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Land as the New Gold: Understanding Shamilat Deh and Village Commons

This judgment by the Supreme Court of India addresses a batch of civil appeals concerning extensive lands in Gurugram, Haryana, historically classified as shamilat deh (common lands) and governed by erstwhile Punjab laws and subsequent Haryana enactments. The core legal issue revolves around village tenure systems, the nature of proprietary

MACT: Supreme Court Elevates Compensation for Catastrophic Motor Accident Injuries

This appeal arose from a motor vehicular accident that occurred on June 16, 2015, involving a six-month-old infant, Shreejita Pattnaik, who suffered severe, irreversible spinal cord and neurological injuries resulting in post-traumatic myelopathy with paraplegia and 90% locomotor disability. While the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) awarded ₹30,12,960.00 and the

Revisional Scrutiny of Unreasoned Eviction Orders under the Delhi Rent Control Act

This petition was filed under the proviso to Section 25B(8) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 (DRC Act) challenging the order and judgment dated 17.12.2022 passed by the Additional Rent Controller (ARC) in an eviction petition. The petitioner’s core grievance was that the trial court failed to evaluate and

Revisional Review of Eviction Orders under the Delhi Rent Control Act

The present petition was filed under the proviso to Section 25B(8) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 (DRC Act) to challenge an order and judgment dated 17.12.2022 passed by the Additional Rent Controller (ARC) in an eviction petition. The High Court of Delhi examined whether the ARC had properly

High Court Sets Aside Eviction Order for Omission of Material Plea

This revision petition under Section 25-B(8) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 (DRC Act) was filed by the petitioner-tenant to challenge an eviction order dated February 28, 2026, passed by the learned ARC, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi. The petitioner argued that the trial court failed to consider a critical

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