The Karnataka High Courtโs order declining to give effect to the deeds and passing a preliminary decree for partition was set aside and reversed.
AIR 2025 SUPREME COURT 5522 (B)
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Unregistered Family Arrangement Admissible for Collateral Purposes
The Supreme Court held that an unregistered family arrangement document can be admitted in evidence in a partition suit for limited collateral purposes, including proving severance of joint family status.
Justice Tejas Karia Calls for Statutory Recognition of Emergency Arbitration
Speaking at Arbitration Week 2026 in GIFT City, Delhi High Court Justice Tejas Karia advocated statutory recognition of emergency arbitration through a proposed Section 9A.
supported by an institutional arbitration framework. He also suggested a dedicated Gujarat High Court Bench at GIFT City and, in the long term, a full-fledged international commercial court to strengthen GIFT City as an international arbitration hub.
The Order of Karnataka High Court declining to give effect to said deeds and passing a preliminary decree for partition, was set aside and reversed by the Supreme Court in AIR 2025 SUPREME COURT 5522 (A).
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A registered release deed executed by a coparcener for consideration operates immediately to divest his subsisting coparcenary interest without requiring any further act of implementation, and the silence or omission in a later.
Separate memorandum cannot undo this concluded and registered relinquishment inter partes, especially when the deed is produced from proper custody and remains unchallenged.
The Order of Bombay High Court holding that appeal against order of rejection of plaint was not maintainable was set aside and reversed by the Supreme Court in AIR 2025 SUPREME COURT 5512.
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An order rejecting a plaint constitutes a "decree" under the Civil Laws and is therefore appealable under S. 13(1A) of the Commercial Courts Act of 2016.
as the proviso to that section only restricts appeals against interlocutory orders and cannot be invoked to curtail the plain meaning of the main provision.
Exercising its discretionary powers under Article 226 of the Constitution.
A notable decision on equitable relief and judicial discretion in matters involving statutory payment conditions.
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Meghalaya High Court grants equitable relief to mining lease holder on challan issuance.
In AIROnline 2026 MEG 206, the Court permitted issuance of necessary challans upon an upfront payment of โน60 lakh and a formal undertaking to clear the remaining balance within six months.
Natural Justice Cannot Be Bypassed
The Madhya Pradesh High Court set aside an order directing FIR registration and restraining land mutation after finding that the petitioners were not properly served notice and were denied an effective opportunity of hearing.