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SUBJECT WISE INDEXAdverse PossessionThe onus to prove acquisition by adverse possession shifts on the defendant, once the title of the property has been upheld in the name of Plaintiff by a...
Setting aside the Karnataka High Court order that remanded the matter back to the commission to decide on the immunity from penalty and prosecution in the Kotak Mahindra Banks case (formerly ING Vysya Bank), a Bench comprising justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan said that frequent interference by courts in disputes before such commissions could erode the confidence of the assesses who decide to approach settlement commissions.
The Supreme Court on Monday stressed that High Courts must be slow to interfere with rulings of Settlement Commissions, as such interference could lead to a multiplicity of proceedings.
The Court also explained that the scope of judicial interference with Settlement Board's decision is narrow.
Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 639 To 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 679SUBJECT WISE INDEXAllotment of PlotsAllotment of Plots - E-auction - When the HSIIDC as the authority deciding to allot industrial plots had...