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 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
Supreme Court Clarifies Post-Award Interest Calculation in Arbitration: North Delhi Municipal Corporation vs. S.A. Builders Ltd. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Calculation of post-award interest on arbitral awards. CASE TYPE: Arbitration. Case Name: North Delhi Municipal Corporation vs. M/s. S.A. Builders Ltd. [Judgment Date]: 17 December 2024 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 17 December 2024 Citation: 2024
Supreme Court Upholds High Court Decision on Specific Performance: R. Shama Naik vs. G. Srinivasiah (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the plaintiff demonstrated readiness and willingness to perform their part of a contract for specific performance. CASE TYPE: Specific Performance of Contract. Case Name: R. Shama Naik vs. G. Srinivasiah. [Judgment Date]: 28 November 2024. Introduction
Supreme Court Reverses Specific Performance Decree: R. Kandasamy vs. T.R.K. Sarawathy (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the buyer was ready and willing to perform her part of the contract in a suit for specific performance of a sale agreement. CASE TYPE: Civil, Specific Performance Case Name: R. Kandasamy (Since Dead) & Ors. vs. T.R.K. Sarawathy &
Supreme Court Upholds Settlement Deed in Property Dispute: Ramachandra Reddy vs. Ramulu Ammal (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a deed transferring property among family members constitutes a gift or a settlement deed, and the implications for property rights. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Law Case Name: Ramachandra Reddy (Dead) Thr. Lrs. & Ors. vs. Ramulu Ammal (Dead)
Supreme Court Upholds Specific Performance of Agreement to Sell in Land Dispute: Shyam Kumar Inani vs. Vinod Agrawal (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an Agreement to Sell land can be enforced through specific performance, especially when the full sale consideration was paid, possession was given, and the seller’s legal heirs refuse to execute the sale deed.
Supreme Court Appoints Arbitrator in Dispute Over Assigned Contracts: Lifeforce Cryobank vs. Cryoviva Biotech (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an arbitration agreement can be assigned along with the main contract, even without explicit consent from all parties. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law Case Name: Lifeforce Cryobank Sciences Inc. vs. Cryoviva Biotech Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court Clarifies Independence of Arbitrators in Public-Private Contracts (2024) INSC 857 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an arbitration clause allowing one party to unilaterally appoint an arbitrator is valid. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law, Contract Law, Public-Private Contracts CASE NAME: Central Organisation for Railway Electrification vs. M/s ECI SPIC SMO MCML (JV) [Judgment Date]: 08 November 2024
Supreme Court Review: Specific Performance and Limitation in Property Sale Agreements Date of the Judgment: 8 November 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 861 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, CJI, J. B. Pardiwala, J, Manoj Misra, J Can a court overturn its own judgment if there’s a clear error? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this
