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Plot allotment by a co-operative housing society - Claim based on mere payment of Rs. 25/- in 1952 held unjustified
The dispute arose when Mr. S.N. Sharma, the original claimant, contended he was a rightful member of the society and was unjustly denied a plot allocation. However, the society countered that Sharma had resigned his membership in 1951, and his subsequent application in 1952 for membership was never accepted. The Arbitrator and the Tribunal had initially ruled in favor of Sharma, presuming continuous membership and entitlement to a plot.
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LGD4 SC-PETROL-ETHANOL (11:41 AM) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a directive to the Centre and others to ensure mandatory and uniform labelling on every dispensing nozzle at petrol pumps, disclosing the exact percentage of ethanol in petrol.
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A special bench to hear Centre's plea seeking clarification on the applicability of its March 11 judgment on OBC creamy layer criteria to candidates of the Civil Services Examination 2025.
RSS defamation: 2014 footage of Rahul's rally not available, media group tells court
Responding to a court summons to present video evidence of the rally, Zee Media (Zee 24 Taas) submitted a formal application stating its inability to produce the footage.
SC's judicial infrastructure panel submits roadmap for court modernisation
The Judicial Infrastructure Advisory Committee, headed by Supreme Court Judge Justice Aravind Kumar, submitted the report to the CJI on Monday, nearly four months after it was constituted on May 12.
Man gets life imprisonment for killing wife over domestic dispute in Odisha
According to the prosecution, Jena killed his 56-year-old wife Jhunu Jena with a crowbar while she was sleeping at their house under the Berhampur Sadar police station limits on the night of August 28, 2024.
Chhattisgarh court judgement in 2013 Jhiram Valley Maoist attack case now on September 5
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) court at Jagdalpur in Bastar district was originally scheduled to pronounce its verdict on August 31, following final arguments heard between August 10 and 12, but the same was rescheduled to September 5, defence lawyer Arvind Choudhary told PTI over the phone.
6 SCBA poll candidates move SC, seek recount of executive member votes
The applicants -- Smriti Kumari, Shweta Sinha, Shehla Chaudhary, Sundari, Sachin Pahwa and Krishna Kumar Gupta -- alleged that the counting process was not conducted fairly and that certain candidates received an advantage due to the manner in which the votes were tallied.
2020 Delhi riots: Court acquits 12, says mere mob membership cannot prove guilt
Additional Sessions Judge Parveen Singh was hearing the case against Lokesh Solanki, Pankaj Sharma, Ankit Chaudhary, Prince, Jatin Sharma, Himanshu Thakur, Vivek Panchal, Rishabh Chaudhary, Sumit Chaudhary, Tinku Arora, Sandeep and Sahil.
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Plot allotment by a co-operative housing society - Claim based on mere payment of Rs. 25/- in 1952 held unjustified
The dispute arose when Mr. S.N. Sharma, the original claimant, contended he was a rightful member of the society and was unjustly denied a plot alloca...
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Gujarat HC dismisses ex-cricketer Yusuf Pathan's plea over claim on govt land in Vadodara
Pathan had challenged a single-judge order that upheld the Gujarat government's decision to reject his request for the allotment of the 978-square metre land belonging to the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC). The former international cricketer had claimed the land under a state policy.
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