Remand - The Legal Chamber

The Supreme Court held that the Ombudsman's proceedings lacked transparency and violated principles of natural justice by not providing the appellant with copies of orders and a fair hearing. The subsequent blacklisting by the cricket association, based on these flawed proceedings, was also set aside. The matter was remanded for a fresh hearing. Facts Of The Case: The appellant, a former Ranji Trophy player and member of a district cricket association, filed an original application before the Ombudsman of the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA). He sought directions to frame and implement uniform model bye-laws for all district associations, based on the Lodha Committee recommendations, and to ensure elections were conducted in conformity with these bye-laws. The Ombudsman dismissed his app...

The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal, affirming that a plaintiff cannot benefit from their own wrong. The Court held that an alienation of charged property, even if voidable, can only be challenged by the aggrieved society, not the member-loanee who committed the breach. Subsequent release of the charge validated the sale, and the reconveyance deed was deemed invalid due to lack of stamp paper, registration, and crucial terms. Facts Of The Case: The case originated from Special Civil Suit No. 49/1973, filed by the original plaintiff, Machhindranath, seeking possession and reconveyance of ancestral agricultural land, Survey No. 30, admeasuring 15 Acres and 17 Guntha, located in Village Kendal Bk., Taluka Rahuri, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. The plaintiff had obtained a loan from Kendal Bk....

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