Delhi Monthly Digest – January 2026 - 2026-02-24

(A) Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - Order VII Rule 11 - Suit for partition and declaration of ownership - Plaintiffs sought partition of property and declaration of ownership based on Agreement to Sell, GPA, and Receipt dated 7th April 1981 but failed to produce registered title documents - Defendants contested the plaint's validity, asserting it was time-barred and lacked cause of action. (Paras ...

(A) Civil Procedure Code, 1908 - Section 96 and Order XLI Rule 1 - Appeal against decree for recovery of loan amount - Trial Court decreed suit for Rs.50 lakhs with future interest at 12% p.a. - Defendants denied loan existence and alleged forgery of documents - Court upheld trial court's finding emphasizing the valid execution of promissory notes and cheques, confirming the plaintiff's entitlemen...

(A) Civil Procedure Code, 1908 - Section 19 - Defamation - Jurisdiction - Suit for defamation regarding a television series claims damages for injury to reputation; however, the court determined it lacked jurisdiction as the wrong was primarily done where the defendants resided - The suit should be filed at a place where wrong is done or where the defendant resides; further, implications of online...

(A) Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 - Section 12 - Airports Authority of India (General Conditions of Service and Remuneration of Employees) Regulations, 2003 - Cancellation of appointment - Respondent, convicted under IPC, challenged cancellation after disclosing conviction to the AAI during recruitment process - Single Judge’s order quashing cancellation upheld, emphasizing the right to appoint...