Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Specific Performance Suit Due to Delay and Invalid Land Transfer: Ajay Dabra vs. Pyare Ram & Ors. (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a delay in filing an appeal can be condoned based on insufficient funds and whether a suit for specific performance can be decreed when the initial contract for sale […]
Supreme Court Modifies Advance Medical Directive Guidelines: Common Cause vs. Union of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Clarification and modification of guidelines for Advance Medical Directives. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation/Constitutional Law Case Name: Common Cause (A Regd. Society) vs. Union of India Judgment Date: 24 January 2023 Date of the Judgment: 24 January 2023 Citation:
Supreme Court overturns conviction under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act: Rajaram vs. Maruthachalam (2023) INSC 26 Date of the Judgment: 18 January 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 26 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and M.M. Sundresh, J. Can a conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act be sustained if the accused demonstrates a probable
Supreme Court Upholds Cancellation of Allotment for Public Land: Ramani vs. Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a land allotted for public utility can be allotted to an individual and whether the residents of the locality are aggrieved persons if the land is allotted to an individual. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Land
Supreme Court Revisits Compensation for Stay of Eviction Decree: Sumer Corporation vs. Vijay Anant Gangan (2022) Date of the Judgment: November 9, 2022 Citation: Sumer Corporation v. Vijay Anant Gangan & Ors., Civil Appeal No. 7774 of 2022 (@ SLP (C) No. 16019 of 2020), 2022 INSC 568 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and M.M. Sundresh,
Supreme Court Dismisses Review Petition in D. Laxmamma vs. S. Halappa LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a review petition can be dismissed due to an unreasonable delay in filing. CASE TYPE: Civil. Case Name: D. Laxmamma vs. S. Halappa and Ors. Judgment Date: 1 November 2022. Introduction Date of the Judgment: 1 November 2022 Citation: Not Available
Supreme Court Rejects Claim of Ownership Based on Conflicting Pleas of Sale Deed and Adverse Possession Date of the Judgment: 14 October 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 1005 Judges: M.R. Shah, J., Krishna Murari, J. Can a person claim ownership of a property based on both a sale deed and adverse possession simultaneously? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court overturns High Court ruling on permanent injunction based on unregistered sale agreement: Balram Singh vs. Kelo Devi (2022) INSC 447 LEGAL ISSUE: Can a permanent injunction be granted based on an unregistered agreement to sell? CASE TYPE: Civil Law Case Name: Balram Singh vs. Kelo Devi [Judgment Date]: 23 September 2022 Date of
Supreme Court Upholds Intestate Succession in Faridkot Royal Family Dispute (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Applicability of the Rule of Primogeniture and validity of a will in matters of succession to private properties of a former ruler. CASE TYPE: Civil Succession Dispute Case Name: Maharani Deepinder Kaur (Since Deceased) Through Lrs. and Ors. vs. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
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Supreme Court Upholds Land Consolidation Order: Sarju Mishra vs. Jangi (2022) INSC 629 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether consolidation authorities can determine the shares of parties based on the sequence of deaths of family members, when the civil court decree did not specify it. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Land Consolidation Case Name: Sarju Mishra (D) Thr. Lrs.
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Supreme Court Upholds Inheritance Rights Based on Proven Will: Aman Sharma vs. Umesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of property transfer based on wills and inheritance rights. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Aman Sharma & Anr. vs. Umesh & Ors. Judgment Date: 05 July 2022 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 05 July 2022 Citation:
Supreme Court Upholds Bona Fide Purchaser Rights, Dismisses Suit Based on Collusive Decree: Rajpal Singh vs. Saroj (2022) INSC 500 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a suit for cancellation of a sale deed, filed after the limitation period, is maintainable when a prior collusive decree is used as the basis for the claim. Also, whether a bona
