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In re: Validity of gift deed executed after relinquishing property rights via court-recorded compromise

The Supreme Court of India ruled that an individual who has formally relinquished rights over ancestral property through a court-recorded family settlement is legally barred from subsequently gifting that same property to another person. The bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva set aside the previous orders of the Telangana High Court and the trial court that had upheld such a gift deed.

Mohd. Abdul Samad vs The State of Telangana — Muslim women's right to alimony

The Supreme Court ruled that Muslim women are entitled to claim maintenance from their husbands under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). The court clarified that this secular provision applies to all married women regardless of their religion.