Property inherited by a person under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956  is taken by him in his individual capacity By Lex Horizon The Delhi High Court, in a recent judgment, has reiterated vital legal principles governing claims to ancestral properties. The Court was deciding an application under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 , moved by the defendants in a suit for partition filed by a daughter against her father and paternal aunt. It was th

Delhi High Court in VI-John Healthcare v. Dabur India held that courts should encourage settlement and condone reasonable delays in filing written statements, especially when within the 120-day limit under the Commercial Courts Act.

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