Supreme Court Upholds Patta Grant, Dismisses Title Suit: Jagdish Prasad Patel vs. Shivnath (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a patta (lease) granted to the forefathers of the defendants/appellants can be deemed valid in the absence of any formal order of abandonment or revocation of a prior patta granted to the plaintiffs/respondents’ forefathers. CASE TYPE: Civil Property […]
Supreme Court mandates reasoned orders in eviction cases: Kushuma Devi vs. Sheopati Devi (2019) INSC 197 Date of the Judgment: April 08, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 197 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can a High Court dismiss a writ petition without providing any reasons? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical
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 Allows Additional Documents in Eviction Suit: Marwari Relief Society vs. Amulya Kumar Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a court can allow additional documents to be submitted in an ongoing eviction suit when those documents were initially filed but went missing during court transfers. CASE TYPE: Civil (Eviction Suit) Case Name: Marwari Relief Society
Supreme Court Dismisses Suit Challenging Gift Deed After 22 Years: Raghwendra Sharan Singh vs. Ram Prasanna Singh (2019) INSC 184 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a suit challenging a registered gift deed, filed 22 years after its execution, is barred by limitation under the Limitation Act, 1963. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute Case Name: Raghwendra
Supreme Court clarifies procedure for revoking leave to file a suit: Isha Distribution House Pvt. Ltd. vs. Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Procedure for revoking leave granted to file a civil suit under Clause 12 of the Letters Patent Act, 1865. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Isha Distribution House Pvt. Ltd. vs. Aditya
Supreme Court Allows Transposition of Defendants as Plaintiffs in Property Dispute Date of the Judgment: 06 March 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 188 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J. and Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can a defendant in a property dispute be allowed to become a plaintiff if the original plaintiffs want to withdraw the case? The Supreme
Supreme Court Clarifies Maintainability of Review Petitions After Dismissal of Special Leave Petitions: Khoday Distilleries Ltd. vs. Sri Mahadeshwara Sahakara Sakkare Karkhane Ltd. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a review petition is maintainable before the High Court after the Supreme Court has dismissed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) against the same judgment. CASE TYPE: Civil Appeal
Supreme Court Allows Amendment of Plaint: Varun Pahwa vs. Renu Chaudhary (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a plaint can be amended to correct the name of the plaintiff from an individual to a private limited company, when the suit was inadvertently filed in the name of the director instead of the company. CASE TYPE: Civil (Recovery
Supreme Court Remands Income Tax Case: Commissioner of Income Tax-I vs. M/s Rashtradoot (HUF) (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in dismissing the Revenue’s appeal without framing substantial questions of law and providing reasons for its decision. CASE TYPE: Income Tax Appeal Case Name: Commissioner of Income Tax-I vs. M/s Rashtradoot (HUF) [Judgment
Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order on Injunctions in Property Dispute: Shri Revansiddeshwar Pattan Sahakari Bank Niyamit vs. Taluka Tokrekoli (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in granting an injunction to the plaintiff when the plaintiff’s injunction application had been dismissed by the Trial Court and not appealed. CASE TYPE: Civil
Supreme Court Upholds Villa Possession, Rejects Delay Condonation in Property Dispute: Sanjay Singh vs. Central Himalayan Land Development Co. Ltd. (2019) Date of the Judgment: 21 February 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 166 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J. and Ashok Bhushan, J. Can a High Court reverse an order that was based on the understanding between
