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Land Acquisition and Requisition — Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — S. 23 — Valuation of land — Factors — When the lands are more or less situated nearby and when the acquired lands are identical and similar and the acquisition...

Rent Control and Eviction — Jointly owned property — Suit for eviction of a tenant by one of the co-owners challenged — Other co-owners not joined as parties to the suit — Held, such challenge to suit rejected as judicially...

Contempt of Court — Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — S. 2(b) — Civil Contempt — Money paid by the National Highway Authority of India on account of acquisition of the company’s land — Appropriation of — Contended to be deposited...

Environment Protection and Pollution Control — Mining — Illegal mining — Directions of Supreme Court — Held, State of Karnataka and the CEC called to submit a detailed proposal with regard to implementation of the Scheme of...

A. Property Law — Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Ss. 2 and 52 — Non-applicability of S. 52 to Mohammedan law — Exclusion under — Scope — Held, S. 2 protects rule of Mohammedan law by excluding the provisions of Ch. II...

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — S. 47 — Executing Court — Scope of power — Held, an Executing Court can neither travel behind the decree nor sit in appeal over the same or pass any order jeopardizing the rights of the parties...

Leave granted.

A. Property Law — Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — S. 53-A — Expiry of the period of limitation for a suit for specific performance — Scope — Held, though mere expiry of the period of limitation for a suit for specific...

Criminal Law — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — S. 204 — Issue of process — Proceeding with complaint — Scope — Held, unless the Magistrate is satisfied that there is sufficient ground for proceeding with the complaint or...

With the consent of counsel for the parties, all the matters of the State of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana on the issue arising in the instant matters are taken on record and shall be governed by this order.