Land Law

Supreme Court settles the application period under the PTCL Act in land alienation cases: Shardhamma & Anr. vs. The Dy. Commissioner & Ors. (2025)

/ B. V. Nagarathna, Judges, Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978, Land Alienation, Land Law, Property Rights, PTCL Act, Reasonable Time, Satish Chandra Sharma, Section 5, Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978

Date of the Judgment: April 29, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 583 Judges: Justice B. V. Nagarathna and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma Can an application under the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 (PTCL Act) be filed after an unreasonably long period? The Supreme Court addressed this critical […]

Supreme Court settles the application period under the PTCL Act in land alienation cases: Shardhamma & Anr. vs. The Dy. Commissioner & Ors. (2025) Read Post »

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)

/ Cooperative Societies, Discretionary Powers, Government Land, Housing Societies, Land Allotment, Land Law, Membership Eligibility

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 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) Read Post »

Supreme Court allows Specific Performance of Land Sale Agreement Despite Tribal Land Transfer Restrictions: Babasaheb vs. Radhu Vithoba Barde (2024) INSC 122 (15 February 2024)

/ Land Law, Land Transfers, Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966, Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 with Section 36A, Restrictions on Tribal Land Transfer, Specific Performance

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 allows Specific Performance of Land Sale Agreement Despite Tribal Land Transfer Restrictions: Babasaheb vs. Radhu Vithoba Barde (2024) INSC 122 (15 February 2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Cancellation of Caste Certificate in Land Dispute Case: Darvell Investment vs. State of West Bengal (2023) INSC 1057 (08 December 2023)

/ Cancellation of Caste Certificate, Land Alienation, Land Alienation, Land Law, West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955, West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 with Sections 14B and 14C, West Bengal Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Identification) Act, 1994, West Bengal Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Identification) Act, 1994 with Section 8A

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 Upholds Cancellation of Caste Certificate in Land Dispute Case: Darvell Investment vs. State of West Bengal (2023) INSC 1057 (08 December 2023) Read Post »

Supreme Court Remands Land Sale Dispute for Fresh Hearing: Kanaiyalal Mafatlal Patel vs. State of Gujarat (2023)

/ Gujarat Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1947, Land Law, Land Law with Section 2(4) of the Gujarat Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1947, Land Law with Section 31(1)(b) of the Gujarat Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1947

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 Remands Land Sale Dispute for Fresh Hearing: Kanaiyalal Mafatlal Patel vs. State of Gujarat (2023) Read Post »

Supreme Court clarifies rights of ‘bhondedar’ over shamlatdeh land in Lajja Ram vs. Rati Chand (2023)

/ Customary Rights, Land Law, Limitation, Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 with Section 4, Shamlatdeh Land

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 clarifies rights of ‘bhondedar’ over shamlatdeh land in Lajja Ram vs. Rati Chand (2023) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Fixed Price in Land Allotment Cases: Belgaum Urban Development Authority vs. Dhruva (2023)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Breach of contract, Contract Law, Contract Law with Specific Performance, Judges, Karnataka Improvement Boards Rules, 1976, Land Allotment, Land Law, Rajesh Bindal

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 Upholds Fixed Price in Land Allotment Cases: Belgaum Urban Development Authority vs. Dhruva (2023) Read Post »

Supreme Court on Delay in Enforcing Rights under the Karnataka SC/ST Act: Shakuntala vs. State of Karnataka (28 April 2023)

/ Dinesh Maheshwari, Judges, Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978, Land Law, Land Law with Section 4, Land Law with Section 5, Sanjay Kumar

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 on Delay in Enforcing Rights under the Karnataka SC/ST Act: Shakuntala vs. State of Karnataka (28 April 2023) Read Post »

Supreme Court Quashes Discretionary Allotment of Land: Improvement Trust, Ropar vs. Shashi Bala (2023)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Fundamental Rights, Judges, Land Allotment, Land Law, Punjab Town Improvement (Utilization of Land and Allotment of Plots) Rules, 1983, Sanjay Kumar, Vikram Nath

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:

Supreme Court Quashes Discretionary Allotment of Land: Improvement Trust, Ropar vs. Shashi Bala (2023) Read Post »

Supreme Court Denies Freehold Conversion for Leased Land: Bhasin Infotech vs. State of UP (2023)

/ Contract Law, Dinesh Maheshwari, Freehold, Government Policy, Interpretation of Contracts, J.K. Maheshwari, Judges, Land Law, Lease Agreement, Leasehold, Policy Interpretation, Prospective Application, Terms and Conditions, Tourism Policy, Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC)

Supreme Court Denies Freehold Conversion for Leased Land: Bhasin Infotech vs. State of UP (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a lessee of industrial land is entitled to convert the leasehold to freehold based on a subsequent policy for tourism promotion. CASE TYPE: Land Law/Property Law Case Name: Bhasin Infotech and Infrastructure Private Ltd. vs. State of

Supreme Court Denies Freehold Conversion for Leased Land: Bhasin Infotech vs. State of UP (2023) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Eviction of Encroachers on School Land: State of Haryana vs. Satpal (2023)

/ B.V. Nagarathna, Judges, Land Law, Land Law with Section 7(2), M.R. Shah, Public Land Encroachment, Punjab Village Common Land (Regulation) Act

Supreme Court Upholds Eviction of Encroachers on School Land: State of Haryana vs. Satpal (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether unauthorized occupants of land designated for a school can be directed to be evicted. CASE TYPE: Land Law, Public Land Encroachment Case Name: The State of Haryana and Ors. vs. Satpal & Ors. [Judgment Date]: March 3,

Supreme Court Upholds Eviction of Encroachers on School Land: State of Haryana vs. Satpal (2023) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Encroachment of Village Lands: Maharashtra Rajya Vadar Samaj Sangh vs. Union of India (24 November 2022)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 32, Judges, Land Law, M.M. Sundresh, M.R. Shah, Maharashtra Land Revenue (Extraction and Removal of Minor Minerals) Rules, 1968, Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966, Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, Mines and Minerals Law, Mines and Minerals Law with Section 15

Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Encroachment of Village Lands: Maharashtra Rajya Vadar Samaj Sangh vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a government resolution prohibiting the use of village common lands for private purposes infringes upon the traditional rights of a nomadic tribe to extract stones. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation/Constitutional Law Case Name:

Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Encroachment of Village Lands: Maharashtra Rajya Vadar Samaj Sangh vs. Union of India (24 November 2022) Read Post »

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