Hospital canteen liability upheld on the occupant’s earlier pleadings
A hospital-canteen bidder resisted rent recovery and eviction by asserting that only his son occupied the premises under an older low-rent arrangement.
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
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Borrower Cannot Compel OTS Contrary To An Unchallenged Settlement Policy
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court upheld rejection of a one-time-settlement proposal where the secured assets’ net present value exceeded the dues and...
Section 8 reference retained; court-appointed association removed
An apple supplier’s accounts-and-injunction suit had been referred to arbitration, with the trial court appointing the Fruit Association at Sopore as arbitrator and requiring an...
Demarcation reassigned to avoid a familial conflict
The appellants challenged a writ order leaving their application for demarcation of land at Narkara to the Tehsildar, Budgam.
GST Appeal Revived For Merits Hearing After Limitation-Only Dismissal
A Division Bench of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court revived a GST appeal dismissed solely as time-barred, remanding computation of tax for...
Migrants-property eviction: statutory appeal, with limited limitation relief
Challenging an eviction notice under the migrants-property legislation, the petitioner argued that the Tehsildar lacked authority.
Discovery dispute: trial court to verify the decree actually on record
The petitioners challenged refusal of discovery and production of documents bearing on an adoption and an old compromise decree.
Interim Challenge Withdrawn After Merger Into Final Appellate Order
A Division Bench of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court permitted withdrawal of the underlying supervisory petition after finding that the interim appellate...
Cheque-Based Summary Suit Raises Triable Issues Where Underlying Land Title Is Substantially Disputed
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court upheld unconditional leave to defend a Rs. 1.35-crore summary suit founded on dishonoured cheques linked to a...
Implementation cannot enlarge a status-quo injunction
In a partition suit, the trial court had directed status quo over the property, then purported to implement that order by requiring the Tehsildar, with...