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Can a contemnor appeal to a Division Bench against a Single Judge's contempt order?

Supreme Court clarifies when Special Appeal lies against contempt court orders

Sanjay Prasad vs Madhusudan Dwivedi & Ors.

Civil Law / Contempt of Court / Intra-Court Appeals

The Supreme Court held that a Special Appeal lies before a Division Bench against a Single Judge's contempt order that decides substantive rights, and referred the correctness of Ram Kishan Fauji to a larger Bench.

Daughters have equal rights in ancestral property by birth, regardless of when their father died

Vineeta Sharma vs Rakesh Sharma

Family Law / Property Verified

The Supreme Court confirmed that daughters have an equal right by birth in ancestral (joint family) property, just like sons — even if the father had passed away before 2005.

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