In a significant ruling on property succession, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has reiterated that a husband cannot claim rights over property inherited by his wife from her parental side if she dies without children. The Court set aside a revenue authority’s order and restored mutation in favour of the petitioner granddaughter.

Following the owner’s death in 2012, the second granddaughter sought mutation of her name in revenue records. The Revenue Divisional Officer allowed her request in 2017, cancelling earlier entries made in the deceased granddaughter’s name.

The Gauhati High Court recently delivered a detailed judgment explaining how criminal courts assess evidence, especially in serious allegations. The ruling highlights that suspicion or incomplete proof cannot replace clear and reliable evidence when deciding guilt.

The prosecution claimed that the incident occurred in February 2018 when the girl was alone at home. A complaint was filed about a week later after discussions at the village level did not lead to any resolution.

At the Srinagar wing of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, a bench comprising Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay Parihar on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by National Insurance Company Limited. The insurer was seeking to overturn a compensation award granted to a family whose home was damaged during the devastating 2014 floods.

The case originates from a policy taken by late Shad Mohd Bashir, whose residential house at Sarai Payeen, Amira Kadal, Srinagar, had been insured since 2009. Though the policy was renewed annually, the company later claimed that it excluded flood and similar storm-related risks - referred to in technical jargon as “STFI” (Storm, Tempest, Flood, Inundation).