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Tenancy and Land Laws — Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963 — Ss. 3(1)(vii), (viii) & S. 13(1) — Fixity of tenure under S. 13(1) — Benefit of, to lessee — Challenged — Existence of plantation at the time of execution of lease deed...

Issue notice, returnable within eight weeks.

Family and Personal Laws — Divorce — Cruelty — Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — S. 13(1)(ia) — The trial court allowed divorce petition on the ground of cruelty is reversed by the High Court holding that situation at hand are normal...

Let the matter be listed on 11th January, 2017.

A. Criminal Law — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — S. 199(4), r/w Ss. 132, 188, 196, 197, 199 & 484 — Previous sanction for prosecution — Alleged publication and telecast of defamatory statements against police officer —...

The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the special leave petitions with liberty to approach the High Court by way of review petition.

Sentencing — Imprisonment/fine — Need to compensate the victim — Same can now be taken to be integral to just sentencing — Allegations that respondent/accused assaulted and caused injuries to PW 5, appellant, PWs 4, 11 and 1 with...

Today, when the case was taken up, Mr. H.D. Thanvi, learned counsel who appeared for the respondents submits that whereabouts of the respondents are not known.

A. Hindu Law — Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Ss. 14 and 30 — Right of widow in property — Under the Hindu Law, the husband has got a personal obligation to maintain his wife and if he is possessed of properties then his wife is...

In view of the letter circulated by Advocate-on-Record for respondent no. 2, seeking adjournment on the ground of personal difficulty, list the matter after two weeks.