Supreme Court Clarifies Profit Sharing After Dissolution of Partnership: Crystal Transport vs. Fathima Fareedunisa (2024) Date of the Judgment: November 8, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 859 Judges: Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, CJI., J.B. Pardiwala, J., Manoj Misra, J. Can a partner claim a share of profits from a company that continues to use the partnership’s assets […]
Supreme Court Sets Aside Kerala High Court Order for Fresh Trial in Sale Deed Cancellation Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in remanding a case for a fresh trial when the Trial Court had already made a decision based on the available evidence. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute Case Name:
Supreme Court Allows Suit by Unregistered Firm: Shiv Developers vs. Aksharay Developers (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a suit filed by an unregistered partnership firm is barred under Section 69(2) of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932, when the suit is not for enforcement of a right arising from a contract related to the firm’s business. CASE
Supreme Court Clarifies Section 69 of Partnership Act in Shiv Developers vs. Aksharay Developers (2022) Date of the Judgment: 31 January 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 119 Judges: Dinesh Maheshwari, J. and Vikram Nath, J. Can an unregistered partnership firm seek legal recourse against a third party for a transaction not directly related to its core
Supreme Court Allows Suit by Unregistered Firm: Shiv Developers vs. Aksharay Developers (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an unregistered partnership firm can maintain a suit against a third party for a transaction not related to its regular business. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Partnership Case Name: Shiv Developers Through Its Partner Sunilbhai Somabhai Ajmeri vs. Aksharay
CIDCO’s Land Allotment Cancellation Overturned: Supreme Court Upholds Fairness in Tenders (29 November 2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a government body can cancel a land allotment based on technicalities and a change in policy after the allotment process is complete and payments have been made. CASE TYPE: Contract Law, Public Procurement, Land Allotment Case Name: The
Supreme Court Dismisses Suit for Dissolution of Partnership by Legal Heirs: Rajendra Bajoria vs. Hemant Kumar Jalan (21 September 2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether legal heirs of deceased partners can seek dissolution of a partnership firm and claim its assets. CASE TYPE: Partnership Law Case Name: Rajendra Bajoria and Others vs. Hemant Kumar Jalan and Others
Supreme Court clarifies the distinction between retirement and dissolution of a partnership firm: Guru Nanak Industries vs. Amar Singh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Clarification on the distinction between retirement of a partner and dissolution of a partnership firm. CASE TYPE: Partnership Law Case Name: Guru Nanak Industries, Faridabad and Another vs. Amar Singh (Dead) through LRS
Supreme Court Remands Landlord-Tenant Dispute: Vinay Eknath Lad vs. Chiu Mao Chen (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the original plaintiffs had the locus to institute a suit for eviction of a tenant without proper attornment or public notice of change of ownership. CASE TYPE: Civil (Landlord-Tenant Dispute) Case Name: Vinay Eknath Lad vs. Chiu Mao Chen
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Supreme Court clarifies execution of decree against legal heirs in partnership dissolution: S.P. Misra vs. Mohd. Laiquddin Khan (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a decree obtained against a partner can be executed against their legal heirs after the dissolution of the partnership due to the partner’s death. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Partnership. Case Name: S.P. Misra
Supreme Court clarifies maintainability of arbitration in unregistered partnerships: Bhagwan Das Goel vs. Pyare Kishan Agarwal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an application for appointment of an arbitrator is maintainable in case of an unregistered partnership firm, given the bar under Section 69(3) of the Partnership Act, 1932. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law Case Name: Bhagwan Das
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 30 August 2005 Judges: Ruma Pal & Dr. AR. Lakshmanan Can a partner’s personal assets be used to pay off a firm’s debts? The Supreme Court of India addressed this important question in the case of Ashutosh vs. State of Rajasthan. This case examines the extent to which partners are
