Supreme Court Upholds Delhi Land Reforms Act Succession Rules: Har Naraini Devi vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Section 50(a) of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954, which prioritizes male lineal descendants in matters of succession to agricultural land, is unconstitutional. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Land Reform, Succession. Case Name: Har Naraini Devi […]
Supreme Court Orders Joint Trial in Property Dispute: Dhillon vs. Ghuman (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether suits related to the same property filed in different courts by siblings, both legal heirs, should be clubbed together for a joint trial. CASE TYPE: Civil (Property Partition) Case Name: Lt. Col. Paramjit Singh Dhillon vs. Harinder Singh Ghuman Judgment
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a civil court has jurisdiction over a land dispute when the land’s agricultural character is contested under the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954. CASE TYPE: Civil Appeal Case Name: Harpal Singh vs. Ashok Kumar & Anr [Judgment Date]: 15 December 2017 Date of the Judgment: 15 December 2017 Citation: CIVIL APPEAL NO.
Can a tenant’s right to purchase land be extended indefinitely, even after the statutory period has expired? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case concerning the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Act, 1948. This judgment clarifies the timelines for tenants to exercise their purchase rights, especially when a landlord has served in
