Supreme Court Restores Compensation for Land Acquisition in Haryana: Kamla Devi vs. State of Haryana (2024) Date of the Judgment: 20 December 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 1028 Judges: Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan When land is acquired by the government, how should compensation be determined? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this […]
Supreme Court Upholds Cancellation of Lease for Non-Payment: Chandigarh Administrator vs. Manjit Kumar Gulati (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the cancellation of a lease for non-payment of dues was justified and whether a purported tenant has the locus standi to challenge the cancellation. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Leasehold Property Dispute Case Name: Chandigarh Administrator &
Supreme Court sets aside High Court order for not giving notice to the appellant: Shivaji vs. Parwatibai (2024) INSC 917 (26 November 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can decide a second appeal without giving notice to the respondent. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Shivaji vs. Parwatibai & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 26 November 2024
Supreme Court Orders 6% Interest on Auction Amount Refund: Salil R. Uchil vs. Vishu Kumar & Ors. (2024) Date of the Judgment: 18 October 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 793 Judges: Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan Can an auction purchaser be compensated for the delay in refund of their deposit when an auction
Supreme Court clarifies execution of partition decrees: Joginder Singh vs. Dr. Virinderjit Singh Gill (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Maintainability of objections to execution of a partition decree by a co-sharer. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Joginder Singh (Dead) Thr. LRs vs. Dr. Virinderjit Singh Gill (Dead) Thr. LRs & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 17 October 2024 Date
Supreme Court Upholds Eviction Order, Emphasizes Proper Framing of Legal Questions in Second Appeals: Rashmi Kant Vijay Chandra & Ors. vs. Baijnath Choubey & Company (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can overturn a First Appellate Court’s factual findings in a second appeal without framing a substantial question of law regarding those findings, and
Supreme Court Clarifies Jurisdiction in Cases of Fraudulent Sale Deeds Under U.P. Consolidation Act LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a civil suit for cancellation of a sale deed obtained by fraud and impersonation is barred under the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1954. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Consolidation of Land Holdings Case Name: Khursheed & Anr. vs.
Supreme Court Directs Eviction by Consensus in Property Dispute: Sikha Ghosh vs. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Eviction of a tenant from a property. CASE TYPE: Civil dispute regarding property possession. Case Name: Sikha Ghosh & Others vs. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. & Ors. [Judgment Date]: September 09, 2024 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Upholds High Court Decision on Partition Suit: Ram @ Ramdas Sheshrao Neharkar vs. Sheshrao Baburao Neharkar (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the concurrent findings of the Trial Court and First Appellate Court in a suit for partition and separate possession based on the claim of the plaintiff
Supreme Court Upholds Partial Refund in Property Sale Dispute: R. Radhakrishna Prasad vs. Swaminathan & Anr. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in modifying the Trial Court’s decree regarding the refund of the advance sale consideration in a suit for specific performance. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: R. Radhakrishna Prasad vs. Swaminathan
Supreme Court Clarifies Partition of Ancestral Property: Shashidhar vs. Ashwini Uma Mathad (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether properties acquired through inheritance or transfer can be considered part of a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) coparcenary for partition. CASE TYPE: Civil (Property Partition) Case Name: Shashidhar and Others vs. Ashwini Uma Mathad and Another [Judgment Date]: July 8,
Supreme Court Allows Stamp Duty Refund Despite Technicalities: Bano Saiyed Parwaz vs. Chief Controlling Revenue Authority (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a refund of stamp duty can be denied on technical grounds when a conveyance deed is not executed due to fraud by the vendor. CASE TYPE: Civil Appeal Case Name: Bano Saiyed Parwaz vs. Chief
