Date of the Judgment: January 2, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 17 Judges: C.T. Ravikumar, J. and Sanjay Kumar, J. Can a party manipulate facts to gain an advantage in a legal dispute? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case involving a land dispute. This case highlights the importance of truthful […]
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Supreme Court quashes land allotment to housing society for violating procedure: Proposed Vaibhav Cooperative Housing Society Limited vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) INSC 971 (12 December 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the allotment of land to a cooperative housing society was done in violation of prescribed procedures and eligibility criteria. CASE TYPE: Land Allotment/Cooperative Housing Society.
Supreme Court Strikes Down Preferential Land Allotment Policy for Elites Date of the Judgment: 25 November 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 894 Judges: Sanjiv Khanna, CJI., Dipankar Datta, J. Can a government allot public land at discounted rates to its own functionaries? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question, examining the legality of a
Supreme Court Upholds State’s Right to Resume Lease for Violations: State of Orissa vs. Santi Kumar Mitra (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State can resume a lease for violations of lease conditions. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Property Law, Lease Agreement. Case Name: State of Orissa vs. Santi Kumar Mitra & An Other. Judgment Date: May
Supreme Court Allows Specific Performance of Land Sale Agreement Despite Tribal Land Transfer Restrictions Date of the Judgment: 15 February 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 122 Judges: Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice Augustine George Masih Can a court order the specific performance of a land sale agreement when the seller is a tribal and the buyer
Supreme Court Upholds Cancellation of Caste Certificate in Land Dispute Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a caste certificate can be cancelled based on inconsistencies and fraudulent claims, especially when related to land alienation. CASE TYPE: Civil Appellate Jurisdiction, Land and Caste Certificate Dispute. Case Name: M/s Darvell Investment and Leasing (India) Pvt. Ltd. and Others vs.
Supreme Court Remands Land Sale Dispute for Fresh Hearing: Kanaiyalal Mafatlal Patel vs. State of Gujarat (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a land sale was in violation of the Gujarat Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1947 due to alleged sub-division without permission and whether the appellant was given adequate opportunity to be heard.
Supreme Court clarifies rights of ‘bhondedar’ over shamlatdeh land in Lajja Ram vs. Rati Chand (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a ‘bhondedar’ has ownership rights over shamlatdeh land. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Land Rights Case Name: Lajja Ram & Ors. vs. Rati Chand & Ors. Judgment Date: 9 November 2023 Date of the Judgment: 9
Supreme Court Upholds Fixed Price in Land Allotment Cases: Belgaum Urban Development Authority vs. Dhruva (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a development authority can demand additional payment for land after a final price has been agreed upon in the allotment letter and lease-cum-sale agreement, due to an increase in land acquisition compensation. CASE TYPE: Civil Law
Supreme Court Rules Delay Fatal in Land Restitution Cases: Shakuntala vs. State of Karnataka (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether delay impacts the enforcement of statutory rights, specifically in the context of land restitution under the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978. CASE TYPE: Land Law, Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe
Supreme Court on Delay in Enforcing Rights under the Karnataka SC/ST Act: Shakuntala vs. State of Karnataka (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether significant delay in initiating proceedings impacts the enforcement of statutory rights under the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978. CASE TYPE: Land Law, Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe
Supreme Court Quashes Discretionary Allotment of Land: Improvement Trust, Ropar vs. Shashi Bala (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a land allotment made under a discretionary quota can be upheld if the discretionary quota itself is deemed unconstitutional. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Land Allotment Case Name: Improvement Trust, Ropar vs. Shashi Bala & Anr. Judgment Date:
