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Can a High Court substitute an injunction decree with compensation never sought by the plaintiff?
Rajat Kumar and Others vs S D Adarsh Jain Kanya Maha Vidyalaya Sadhaura and Others
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order that replaced a mandatory injunction decree with monetary compensation awarded without any such prayer by the plaintiff.
Can a Hindu widow's limited interest become absolute ownership without a formal partition?
Ganapati (Dead) by his LRs vs Prabhakar & Others
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, upholding that Kashibai's limited interest under the Hindu Women's Rights to Property Act, 1937 was converted into absolute ownership under Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, and partition was not a prerequisite for this transformation.
Can a suspicious will with unexplained cuttings and incorrect recitals disinherit a widow?
Sardari Lal vs Bishan Dass & Ors.
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order and restored the trial court's decree declaring the widow as sole owner, holding the will was rightly discarded as it was shrouded in unexplained suspicious circumstances.
Can long religious possession of land without hostile intent prove adverse possession?
Bhag Singh (D) Thr. Mahant Kashmir Singh vs. Basant Kaur (D) Thr. LRS. and Others
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that revenue entries describing possession for religious purposes cannot by themselves prove a completed dedication or adverse possession of agricultural land.
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