HIGH COURT MARCH 2025 WEEKLY ROUNDUP | Adoption by step-parent; Bank account freezing; Age relaxation in judicial exams; and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
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NRJ Series | When SC held that in absence of proof, deceased mutawalli’s estate cannot be held responsible for sums misappropriated by him
This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment, on misappropriation of funds by mutawalli, dating back to the year 1954.
Explained| Allahabad High Court verdict on Gyanvapi Mosque case
In a suit instituted by the Hindu worshippers to secure their right to darshan and pooja of deities Virajman within the premises of the Gyanvapi Mosque Complex, the Allahabad High Court said that merely seeking right to worship Hindu deities does not change the Mosque’s character into a Temple.
The Waqf Properties (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Bill, 2014 as introduced in the Rajya Sabha
On 18-02-2014, the Waqf Properties (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Bill, 2014 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha. The Bill contains 23 Sections.