Supreme Court Restores Possession After Ex-Parte Decree Set Aside: Om Prakash Ram vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether possession obtained through an ex-parte decree can be sustained if the decree is subsequently set aside. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Om Prakash Ram vs. The State of Bihar & Ors. Judgment Date: April 15, […]
Supreme Court Restores Stay on Eviction Order: Laxmi Chaudhary vs. Sahib Singh Chaudhary (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a tenant’s stay on an eviction order should be vacated for non-compliance of a conditional order, and the determination of fair compensation for use and occupation of premises. CASE TYPE: Civil (Eviction and Rent) Case Name: Laxmi Chaudhary
Supreme Court clarifies proper reliefs in land dispute cases: Anant Shankar Bhave vs. Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (2019) INSC 195 LEGAL ISSUE: Proper reliefs in land disputes when a municipal corporation interferes with private land. CASE TYPE: Civil dispute regarding land ownership and municipal encroachment. Case Name: Anant Shankar Bhave vs. Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation.
Supreme Court Orders Fresh Trial Due to Lack of Opportunity to File Written Statement in Civil Suit: Rajinder Tiwari vs. Kedar Nath (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial can be considered fair if a defendant is denied the opportunity to file a written statement. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Rajinder Tiwari vs. Kedar Nath Judgment
Supreme Court Restores Land to Tribal Member, Upholding Section 170B of the MP Land Revenue Code: Pooran Singh vs. Dhaniram (2019) Date of the Judgment: March 14, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 228 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and Hemant Gupta, J. Can a civil court overturn a High Court decision regarding land rights of
Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition Under Urban Land Ceiling Act: Competent Authority Calcutta vs. David Mantosh & Ors. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a civil court has jurisdiction to adjudicate matters related to land acquisition under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition, Urban Land Ceiling Case Name: The Competent Authority
Supreme Court modifies interim order on land compensation: GMDA vs. Arminderjit Kaur (2019) Date of the Judgment: February 26, 2019 Citation: Not Available Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J. and Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can a High Court, in an interim order, direct the deposit of a specific amount of compensation in a land acquisition case? The
Supreme Court overturns High Court conviction in land dispute case Date of the Judgment: 13 February 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 79 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J. and Hemant Gupta, J. Can a High Court overturn a trial court’s acquittal simply by re-appreciating the evidence, without finding any perversity in the trial court’s approach? The
Supreme Court Corrects Arithmetical Errors in Land Acquisition Compensation Case: Hukam Singh vs. State of Haryana (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Correction of arithmetical errors in a judgment concerning land acquisition compensation. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: Hukam Singh etc. etc. vs. State of Haryana and Anr. etc. etc. [Judgment Date]: February 8, 2019 Date of
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 Clarifies the Evidentiary Value of Mutation Entries in Land Records Date of the Judgment: 31 January 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 49 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., R. Subhash Reddy, J. Can entries in revenue records determine ownership of land? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question, clarifying the legal significance of
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Kalua @ Koshal Kishore vs. State of Rajasthan (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 was justified based on the evidence presented. CASE TYPE: Criminal
