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Delhi High Court upholds cheque bounce conviction despite privity and limitation objections — “Statutory presumptions prevail, revision jurisdiction limited”

1. Court’s decision The Delhi High Court dismissed a criminal revision petition and upheld concurrent findings of conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The Court ruled…

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Rawlaw February 10, 2026

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Madras High Court holds that revenue authority’s power to evict encroachers on government poramboke land is statutory in nature: “Court cannot substitute its own satisfaction”

Court’s Decision The Madras High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging eviction proceedings initiated by the Revenue Divisional Officer under the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905. The Court held…

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Rawlaw July 24, 2025

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