27 January 2020
MADRAS HIGH COURT G. VENKATESAN VS. THE TAHSILDAR DATED : 30.09.2016 Summarised Judgement (Scroll for Complete Judgement) Introduction: This Writ Petition has been filed by the petitioner, challenging the order passed by the second respondent dated 07.04.2016 rejecting the petitioner's application for grant of legal heirship certificate on the ground that the petitioner's father V.Ganesa Sastrigal, died on 11.11.1997 and that 20 years have lapsed. Facts of the Case: According to the petitioner,...
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27 January 2020
MADRAS HIGH COURT M. G. MAMTHA VS. THE TAHSILDAR DATED : 06.02.2018 Summarised Judgement (Scroll for Complete Judgement) Facts of the Case: The first petitioner is the mother and the second petitioner is the adopted daughter of the first petitioner and her deceased husband by name Chandrasekar. These petitioners are aggrieved against the order of the respondent in refusing to issue them the Legal Heirship Certificate in pursuant to the death of the said Chandrasekar only on the reason that the s...
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27 January 2020
PUNJAB-HARYANA HIGH COURT KARAN SINGH VS MOLHAR & OTHERS DATED : 06.03.2018 Summarised Judgement (Scroll for Complete Judgement) Introduction: This is an appeal filed by the defendant against the judgment and decree of reversal passed by the lower Appellate Court; whereby while reversing the judgment and decree passed by the Trial Court, the suit filed by the defendant was ordered to be decreed. Facts of the Case: The brief facts of this case are that one Kartara was the owner of the suit proper...
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27 January 2020
DELHI DISTRICT COURT MRS. GEETIKA BAHL VS. SH. KRISHAN TIWARI DATED : 22.12.2018 Summarised Judgement (Scroll for Complete Judgement) Introduction: This judgement shall dispose of the suit filed by the plaintiff for partition and permanent injunction against the defendants in respect of property bearing No. 9-A/82, W.E.A, Karol Bagh, New Delhi. Facts of the Case: Briefly stated the case of the plaintiffs is that late S. K. Tiwari the father of plaintiffs died on 07.06.2003 leaving behind Will dt...
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27 January 2020
BOMBAY HIGH COURT PARVATABAI @ BEBY WD/O PARASRAM ... VS. SUREEKHA @ REKHA WD/O DASHRATH ... DATED : 13.02.2019 Summarised Judgement (Scroll for Complete Judgement) Introduction: By this writ petition, the petitioner has challenged order dated 18/06/2018 passed by the Court of 11 th Joint Civil Judge Senior Division, Nagpur (Trial Court) in M.J.C. No.192 of 2017, whereby application filed by the petitioners below Exhibit- 18 for dismissal of the proceedings initiated by the respondent herein, wa...
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27 January 2020
MADRAS HIGH COURT P.KUPAMMAL VS KESAVAN DATED : 18.11.2019 Summarised Judgement (Scroll for Complete Judgement) Facts of the Case : The case of the plaintiffs is that the property situate at Door No.94, Plot No.429, 7th Cross Street, Trustpuram, Pullyur Village, Kodambakkam, Chennai 600 024 in T.S.No.26, Block No.26 measuring an extent of 880 sq.ft. belonged to them. Originally, the said property was allotted by the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board (in short, “the TNSCB”) to the first plaintiff's...
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27 January 2020
MADRAS HIGH COURT VIJAYALAKSHMI VS. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER DATED : 13.12.2019 Summarised Judgement (Scroll for Complete Judgement) Introduction: This writ petition has been filed for the issuance of writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the impugned order passed by the 2nd respondent in O.Mu.No.3669/2018/A3, dated 06/12/2018 and quash the same and consequently directing the 2nd respondent to issue Legal Heirship Certificate to the petitioners . Facts of the...
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27 January 2020
ORISSA HIGH COURT RADHI BEWA & ANR. VS. BHAGWAN SAHU DATED : 09.02.1951 Summarised Judgement (Scroll for Complete Judgement) Introduction : For the purpose of the present discussion, it is of importance to consider at what point of time the right accrues to the widow under the Act. Facts of the Case : The essential facts have been fully set out in the judgment of my learned brother Justice Das. Appellant Radhi Bewa (who was defendant No. 2 in the original suit) is the widow of one Bairagi who di...
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27 January 2020
MADRAS HIGH COURT V. SAMPATHKUMARI VS. M. LAKSHMI AMMAL DATED : 26.10.1961 Summarised Judgement (Scroll for Complete Judgement) Introduction : Three main contentions were urged by him. The first related to the applicability of Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act of 1956 to this case. It consisted of two parts, the first part factual and the other part legal. The factual part consisted in the argument that the possession of the estate by the 2nd defendant amounted to alienation of the prope...
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27 January 2020
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA SATRUGHAN ISSER VS. SMT. SUBUJPARI DATED : 04.08.1966 Summarised Judgement (Scroll for Complete Judgement) Introduction : The Judgment of the Court was delivered by Shah, J. Musamat Chando Kuer, widow of Babuji, instituted a suit on April 23, 1949 in the Court of the Sabordinate Judge, Darbhanga, against the collaterals of her husband for a decree for partition and separate possession of a half share in the properties described in Schedules A to E and a fourth share in Sch...
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