Latest Case Updates
Attestation in Wills
The Apex Court has distinguished between Section 68 and Section 69 of the Indian Evidence Act in the case of V. Kalyanaswamy (D) by L.Rs. and Ors. vs. L. Bakthavatsalam (D) by L.Rs. and Ors. MANU/SC/0528/2020: “We are of the view that Section 69 of the Evidence Act...
Witness Protection Scheme
The Hon’ble Supreme Court in the matter of Mahender Chawla and Ors. vs. Union of India (UOI) and Ors.MANU/SC/1421/2018 has emphasised on the need for immediate enforcement for a witness protection scheme across India: “(i) This Court has given its imprimatur to the...
Executing Family Settlement
Recently the Hon’ble Supreme Court has prescribed guidelines with respect to execution and legal position regarding the necessity of registering family settlements in the case of Ravinder Kaur Grewal and Ors. vs. Manjit Kaur and Ors. MANU/SC/0570/2020: “(1)...
Welfare of the Child and Child Custody
The Hon’ble Apex Court has elucidated the principles governing the question of child custody in the case of Gaurav Nagpal vs. Sumedha Nagpal MANU/SC/8279/2008 “42. When the court is confronted with conflicting demands made by the parents, each time it has to justify...
Coparcenary Rights of Women
The Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Vineeta Sharma vs. Rakesh Sharma and Ors. MANU/SC/0582/2020 interpreted the coparcenary rights of Hindu Women as follows:- “(i) The provisions contained in substituted Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 confer status...
When Retirement amounts to Dissolution
The Supreme Court adjudicated upon the legal status of a 2-member partnership firm, when one of the Partners retires, in the case of, Guru Nanak Industries, Faridabad and Ors. vs. Amar Singh (Dead) through L.Rs. MANU/SC/0453/2020, and it was held that:- “There is a...