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Excluding wife, kids does not invalidate Will, says Supreme Court: Why ‘natural heirs’ can’t claim property by default

May 25, 2026 10:16 am

The dispute before the Supreme Court concerned agricultural and ancestral properties situated in Brahmavar and Chanthar villages in Karnataka’s Udupi district.

‘Comedy of errors’: Supreme Court ends elderly woman’s decades-old property row, clears stalled auction of Jabalpur flat

May 21, 2026 6:35 am

The Supreme Court was hearing the appeal filed by a woman who had jointly purchased a flat with her estranged husband using their combined income.

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No DNA test as ‘matter of routine’: Karnataka High Court protects minor’s identity in property dispute

April 30, 2026 6:19 pm

The Karnataka High Court highlighted that the court can order a DNA test only after cogent and reliable evidence is led to prove illegitimacy, and the same cannot be ordered as a matter of course.

The judicial process is designed to resolve genuine disputes and not facilitate repetitive or frivolous claims, the Supreme Court said.

‘Party can't act recklessly’: Supreme Court dismisses 40-year-old property claim

April 02, 2026 10:48 am

The Supreme Court was hearing a civil appeal arising from a decades-old property dispute in Hyderabad.

Rs 7 rent, 88 years later: Patna High Court upholds eviction in long-running tenancy dispute

March 21, 2026 8:46 am

Tenancy eviction case: The Patna High Court has upheld the eviction of occupants, citing rent default and lack of ownership proof in an 88-year-old dispute.

Son assaults 75-year-old mother over property dispute in Bengaluru, booked

March 14, 2026 12:19 am

The Bengaluru police have registered a case against the son under Sections 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 118(1) (causing hurt using an object), and 351(2) and 351(3) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Bengaluru residents name road after advocate who fought their 20-year legal battle for access to it

January 27, 2026 10:00 pm

The woes of the residents of Bengaluru’s Kasturi Layout began when two developers, who are also local politicians, blocked the road, claiming it was private property.

The special officer upon going through the survey report of the surveyor/survey passed, if satisfied, shall submit the same before the trial court, directed the Calcutta High Court.

Calcutta High Court says person has right to enjoy property lawfully, junks ‘mechanical’ survey of disputed plot

January 20, 2026 5:44 pm

Right to property: Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury allowed a petition opposing a survey report of a disputed property filed by the claimants in Purba Bardhman district and ordered a fresh investigation in the matter.

The Bombay High Court cautioned that while courts are duty-bound to decide legal rights and entitlements, they cannot mend relationships broken by years of bitterness.

‘World is one family' but siblings at war: Bombay High Court slams 40-year property feud, junks appeal

January 05, 2026 4:23 pm

Justices Advait M Sethna and M S Sonak emphasised that family disputes, particularly those involving inheritance, deserve a more sensitive and conciliatory approach rather than immediate resort to adversarial litigation.