#doctrine of estoppel

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that substituted rules under the HP Tenancy and Land Reforms Act operate retrospectively, validating land resumption applications filed within the extended limitation period. Tenants are estopped from raising belated objections to procedural defects, reinforcing legal certainty for landowners and revenue authorities relying on amended procedural timelines.

Karnataka High Court rules that Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) cannot evade issuing Transferable Development Rights (TDR) certificates to landowners who executed relinquishment deeds in 2012, citing estoppel and the right to property under Article 300A. The judgment underscores that public authorities cannot raise fraud claims after an unreasonable delay, setting a precedent for land acquisition disputes involving TDR schemes.

Supreme Court rules that back wages for illegally terminated employees must be computed from the date they became eligible for regularisation, not the actual regularisation date. The judgment invalidates employer-imposed conditions that delay wage entitlement, reinforcing labour rights under the Industrial Disputes Act.

Bombay High Court dismisses repeated writ petitions on identical issues, affirming that res judicata applies even against law when issues have been finally decided.