Supreme Court Clarifies Effect of Consent Decrees on Non-Signatory Parties: Chitralekha Builders vs. GIC Employees (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Effect of consent decrees on parties not signatory to the consent terms. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: M/S. CHITRALEKHA BUILDERS & ANR. vs. G.I.C. EMPLOYEES SONAL VIHAR CO-OP. HOUSING SOCIETY LTD. & ANR. Judgment Date: March 1, […]
Supreme Court Upholds Injunction Based on Established Possession: A.Subramanian vs. R. Pannerselvam (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a suit for permanent injunction can be decreed solely based on the plaintiff’s established possession, without delving into the complexities of title, especially when the defendant has previously failed in litigation concerning the same property. CASE TYPE: Civil Law
Supreme Court overturns Kerala High Court order for load test on Palarivattom Flyover: State of Kerala vs. RDS Project Limited (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can interfere with the decision of the State Government based on the report of an expert committee, by directing a load test, when the government has already decided
Supreme Court clarifies burden of proof for HUF property claims: Bhagwat Sharan vs. Purushottam (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: The legal issue in this case revolves around the burden of proof required to establish that a property belongs to a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF). CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute Case Name: Bhagwat Sharan (Dead) Thr.
Supreme Court Upholds Auction Sale: Palaniammal vs. Kamalakannan (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a court auction sale can be challenged after a significant delay, and whether the person in whose name the sale certificate is issued is the actual owner. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Palaniammal and Others vs. Kamalakannan and Others [Judgment Date]:
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Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition, Rejects Patta Rectification: Edelweiss vs. Perumalswamy (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a District Revenue Officer (DRO) can adjudicate on land title disputes while rectifying land records. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Land Acquisition Case Name: M/s. Edelweiss Asset Construction Company Limited vs. R. Perumalswamy and Ors. Judgment Date: 06 February 2020 Introduction
Supreme Court Enforces Counsel’s Commitment for Tenant Re-induction in Reconstruction Case: Om Prakash vs. Suresh Kumar (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a statement made by a counsel on behalf of a client, regarding re-induction of a tenant, is binding on the client. CASE TYPE: Civil (Rent Control/Eviction). Case Name: Om Prakash vs. Suresh Kumar. Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Upholds High Court Decision on Temporary Injunction in Property Dispute: Saketa Vaksana LLP vs. Kaukutla Sarala (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a temporary injunction should be granted in a property dispute where possession and payment of consideration are contested. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Saketa Vaksana LLP & Anr. vs. Kaukutla Sarala
Supreme Court Upholds Permissive Possession, Rejects Adverse Possession Claim in Property Dispute: Jit Ram vs. Satnam Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person who has been in permissive possession of a property can claim adverse possession. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Jit Ram (deceased) through LRs. vs. Satnam Singh [Judgment Date]: 28 November
Supreme Court Enforces Settlement Agreement in Family Property Dispute: Kaushaliya vs. Jodha Ram (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a settlement agreement reached through mediation, encompassing properties beyond the original suit’s scope, is binding and enforceable. CASE TYPE: Contempt Jurisdiction/Civil Case Name: Kaushaliya vs. Jodha Ram & Ors. Judgment Date: 25 November 2019 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Dismisses Waqf Board’s Petition Due to Extreme Delay Date of the Judgment: 09 November 2019 Citation: SLP (Civil) Diary No.22744/2017 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, CJI, S A Bobde, J, Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J, Ashok Bhushan, J, S Abdul Nazeer, J Can a legal appeal be dismissed solely based on an unexplained, inordinate delay?
Supreme Court Upholds Civil Court Jurisdiction in Property Damage Cases: M. Hariharasudhan vs. R. Karmegam (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Tamil Nadu Property (Prevention of Damage and Loss) Act, 1992, excludes the jurisdiction of civil courts in cases of property damage. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Property Damage Case Name: M. Hariharasudhan vs. R. Karmegam and
