Legal Heirs Of 'Korfa' Cultivator Cannot Claim Compensation Decades After Cultivation Ceased: Tripura High Court

The Tripura High Court has held that legal heirs of a 'Korfa' or under-raiyat cannot claim a share in land acquisition compensation merely on the basis of old revenue records when there is no evidence that they continued cultivation or possessed a subsisting tenancy right on the date of acquisition.Justice Dr. T. Amarnath Goud remarked that: “The petitioner/legal heirs cannot enter into...

Pillion Rider Not Covered Under Act-Only Motor Insurance Policy Without Additional Premium: Tripura High Court

The Tripura High Court has held that a pillion rider travelling on a two-wheeler is not covered under a statutory 'Act-only' or liability insurance policy unless the risk of the pillion rider is specifically covered by payment of an additional premium.Justice Dr. T. Amarnath Goud held that: “Therefore, a pillion rider is not covered under a statutory/Act-only policy and that the insurer is...

Acquisition Of Additional Land Cannot Be Done Through Corrigendum; Authorities Must Follow Statutory Procedure: Tripura High Court

The Tripura High Court has held that additional land required for a public project cannot be acquired merely by issuing a corrigendum to an earlier land acquisition notification, particularly after the original acquisition proceedings have concluded and compensation has been paid. The Court directed the authorities to return 0.019 acres of land to the petitioner, while permitting them to...

Court May Waive Remaining Sentence & Direct Deportation Of Foreign National Upon State's No-Objection: Tripura High Court

The Tripura High Court has modified the sentence of a Bangladeshi woman convicted for illegally entering India, restricting her imprisonment to the period already undergone and directing the State authorities to deport her to Bangladesh. The Court took a lenient view after noting that the appellant had no criminal antecedents, had pleaded guilty, and that the State Government had no objection...

Revenue Entries Cannot Establish Ownership; Title Must Be Proved Through Title Deeds: Tripura High Court

The Tripura High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking correction of revenue records, holding that entries in revenue records are merely ancillary to ownership and cannot, by themselves, establish title to immovable property.Justice Dr. T. Amarnath Goud remarked that: “This Court finds that the revenue entries are ancillary and consequential actions once ownership is established....

Freedom Of Speech Does Not Protect Defamatory, Abusive Or Malicious Social Media Content: Tripura High Court

The Tripura High Court has refused to quash FIRs and charge sheets against a content creator accused of making allegedly derogatory remarks against the Prime Minister, the Mayor of Agartala and Mata Tripureswari on social media. The Court observed that while freedom of speech is a fundamental right, it is subject to the reasonable restrictions under Article 19(2) of the Constitution,...

Recruitment Authorities Are Estopped From Contradicting Previously Accepted Final Answer Key: Tripura High Court

The Tripura High Court has held that recruitment authorities cannot subsequently depart from a position reflected in their earlier final answer key, particularly where the same answer had been accepted as correct in a previous examination. The Court observed that the Teachers' Recruitment Board, Tripura (TRBT), was estopped from taking a contrary stand in respect of an answer which it...

Tripura High Court Sets Aside Divorce Decree, Says Mere Separate Residence Or Filing Domestic Violence Case Cannot Amount To Cruelty

The Tripura High Court has set aside a decree of divorce granted by the Family Court, Dharmanagar, holding that the husband failed to establish that his wife had treated him with cruelty under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The Court remarked that the Family Court had relied on assumptions and circumstances which could not constitute a valid ground for divorce. Division...

Tripura High Court Upholds Life Imprisonment Of Woman For Burning Pregnant Daughter-In-Law

The Tripura High Court has upheld the conviction and life imprisonment of a woman for the murder of her pregnant daughter-in-law, holding that the oral and written dying declarations of the deceased were reliable and sufficient to sustain the conviction. The Court observed that a conviction can be based on an uncorroborated dying declaration where the Court finds it reliable. A Division Bench...

Disputed Land-Acquisition Records Require Crime Branch Investigation With Signature Verification & Cyber Forensics: Tripura High Court

The Tripura High Court has directed the Crime Branch to investigate a land-acquisition dispute concerning the NH-208 project and subject the disputed records to signature verification and cyber forensics, after the petitioner questioned the authenticity of a statement and email relied upon by the authorities to claim that joint verification and demarcation of her land had been conducted....

15-Year Contractual University Employee Entitled To Regularisation: Tripura High Court Rules After Finding Repeated Re-Designation Arbitrary

The Tripura High Court has held that a contractual university employee's nearly 15 years of continuous service cannot be disregarded merely on account of the contractual label attached to her initial appointment, and directed regularisation of her services. The Court observed that the appellant's role as Lecturer and subsequently as Assistant Placement Officer was essential and...

Municipal Officer Cannot Take One-Sided Demolition Action Pending Statutory Appeal: Tripura High Court

The Tripura High Court has observed that municipal authorities should not entertain complaints or initiate further coercive action concerning an alleged unauthorized construction when a statutory appeal against the demolition order is already pending before the competent appellate authority. The Court remarked that such an approach could unnecessarily draw citizens into...