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  The Delhi Witness Protection Scheme, 2025: A Landmark Initiative for Justice By Abhishek Jat, Advocate The Delhi Witness Protection Scheme, 2025 has been introduced by the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi to safeguard witnesses from potential threats, intimidation, and coercion. This initiative, effective from February 28, 2025, aims to ensure that witnesses can testify without fear, thereby strengthening the judicial system. Witnesses often face significant risks while assisting in criminal proceedings, making this scheme a crucial step in upholding the rule of law. To address varying levels of threats, the scheme categorizes witnesses into three distinct groups. Category A includes individuals whose lives or those of their family members are at risk. Category B pertains to witnesses facing threats to their safety, reputation, or property. Meanwhile, Category C covers those subjected to harassment or intimidation, which may affect their dignity or ass...

  Supreme Court Reinforces the Importance of Proper Property  Transfers: A Cautionary Tale for Buyers and Sellers By Abhishek Jat, Advocate In a landmark judgment delivered on February 27, 2025, the Supreme Court of India, in the case of  M.S. Ananthamurthy & Anr. vs. J. Manjula & Ors.  (2025 INSC 273), has once again emphasized the critical importance of adhering to legal formalities in property transactions. The Court’s ruling serves as a stern reminder that shortcuts in property dealings, such as relying on unregistered documents or General Power of Attorney (GPA) transactions, can lead to severe legal consequences. This judgment reinforces the Court’s earlier stance in the 2012  Suraj Lamp  case, which had already warned against the perils of such informal property transfers. Background of the Case The dispute revolved around a property in Bangalore, originally owned by Muniyappa. In 1986, Muniyappa executed an unregistered agreement to se...