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Delhi High Court revives landlord’s civil suit for market rent after rent law provisions struck down — statutory vacuum restores civil court jurisdiction, plaint rejection overturned

Headnote Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 – Sections 4, 6, 6A, 9, 50 – Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Order VII Rule 11(d) – Rejection of plaint – Recovery…
Posted by Rawlaw December 26, 2025
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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Civil Writ Petition as Infructuous — “When the Underlying Cause Ceases to Exist, Petition Loses Its Purpose”

Court’s Decision The Karnataka High Court, presided over by Justice S. Vishwajith Shetty, dismissed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, after the petitioner’s counsel submitted…
Posted by Rawlaw October 25, 2025
property dispute
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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Case in Property Dispute: “Abuse of Criminal Law to Settle Civil Scores Cannot Be Permitted”

Court’s Decision: The Supreme Court allowed the criminal appeal challenging the Telangana High Court’s refusal to quash an FIR filed against a 70-year-old woman and her daughter in a property…
Posted by Rawlaw August 3, 2025
land disputes
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Sikkim High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Stemming From Neighbourhood Land Dispute Citing Amicable Settlement Between Parties, Holding Inherent Powers Under New Law Apply When Offences Are Essentially Civil In Nature

Court’s Decision The Sikkim High Court exercised its inherent powers under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 to quash the FIR, chargesheet, and all criminal proceedings pending…
Posted by Rawlaw July 3, 2025
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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Plea Against Redevelopment: “Dispute Between Lessor and Lessee Purely Civil, Not Maintainable Under Writ Jurisdiction”

Court’s Decision The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the redevelopment activities undertaken by a neighbouring society. The Division Bench held that “the issues in this Writ Petition…
Posted by Rawlaw June 23, 2025

Recent News

  • Bombay High Court: Party Can Directly Seek Arbitrator Under Section 11 Without First Invoking Section 8 Before Civil Court — “Pendency of Suit No Bar; Splitting of Remedies Argument Rejected”
  • Delhi High Court quashes attempt to murder case in guardian–ward dispute — “Justice must be tempered with mercy” — FIR set aside with community service direction
  • Supreme Court of India clarifies guarantor liability in cash credit overdrawal — “Surety discharged only for excess beyond sanctioned limit under Section 133, not entirely” — Appeal allowed
  • Delhi High Court quashes cross-FIRs in extended family dispute involving obscene content and assault — “Continuation would serve no useful purpose” — Proceedings set aside after settlement
  • Madras High Court orders attachment of borrower’s property under Section 9 — “Non-furnishing of security after arbitral award leads to protective relief” — Application allowed
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