Hindu Law

Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Adoption Claim: M. Vanaja vs. M. Sarla Devi (2020)

/ Adoption, Deepak Gupta, Family Law, Family Law with Property, Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 with Section 11, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao

Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Adoption Claim: M. Vanaja vs. M. Sarla Devi (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of adoption under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956. CASE TYPE: Civil Law Case Name: M. Vanaja vs. M. Sarla Devi (Dead) [Judgment Date]: March 6, 2020 Date of the Judgment: March 6, 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Right to Alienate Property Despite Gift Deed Restriction: Sridhar vs. N. Revanna (2020)

/ Alienation of Property, Ashok Bhushan, Gift Deeds, Judges, Navin Sinha, Property Law, Transfer of Property Act, 1882, Transfer of Property Act, 1882 with Section 10, Transfer of Property Act, 1882 with Section 13

Supreme Court Upholds Right to Alienate Property Despite Gift Deed Restriction: Sridhar vs. N. Revanna (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a condition in a gift deed restricting the donee’s right to alienate the property is valid under the Transfer of Property Act, 1882. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Transfer Case Name: Sridhar & Anr. vs.

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Supreme Court Upholds Property Rights of Grandson over Granddaughter in Ancestral Property Dispute: Radha Bai vs. Ram Narayan (22 November 2019)

/ A.M. Khanwilkar, Coparcenary Property, Dinesh Maheshwari, Hindu Law, Hindu Law with Section 6, Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Judges, Partition of Property, Property Law, Property Rights, Transfer of Property

Supreme Court Upholds Property Rights of Grandson over Granddaughter in Ancestral Property Dispute: Radha Bai vs. Ram Narayan (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: The case addresses the devolution of ancestral property under Hindu law, specifically concerning the rights of a granddaughter whose father predeceased his grandfather, in light of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. CASE TYPE: Civil

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Supreme Court Clarifies Coparcenary Property Rights: Arshnoor Singh vs. Harpal Kaur (2019)

/ Coparcenary Property, Hindu Law, Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Indian Stamp Act, 1999, Indian Stamp Act, 1999 with Section 47A, Indu Malhotra, Judges, Lis Pendens, Property Law, Sale of Coparcenary Property, Transfer of Property Act, 1882, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court Clarifies Coparcenary Property Rights: Arshnoor Singh vs. Harpal Kaur (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of whether property inherited by a male Hindu from his paternal ancestors is coparcenary property and the validity of sale deeds of such property. CASE TYPE: Property Law Case Name: Arshnoor Singh vs. Harpal Kaur & Ors. Judgment Date: July

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Supreme Court Clarifies Rights in Joint Family Property After Reconveyance: Doddmuniyappa vs. Muniswamy (2019)

/ A.M. Khanwilkar, Ajay Rastogi, Civil Law, Compromise Decree, Coparcenary Rights, Hindu Law, Joint Family Property, Judges, Property Rights, Reconveyance

Supreme Court Clarifies Rights in Joint Family Property After Reconveyance: Doddmuniyappa vs. Muniswamy (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a compromise decree entered into by some coparceners without the consent of other coparceners is binding on the latter, especially when the property has been reconveyed and has assumed the character of joint family property. CASE TYPE: Civil

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Supreme Court Upholds Self-Acquired Property Rights in Family Dispute: S. Subramanian vs. S. Ramasamy (2019)

/ Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 with Section 100, Hindu Law, Joint Family Property, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, M.R. Shah

Supreme Court Upholds Self-Acquired Property Rights in Family Dispute: S. Subramanian vs. S. Ramasamy (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether self-acquired property of a Hindu individual can be considered as joint family property through blending. CASE TYPE: Civil (Property Law, Family Law) Case Name: S.Subramanian vs. S. Ramasamy Etc. Etc. [Judgment Date]: May 1, 2019 Introduction Date

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Supreme Court clarifies reversionary rights of grand-daughters under Hindu Law: Gopalakrishna vs. Narayanagowda (2019)

/ Ashok Bhushan, Hindu Law, Indian Limitation Act, 1908, Indian Limitation Act, 1908 with Articles 140 and 141, Indian Limitation Act, 1908 with Section 28, Judges, K.M. Joseph, Mysore Hindu Law Women’s Right to Property Act, 1933, Mysore Hindu Law Women’s Right to Property Act, 1933 with Section 10(2)(g), Mysore Hindu Law Women’s Right to Property Act, 1933 with Section 4(1)(ii), Reversionary Rights, Widow's Estate

Supreme Court clarifies reversionary rights of grand-daughters under Hindu Law: Gopalakrishna vs. Narayanagowda (2019) Date of the Judgment: April 3, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 282 Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J. and K.M. Joseph, J. Can a grand-daughter claim property rights as a reversioner under Hindu Law, especially when a widow has already alienated the property? The

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Supreme Court Upholds Specific Performance of Agreement: Vijay A. Mittal vs. Kulwant Rai (28 January 2019)

/ Abhay Manohar Sapre, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 with Order 22 Rule 4(2), Hindu Law, Hindu Undivided Family, Indian Contract Act, 1872, Indian Contract Act, 1872 with Section 65, Indu Malhotra, Judges, Karta, Specific Performance

Supreme Court Upholds Specific Performance of Agreement: Vijay A. Mittal vs. Kulwant Rai (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a sale agreement entered into by the Karta of a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) is binding on the family and whether a subsequent sale to a third party can be nullified in a suit for specific performance. CASE

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Supreme Court orders expedited trial on ancestral property dispute in specific performance case: Harnek Singh vs Hukam Chand (25 October 2018)

/ A.M. Khanwilkar, Ancestral Property, Civil Law, Civil Law with Specific Performance of Contract, Joint Hindu Family, Judges, Kurian Joseph, Property Law, Property Law with Karta, Specific Performance

Supreme Court orders expedited trial on ancestral property dispute in specific performance case: Harnek Singh vs Hukam Chand (25 October 2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a suit for specific performance should be decided when a related suit concerning the nature of the property is pending. CASE TYPE: Civil, Specific Performance, Property Law Case Name: Harnek Singh(Dead)

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Supreme Court Upholds Family Arrangement in Property Dispute: Dalip Kaur vs. Ram Kishan (2018)

/ Customary Law in Punjab, Family Arrangement, Hindu Law, Judges, Limited Estate, Mitakshara Law, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, N.V. Ramana, Property Law, Reversioner Rights

Supreme Court Upholds Family Arrangement in Property Dispute: Dalip Kaur vs. Ram Kishan (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a gift of property by a mother with a limited estate to her daughters can be considered a family arrangement, and whether the daughters, as reversioners, are bound by it. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Law Case Name: Dalip

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Supreme Court clarifies daughters’ rights in ancestral property after Tamil Nadu Amendment Act, 1989: Mangammal vs T.B. Raju (2018)

/ Abhay Manohar Sapre, Ancestral Property, Civil Law, Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Hindu Succession Act, 1956 with Section 29-A, Hindu Succession Act, 1956 with Section 8, Judges, Partition Suit, Property Law, R.K. Agrawal

Supreme Court clarifies daughters’ rights in ancestral property after Tamil Nadu Amendment Act, 1989: Mangammal vs T.B. Raju (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Determining the rights of daughters in ancestral property after the Hindu Succession (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 1989. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Rights, Hindu Succession Case Name: Mangammal @ Thulasi and Anr. vs.

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Supreme Court Upholds Father’s Right to Property Under Customary Hindu Law in Puducherry: Theiry Santhanamal vs. Viswanathan & Ors. (2018)

/ A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan, Customary Hindu Law, Customary Hindu Law, French Code, French Code with Article 1075, French Code with Article 1076, French Code with Article 931, Hindu Law, Judges, Partition of Property, Property Law, Puducherry Law

Supreme Court Upholds Father’s Right to Property Under Customary Hindu Law in Puducherry: Theiry Santhanamal vs. Viswanathan & Ors. (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a father can be compelled to partition his self-acquired property with his sons during his lifetime under the customary Hindu law applicable in Puducherry. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Property Dispute Case Name:

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