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Tuesday, February 17, 2026
TopicProperty dispute

Topic: property dispute

Billionaire promised empire to 3 children, then backtracked. Now, they’re caught in a feud

The dispute began at a family gathering last year, when Zygmunt Solorz and his three children began succession discussions.

Rejecting bail plea in forgery case, why Delhi HC slammed district court judges for ‘insubordination’

The court came down heavily on two district court judges who granted interim protection to the accused despite the Supreme Court rejecting his anticipatory bail application. 

Uproar in Himachal as govt offers up legacy garden to dodge Rs 1,000-cr payout in Partition-era dispute

The property dispute, rooted in wrongful application of Evacuees Property Act, has seen Mir Bakhsh fight for justice since 1992, continuing a struggle his father began in mid-1950s.

SC orders probe after 94-yr-old says court misled with forged documents to believe he settled case

Harish Jaiswal, a nonagenarian from Muzaffarpur, alleged his signature was forged & fabricated documents were submitted to court to suggest he did not wish to pursue civil litigation.

Property resumption cannot happen once conveyance deed executed, only civil court can cancel deal—HC

Authorities cannot invoke resumption proceedings to take back property bought with registered deeds as it violates right to property under Article 300A, Punjab & Haryana HC said.

SC settled decades-old property feud last yr. Bihar man now says he never hired lawyer who struck deal

Second complaint of alleged impersonation in top court after similar allegations made against lawyers in case related to Ajay Katara, a prime witness in Nitish Katara murder.

Royal family feud continues in Udaipur. Maharana won’t back down, rival faction says ‘invoke Sec 144’

BJP MLA Vishwaraj Singh, newly anointed the 77th Maharana of Mewar, says he has ‘official permission’ to visit the palace at 5 pm today. Meanwhile, the palace gates remain shut.

China’s property giant Country Garden faces liquidation petition, deepening crisis in real estate sector

In a filing in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Wednesday, the company announced that one of its creditors, Ever Credit Ltd., had filed a winding-up petition in the high court over non-payment of $204 million.

‘Want to buy peace’—Narendra Jain can’t get Salman Rushdie to end a 5-decade legal battle

Narendra Jain has received stony silence from author Salman Rushdie, whom he wants to acknowledge the 1970 sale of 4 Flagstaff Road bungalow in Delhi's Civil Lines.

‘Bogus deals, fake will’ & a landlord named Rushdie — curious case of Delhi HC’s ‘oldest’ civil suit

4, Flagstaff Road has been mired in a legal battle royale ever since Salman Rushdie’s father ‘sold’ it to politician Bhiku Jain for Rs 3.75 lakh in 1970. It was last valued at Rs 130 cr.

On Camera

Imagine if Epstein files named Rahul Gandhi or MK Stalin. What would BJP and TV media do?

The questions are not going to go away. But future generations will know who refused to ask the tough questions and who didn’t.

Tamil Nadu FM presents interim budget, attacks Centre for ‘artificially inflating’ state’s debt

DMK govt accuses Centre of withholding funds, tightening borrowing, unilateral deductions from state accounts. Says Centre's accounting & funding decisions have 'artificially inflated' debt burden.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.