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Supreme Court: “Minor Can Repudiate Guardian’s Sale by Conduct; No Need for Separate Suit to Set Aside Voidable Transaction” — Court Restores Trial Court’s Decree, Clarifies Law under Section 8 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling on the interpretation of Section 8 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, held that a minor, upon attaining majority,…
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Bombay High Court Holds Shantistar Builders Judgment Applies Prospectively, Denies Builder’s Request to Limit Government’s Tenement Share from 30% to 5%, Observing “Prospective Interpretation of Law is Consistent with Judicial Discipline and Fairness” Under Urban Land Ceiling Scheme

Court’s Decision The Bombay High Court Full Bench concluded that the law laid down by the Supreme Court in Shantistar Builders capping government nominee allotments at 5% under the Urban…