: Rejection of Plaint Under Order VII Rule 11 CPC for Undervaluation or Deficit Court Fee is Not Automatic — Plaintiff Must Be Given Opportunity to Cure the Defect

The Supreme Court of India has held that the rejection of a plaint under Order VII Rule 11(b) or (c) of the Code of Civil Procedure ("the Code") on the…

Supreme Court: Probate Obtained by Suppressing Material Facts and Without Impleading Necessary Parties is Liable to be Revoked

The Supreme Court of India has held that a probate granted without impleading necessary parties and without full disclosure of material facts is liable to be revoked under Section 263…

Supreme Court Holds That Mere Entry in Municipal Property Register Does Not Constitute Proof of Ownership; Civil Court Decree Attaining Finality Cannot Be Unsettled by Corporation

The Supreme Court has observed that a mere entry in the immovable properties register maintained by a Municipal Corporation cannot, by itself, establish title or ownership over land. A bench…

Supreme Court Declines to Interfere with Criminal Contempt Proceedings Against Advocate for Unsubstantiated Allegations Against Sitting Judge in Press Conference

The Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the criminal contempt proceedings initiated by the Bombay High Court against Advocate Nilesh C. Ojha for making serious imputations against a sitting…

Madras High Court slams State for leasing out “prime water bodies”

Madras High Court slammed the Central Government for issuing the government order (GO) that had allowed the lease of government land, including water bodies, to a private cement company. The…