Date of the Judgment: March 07, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 337 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Ujjal Bhuyan, J. Can a party claim leasehold rights over a property based solely on an agreement to lease, without a formal lease deed being executed? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a dispute involving […]
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 20 February 2025 Judges: Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, J., Manoj Misra, J. Can a High Court interfere with the specific terms of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) once it acknowledges that holding a sports event is a policy matter? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a recent case
Introduction Date of the Judgment: February 17, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 232 Judges: Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K. Vinod Chandran Can a state government withdraw a No Objection Certificate (NOC) that it initially granted for the establishment of a private Ayurvedic medical college? This question was at the heart of a recent dispute before the
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 13 February 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 207 Judges: Surya Kant, J. and Ujjal Bhuyan, J. When contractual obligations are not honoured in property allotment cases, what recourse do parties have? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed a dispute between M/s. Tomorrowland Limited and the Housing and Urban Development Corporation
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a real estate developer can forfeit 20% of the basic sale price as earnest money upon cancellation of an apartment booking by the buyer. CASE TYPE: Consumer Law Case Name: Godrej Projects Development Limited vs. Anil Karlekar & Ors. [Judgment Date]: February 3, 2025 Date of the Judgment: February 3, 2025 Citation:
Date of the Judgment: 27 January 2025 Citation: (2025) INSC 112 Judges: Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice K. Vinod Chandran Can an LPG distributorship allotment be cancelled if the land offered is subject to a dispute? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question. This case revolves around a contested allotment of an LPG
LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of contract clauses regarding variations in quantity of work. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law Case Name: Somdatt Builders –NCC – NEC(JV) vs. National Highways Authority of India & Ors. Judgment Date: 27 January 2025 Date of the Judgment: 27 January 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 113 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J. and Ujjal Bhuyan,
Specific Performance Suit Not Barred by Prior Injunction Suit: Cuddalore Powergen vs. Chemplast Cuddalore (2025) INSC 73 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a suit for specific performance of a contract is barred by a prior suit for permanent injunction concerning the same property. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Contract Law, Specific Performance Case Name: Cuddalore Powergen Corporation Ltd
Supreme Court Allows Amendment of Plaint in Contract Dispute: State of West Bengal vs. PAM Developments (2025) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a subsequent debarment order constitutes a continuous cause of action allowing for amendment of a plaint in an existing suit, and whether a fresh notice under Section 80 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
Supreme Court Upholds Municipal Corporation’s Right: Century Textiles Loses Claim for Conveyance (2025) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a lease agreement mandates conveyance of property upon expiry of the lease term, and the implications of delay in seeking such conveyance. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Property Law, Municipal Law Case Name: The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai &
Supreme Court Upholds Recovery of Dues from Rice Millers as Public Demand Date of the Judgment: 18 December 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 999 Judges: Hrishikesh Roy, J., S.V.N. Bhatti, J. Can a State government recover dues from rice millers for undelivered custom milled rice (CMR) as a ‘public demand’? The Supreme Court of India recently
Supreme Court Relaxes Penalty for Resigning from MD Seat Due to Prospectus Confusion: S. Gunasekaran vs. The Under Secretary to Govt. (2024) Date of the Judgment: 17 December 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 1018 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J., K.V. Viswanathan, J. Can a student be penalized for resigning from a medical seat when the institution’s prospectus
