Supreme Court Upholds Auction Sale After 30-Year Land Acquisition Dispute: Jagan Singh & Co. vs. Ludhiana Improvement Trust (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an auction sale of property can be set aside due to procedural irregularities after multiple opportunities for objections were missed by the judgment debtor, and whether a bona fide auction purchaser’s rights are […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Powers of Delhi School Tribunal on Back Wages in Reinstatement Cases Date of the Judgment: 28 July 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 648 Judges: K.M. Joseph, J., Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, J. Can a school tribunal order back wages when reinstating an employee, or is this decision solely within the purview of the school’s
Supreme Court Allows Substitution of Legal Heir Despite Other Claimants: R. Krsna Murti vs. R.R. Jagadesan (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a legal heir can be substituted in a suit when other legal heirs exist. CASE TYPE: Civil (Succession) Case Name: R. Krsna Murti vs. R.R. Jagadesan Judgment Date: 21 July 2022 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Remands Land Dispute Case: Farooqi Begum vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in upholding the lower courts’ decision regarding the resumption of a land grant and the possession of the disputed property. CASE TYPE: Civil Land Dispute Case Name: Farooqi Begum (D) By Lrs. vs. The
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Supreme Court Restricts Amendment of Pleadings to Challenge Mortgages: Asian Hotels (North) Ltd. vs. Alok Kumar Lodha & Ors. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a plaintiff can amend their suit to challenge mortgages on a property when their original suit concerns the revocation of a license agreement. CASE TYPE: Civil. Case Name: Asian Hotels (North) Ltd.
Supreme Court Upholds Striking Off Defence for Non-Payment of Rent: Asha Rani Gupta vs. Vineet Kumar (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a tenant’s defense can be struck off for failing to deposit rent as per Order XV Rule 5 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, even if the tenant denies the landlord-tenant relationship. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Upholds Temple’s Right Over Dedicated Jewelry: R.M. Sundaram vs. Sri Kayarohanasamy Temple (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether certain jewelry kept in a temple vault constitutes a specific endowment for the deity or belongs to the family that placed it there. CASE TYPE: Religious Endowment/Civil Case Name: R.M. Sundaram @ Meenakshisundaram v. Sri Kayarohanasamy and
Supreme Court Restores Consent Decree in Property Dispute: Hemantha Kumar vs. R. Mahadevaiah (2022) Date of the Judgment: July 11, 2022 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 4108 of 2022 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and B.V. Nagarathna, J. Can a consent decree, agreed upon by all parties and initially approved by a trial court, be overturned simply
Supreme Court Refuses to Transfer Arbitration Case Based on Territorial Jurisdiction Date of the Judgment: July 6, 2022 Judges: J.K. Maheshwari, J. Can the Supreme Court transfer a case based on a challenge to the territorial jurisdiction of a lower court? The Supreme Court recently addressed this question in a transfer petition related to an
Supreme Court on Maintainability of Single Appeal Against Consolidated Judgments LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a single appeal is maintainable against a common judgment and two separate decrees passed in two consolidated suits. CASE TYPE: Civil Procedure Case Name: M/S Ramnath Exports Pvt. Ltd. vs. Vinita Mehta & Anr. Judgment Date: 05 July 2022 Introduction Date of
Supreme Court Clarifies Arbitration Under Section 21 of the Arbitration Act, 1940: M.P. Rajya Tilhan Utpadak vs. Modi Transport (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a matter in a pending suit can be referred to arbitration under Section 21 of the Arbitration Act, 1940 without a clear agreement between all parties. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: M.P.
Supreme Court clarifies procedure for preliminary issues in civil suits: Sathyanath vs. Sarojamani (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Procedure for framing preliminary issues in civil suits CASE TYPE: Civil Procedure Case Name: Sathyanath & Anr. vs. Sarojamani [Judgment Date]: 6 May 2022 Date of the Judgment: 6 May 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 445 Judges: Hemant Gupta, J.,
