Adverse Possession -- Mere possession of suit land at any length of time is not enough to give rise to a case of acquisition of title by way of adverse possession...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife and two minor children - Admittedly, husband inherited 48 bighas of agricultural land after death of his mother - However, he transferred same in favour of his sister during pendency of litigation to avoid his liability to maintain his wife and children - Husband getting income from his land apart from his..........
Limitation Act, 1963, Article 110 -- Limitation - Title suit - When there is no adverse claim over the land, then there cannot be any question of limitation to scuttle the suit on the ground of being barred by limitation...........
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 38 -- Permanent injunction - Restraining defendants from disturbing possession of plaintiffs - Relief in part granted as Revenue Authority granted mutation of part of land - No reasons given by Revenue Authority for not granting mutation of remaining property - Bonafide purchase of entire property by plaintiff - Decree of permanent..........
Punjab Town Improvement Act, 1922, Section 36, 42 -- Acquisition of land - Appeal seeking enhancement of compensation - Delay in filing of appeal - Claim for interest - Landowners are not entitled to payment of interest on enhanced compensation for the period of delay in filing appeal i.e. from date of award of Tribunal till date of filing of petition...........
Assam Fixation of Ceiling of Land Holding Act, 1957, Section 7(6) -- Land ceiling - Taking over of excess land - Claim for restoration of land and compensation - Limitation - Remedy for taking over of excess land is to be availed by owner of land within one year - However, in the present case application against order taking excess land was filed after delay of 14 years -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 307, Arms Act, 1959, Section 27 -- Murder - Long standing land dispute between parties - Accused due to said dispute in order to teach lesson to complainant party attacked them with deadly weapons - Evidence of PW7 an injured eye witness coupled with other independent witnesses supported prosecution case - Medical evidence corroborated..........
Limitation Act, 1963, Article 110 -- Limitation - Joint family property - Defendants claiming to be exclusive owner - As per oral and documentary evidence on record, defendants have failed to establish that plaintiffs have been excluded from joint possession of suit land and merely because plaintiffs are residing in their matrimonial house it cannot be held that they were..........
Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Section 23 -- Land acquisition - Compensation - Where appellant is entitled to interest on the enhanced compensation as per provision of Act, he cannot be made to suffer only on the ground that mistake has been committed by Court itself...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 406, 409, 120B -- Accused on the basis of false and fraudulent documents made a claim which leads to award of compensation in land acquisition matter - Interest of State is certainly compromised or adversely effected - Matter cannot be termed as a civil dispute simplictor - Crime was therefore rightly registered - No reason to quash the..........
