Supreme Court Restores Specific Performance Decree in Land Sale Dispute: Randhir Kaur vs. Prithvi Pal Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of interference in a second appeal regarding findings of fact; Validity of a sale agreement executed through a power of attorney holder. CASE TYPE: Civil (Specific Performance) Case Name: Randhir Kaur vs. Prithvi Pal Singh […]
Supreme Court clarifies the applicability of Section 213 of the Indian Succession Act in Delhi: Kanta Yadav vs. Om Prakash Yadav (2019) Date of the Judgment: July 24, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 727 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., Hemant Gupta, J. Can a suit regarding a will be dismissed for not obtaining probate or letter
Supreme Court Clarifies Execution of Specific Performance Decrees After Appeal: Surinder Pal Soni vs. Sohan Lal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a decree for specific performance from a trial court merges with the decree of the appellate court, and if so, what impact it has on the execution of the decree, particularly concerning time limits for
Supreme Court overturns contempt order in trademark case: U.C. Surendranath vs. Mambally’s Bakery (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether there was willful disobedience of an interim injunction order warranting punishment under Order XXXIX Rule 2A of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. CASE TYPE: Civil Contempt Case Name: U.C. Surendranath vs. Mambally’s Bakery Judgment Date: 22 July
Supreme Court Upholds Plaintiff’s Right to Choose Parties in Specific Performance Suit Date of the Judgment: July 17, 2019 Citation: Civil Appeal Nos. 5522-5523 of 2019 Judges: Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, J., M.R. Shah, J. Can a third party, who purchased a property during the pendency of a suit for specific performance, be added as a
Supreme Court Interprets Gift Deed: Chaman Lal vs. Kamlawati (2019) INSC 592 Date of the Judgment: 16 July 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 592 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., K.M. Joseph, J. Can a court overturn concurrent findings of lower courts on a matter of fact? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a
Supreme Court grants unconditional leave to defend in summary suit: Sudin Dilip Talaulikar vs. Polycab Wires Pvt. Ltd. (2019) Date of the Judgment: July 15, 2019 Citation: Civil Appeal No(s). 5528 of 2019 (arising out of SLP (Civil) No(s). 9368 of 2018) Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J. and Navin Sinha, J. Can a court impose conditions
Supreme Court Clarifies Stay on Arbitration Awards Against Government: PAM Developments vs. State of West Bengal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a government can obtain an unconditional stay on an arbitral award for payment of money, by using Order XXVII Rule 8A of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), or whether the court should impose conditions
Supreme Court Bars Second Suit on Same Cause of Action: Pramod Kumar vs. Zalak Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a second suit is maintainable when it arises from the same cause of action as a previously filed suit, but involves a different sale deed. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Pramod Kumar & Anr. vs. Zalak
Supreme Court Allows Class Action in Consumer Case: Anjum Hussain vs. Intellicity Business Park (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a group of consumers with a common grievance can file a class action under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, even if they don’t all have the same individual purpose for purchasing a commercial unit. CASE TYPE: Consumer
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 Directs Construction of New Building to Resolve Housing Society Dispute: Sant Lal Gupta vs. Umesh Kumar Jain (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Enforcement of a court order and addressing the rights of both original and subsequently inducted members of a housing society. CASE TYPE: Contempt Petition in a Civil Matter Case Name: Sant Lal Gupta
