LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a claim of adverse possession can be used to claim ownership of Wakf property and whether a civil suit is barred by Order 9 Rule 9 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 if a previous suit on the same matter was dismissed for default. CASE TYPE: Property Law, Wakf Law Case […]
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a private individual can claim ownership of a heritage temple and surrounding land based on adverse possession without proper pleadings and evidence. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute Case Name: State of Uttarakhand & Anr. vs. Mandir Sri Laxman Sidh Maharaj Judgment Date: September 12, 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment:
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the dismissal of an employee for issuing receipts without receiving payment is justified. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Disciplinary Proceedings Case Name: Mihir Kumar Hazara Choudhury vs. Life Insurance Corpn. & Anr. Judgment Date: 11 September 2017 Date of the Judgment: 11 September 2017 Citation: 2017 INSC 788 Judges: R.K. Agrawal, J., Abhay Manohar
Can the top management of a school be granted interim bail when a student is murdered on the school premises? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question while hearing an appeal against the grant of interim bail to the trustees of Ryan International School. The court upheld the High Court’s decision to grant interim
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a civil suit is maintainable to challenge an award passed by the Lok Adalat or if the only remedy is a writ petition. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Bhargavi Constructions & Anr. vs. Kothakapu Muthyam Reddy & Ors. [Judgment Date]: September 7, 2017 Date of the Judgment: September 7, 2017 Citation: (2017)
LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of self-acquired vs. ancestral property in a Hindu family. CASE TYPE: Civil property dispute. Case Name: Adiveppa & Ors. vs. Bhimappa & Anr. [Judgment Date]: September 6, 2017 Date of the Judgment: September 6, 2017. Citation: (2017) INSC 782. Judges: Justice R.K. Agrawal and Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre. The Supreme Court of
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the termination of Law Officers by the State Government was valid under the Maharashtra Law Officers (Appointments, Conditions of Service and Remuneration) Rules, 1984. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of Maharashtra & Anr. vs. Kishor M. Gadhave Patil & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 05 September 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment:
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a second suit for mesne profits is maintainable after the claim for it was relinquished in an earlier suit for possession. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute Case Name: M/s Raptakos, Brett & Co. Ltd. vs. M/s Ganesh Property Judgment Date: 5 September 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 5 September
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the confiscation of a vehicle and sandalwood under Section 61-A of the Kerala Forest Act, 1961 is valid when the goods are not proven to belong to the State of Kerala and were being transported from another state. CASE TYPE: Forest Law Case Name: State of Kerala vs. Jossy Sequeria Judgment Date:
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial court should allow a defendant to file a written statement after the initial time has expired. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Siddalingayya vs. Gurulingappa & Ors. Judgment Date: 05 September 2017 Date of the Judgment: 05 September 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 772 Judges: R.K. Agrawal, J., Abhay Manohar Sapre, J.
LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of Section 174 of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation Act, 1980 concerning the determination of annual value of land and buildings for property tax assessment. CASE TYPE: Property Tax Assessment Case Name: Harbanslal Malhotra & Sons Pvt. Ltd. vs. Kolkata Municipal Corporation & Anr. Judgment Date: September 05, 2017 Date of the Judgment:
Can a Society file a representative suit under Order 1 Rule 8 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, regarding ownership of land? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case between S.N.D.P. Sakhayogam and Kerala Atmavidya Sangham. This case revolves around a property dispute and whether a society can represent a
