Supreme Court Upholds Land Ceiling Act: Customary Divorce Not Proven in Dungaji Case (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a customary divorce was valid, and if so, whether land owned by the divorced wife should be included in the husband’s land holdings under the Madhya Pradesh Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1960. CASE TYPE: Land Ceiling/Civil Case […]
Supreme Court Upholds Dargah’s Land Rights: Sopanrao vs. Syed Mehmood (2019) Date of the Judgment: July 03, 2019 Citation: Sopanrao & Anr. vs. Syed Mehmood & Ors., Civil Appeal No. 4478 of 2007 Judges: N. V. Ramana, Deepak Gupta, and Indira Banerjee, JJ. Can a civil court decide on the management rights of a religious
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Supreme Court clarifies the need for framing substantial questions of law in second appeals in Punjab: Kirodi vs. Ram Parkash (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a second appeal in the state of Punjab requires the framing of a substantial question of law. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Kirodi (Since Deceased) Through His Lr. vs Ram Parkash
Supreme Court Upholds Concurrent Findings on Collusive Decree in Property Dispute Date of the Judgment: 07 May 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 459 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J. and Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J. Can a court decree be challenged if it is found to be collusive and aimed at circumventing the law? The Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court Abatement of Appeal in Property Dispute: Goli Vijayalakshmi vs. Yendru Sathiraju (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an appeal abates in its entirety if one of the appellants dies and their legal representatives are not brought on record, particularly in cases involving joint and indivisible decrees. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Goli Vijayalakshmi
Supreme Court Remands Second Appeal for Fresh Hearing: Ranjit Kumar Karmakar vs. Hari Shankar Das (2019) Date of the Judgment: April 16, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 386 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can a High Court, in a second appeal, decide the case without addressing the substantial questions of law it initially
Supreme Court bars Civil Suits challenging land ceiling orders: Meg Raj vs. Manphool (2019) INSC 195 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a civil court has the jurisdiction to entertain a suit challenging an order passed by the Prescribed Authority under the Haryana Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1972. CASE TYPE: Land Ceiling/Civil Law Case Name: Meg Raj
Supreme Court Restores Appeal Dismissed in Default: Mysore Urban Development Authority vs. S.S. Sarvesh LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an appeal dismissed for default can be restored if sufficient cause is shown. CASE TYPE: Civil Appeal Case Name: The Commissioner, Mysore Urban Development Authority vs. S.S. Sarvesh Judgment Date: 05 February 2019 Date of the Judgment: 05
Supreme Court recalls order of property sale in execution of decree: Yatinder Kumar Aggarwal & Ors. vs. Mukund Swarup & Ors. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a property sale in execution of a decree should be set aside if the judgment debtor demonstrates that the decree amount has been satisfied. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Yatinder
Supreme Court clarifies limitation period for decree execution: Shanthi vs. T.D. Vishwanathan (2018) Date of the Judgment: October 24, 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 958 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J. and Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J. When does the clock start ticking for executing a court decree? The Supreme Court of India addressed this crucial question in a
Supreme Court Remands Eviction Case Due to High Court’s Error on Quit Notice: Shrikant vs. Narayan Singh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can decide on the validity of a quit notice when it was not a framed issue in the second appeal. CASE TYPE: Civil (Eviction) Case Name: Shrikant vs. Narayan Singh (Dead)
Supreme Court clarifies jurisdiction in Small Causes Court cases after UP Civil Laws Amendment Act, 2015 Date of the Judgment: 12 October 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 892 Judges: A.K. Sikri, J., Ashok Bhushan, J. Can a court’s decision be overturned on a technicality after a full trial? The Supreme Court of India addressed this crucial
