1st Chanakya Moot Court Competition, 2025
School of Law, Governance, and Public Policy at Chanakya University, in collaboration with the Chanakya Moot Court Society
Property Rights
J&K and Ladakh HC modifies a 5-year-old Trial Court order restraining a man from opening the windows of his house
The High Court opined that the petitioner has a right of opening of windows on his property even if they are facing towards the house of the respondent.
Delhi High Court calls the petition filed for claiming property rights on United Province of Agra including Delhi, Gurgaon and Uttarakhand as frivolous; imposes 10,000 as costs
The Petitioner claimed to be the successor and heir of the Beswan family and claims property rights to the Beswan Avibhajya Rajya as its ruler, which consists of United Province of Agra running between river Yamuna and Ganga from Agra to Meerut, Aligarh, Bulandshahr including, 65 revenue estates of Delhi Gurgaon and Uttarakhand.
Legitimacy alone not enough for Coparcenary Rights: Decoding Supreme Court verdict on Rights of Children from Null and Void Marriages
The Supreme Court has held that children born from Null and Void marriages would be entitled to rights in or to the absolute property of the parents and no other person.
Can initiation of proceedings by wife for vindication of her rights considered to be mental cruelty? Madras High Court answers
When the husband had left the matrimonial home and he is residing away and there is an allegation of second marriage on the husband, the wife cannot be blamed for not taking steps to restore the conjugal rights
Supreme Court April 2023| Marriage Equality, Unstamped Arbitration Agreements, Sealed Covers, Justice Gangopadhyay, Daughter’s Inheritance rights, and more
April was not the regular, run-of-the-mill month for the Supreme Court of India as it not only delivered some big judgments and began hearing the momentous Marriage Equality matter but also dealt with some unusual cases like Mr Put Mine, Advocate’s appearance, Justice Gangopadhyay controversy; and case of the Judge who lost job over unprepared judgments. This Roundup covers all of that and more!
Supreme Court’s verdict on daughter’s right to inherit ancestral property before Hindu Succession Act 2005 Amendment and validity of settlement deed, explained
Since the daughter had not signed the alleged settlement deed, the Supreme Court clarified that “In a suit for partition of joint property, a decree by consent amongst some of the parties cannot be maintained”.
Supreme Court January 2023| Note Ban; Free Speech; Euthanasia; Delhi versus Centre; Haldwani Eviction, Dissents, Did You Know Facts, & more
This roundup revisits the analyses of Supreme Court’s judgments/orders on constitutionality of Demonetisation; Freedom of Speech of Ministers; Guidelines to withhold life support of a terminally ill patients; Tussle between Delhi Government and Centre, and more. It also covers reports on Justice SA Nazeer’s retirement; the career trajectory & important decision of Justice CT Ravikumar; Explainers on important law points; five ‘Did You Know’ facts; Cases Reported in SCC Weekly in the month of January; and a throwback from SCC Archives.
Supreme Court December 2022| Presumption of public servant’s guilt in bribery cases; Rejection of Bilkis Bano’s review plea; Tribal Women’s share in father’s property; and more
“When the daughter belonging to the non-tribal is entitled to the equal share in the property of the father, there is no
2022: The year of 1263 judgments; 3 CJIs; and important firsts| An all inclusive Supreme Court roundup
With 1263 judgments delivered; three Chief Justices of India taking turns to lead the judiciary; a number of judges retiring and a
Arbitrability of Intellectual Property Rights’ Disputes: An Affirmative Step
by Yash Vardhan Garu and Hetvi Mehta
13th UPES Dr. Paras Diwan Memorial International “Energy Law” Moot Court Competition, 2023
[10th — 13th February 2023] About UPES UPES, Dehradun, founded in 2003, is one of the top-ranking universities in India which offers
Sections 3 and 5 of the 1988 Benami Property law “still-born” and “unconstitutional”; 2016 Amendment can only apply prospectively: Supreme Court
“The continued presence of an unconstitutional law on the statute book, or the claim that such law was not challenged before Constitutional
Explained| Can an independent counter claim under Order VIII Rule 6A CPC having nothing to do with the plaintiffs be allowed?
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of UU Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia*, JJ has held that a counter claim under
NHRC Chairperson calls for restoration of property rights of destitute widows to mitigate their plight
Justice Shri A.K. Mishra, Chairperson of, National Human Rights Commission, India today said that leaving widows to fend for themselves has to
Lok Sabha passes the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Bill, 2019
Lok Sabha passed the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Bill, 2019. Purpose of