Land Law

Supreme Court Revises Land Resumption Terms in Noida Hotel Plot Case: Hampshire Hotels and Resorts vs. Ritu Maheshwari (2021)

/ Civil Contempt, Contempt of Court, Contempt of Court with Section 2(b), Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Indu Malhotra, Judges, Krishna Murari, Land Allotment, Lease Agreements, Noida Authority, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court Revises Land Resumption Terms in Noida Hotel Plot Case LEGAL ISSUE: Contempt of Court and land resumption terms. CASE TYPE: Contempt Petition arising from a Civil Appeal related to land allotment. Case Name: Hampshire Hotels and Resorts (Noida) Pvt. Ltd. vs. Ritu Maheshwari, Chief Executive Officer, New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA). [Judgment […]

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Supreme Court Orders Compensation for Landowners Dispossessed Under Kerala Forest Act: The Conservator and Custodian of Forest & Ors. vs. Sobha John Koshy & Anr. (2021)

/ Ashok Bhushan, Compensation, Judges, Kerala Forest (Vesting and Management of Ecologically Fragile Lands) Act, 2003, Kerala Forest (Vesting and Management of Ecologically Fragile Lands) Act, 2003 with Section 3, Kerala Forest (Vesting and Management of Ecologically Fragile Lands) Act, 2003 with Section 8, Kerala Private Forest (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971, Kerala Private Forest (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971 with Section 8, Land Law, M.R. Shah, R. Subhash Reddy

Supreme Court Orders Compensation for Landowners Dispossessed Under Kerala Forest Act: The Conservator and Custodian of Forest & Ors. vs. Sobha John Koshy & Anr. (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Compensation for land not restored to owners after being declared not vested under the Kerala Private Forest (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971. CASE TYPE: Land Law/Forest Law

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Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Panchayat Land Regularization for Encroachments Exceeding 200 Square Yards

/ Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Encroachment, Judges, Land Law, M.R. Shah, Panchayat Land, Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Rules, 1964, Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Rules, 1964 with Rule 12(4), Regularization

Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Panchayat Land Regularization for Encroachments Exceeding 200 Square Yards LEGAL ISSUE: Whether unauthorized occupation of Panchayat land exceeding 200 square yards can be regularized under Rule 12(4) of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Rules, 1964. CASE TYPE: Land Law, Panchayat Land Regularization. Case Name: Joginder and another vs. State

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Supreme Court Vacates Status Quo Order in Land Dispute: Hanumappa vs. State of Karnataka (2020)

/ A.S. Bopanna, Civil Procedure, Interim Orders, Judges, Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961, Land Law, S. A. Bobde, Special Leave Petition, Tenancy Disputes, V. Ramasubramanian

Supreme Court Vacates Status Quo Order in Land Dispute: Hanumappa vs. State of Karnataka (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a status quo order should continue in a land dispute where a tenant’s claim is contested and the land’s nature has changed. CASE TYPE: Land Dispute/Tenancy Case Name: Hanumappa (Since Deceased) by His Lrs. & Ors. vs.

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Supreme Court clarifies definition of ‘Shamilat Deh’ land under Punjab Village Common Lands Act: Patram vs. Gram Panchayat Katwar (2020)

/ Deepak Gupta, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Land Law, Land Law with Section 2(g), Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, Shamilat Deh Land

Supreme Court Clarifies Shamilat Deh Land Definition in Haryana: Patram vs. Gram Panchayat Katwar (2020) Date of the Judgment: March 4, 2020 Citation: 2020 INSC 217 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and Deepak Gupta, J. Can land traditionally held by a family within a village, but not used for common village purposes, be classified as

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Supreme Court Upholds Restrictions on Land Transfers by Scheduled Tribes: Additional Commissioner Revenue vs. Akhalaq Hussain (2020)

/ A.S. Bopanna, Judges, Land Law, Land Transfer, R. Banumathi, S. Abdul Nazeer, Scheduled Tribes Land Rights, U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 with Section 157-B, U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 with Section 161, U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 with Section 166

Supreme Court Upholds Restrictions on Land Transfers by Scheduled Tribes: Additional Commissioner Revenue vs. Akhalaq Hussain (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an exchange of land by a member of a Scheduled Tribe to a non-Scheduled Tribe member is valid under the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950. CASE TYPE: Land Law Case Name: Additional

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Supreme Court Remands Land Dispute Case: Pre-Partition Tenants’ Rights to be Decided: Indu Bai vs. State of Telangana (21 January 2020)

/ Hemant Gupta, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Land Dispute, Land Law, Pre-Partition Tenancy Rights, State Government Land

Supreme Court Remands Land Dispute Case: Pre-Partition Tenants’ Rights to be Decided: Indu Bai vs. State of Telangana (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether pre-partition tenants have a right to continue in possession of land transferred to the State Government. CASE TYPE: Land Dispute, Property Law Case Name: Indu Bai & Ors. vs. State of Telangana &

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Supreme Court Reverses High Court Order on Land Conversion Fees: State of Odisha vs. Bichitrananda Das (2019)

/ Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Encroachment, Hrishikesh Roy, Judges, Land Conversion, Land Law, Leasehold to Freehold, Orissa Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act 1972, Orissa Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act 1972 with Section 4(1)

Supreme Court Reverses High Court Order on Land Conversion Fees: State of Odisha vs. Bichitrananda Das (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether conversion fees for leasehold to freehold land should be calculated based on the date of application or the date of the final decision when there is an issue of encroachment. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Land

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Supreme Court clarifies calculation of unearned increase on land transfers in industrial areas: BIADA vs. Amit Kumar (22 October 2019)

/ Aniruddha Bose, Deepak Gupta, Industrial Land, Judges, Land Law, Land Transfer, Unearned Increase

Supreme Court Clarifies Unearned Increase Calculation on Land Transfers: BIADA vs. Amit Kumar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Calculation of unearned increase on transfer of land allotted for industrial purposes. CASE TYPE: Land Law, Industrial Development Case Name: Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority & Ors. vs. Amit Kumar & Ors. Judgment Date: 22 October 2019 Introduction Date

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Supreme Court Identifies Land Parcel in Andhra Pradesh Land Dispute: Government of Andhra Pradesh vs. Grace Sathyavathy Shashikant (2019)

/ Civil Law, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 142, Judges, K.M. Joseph, Land Law, Property Disputes, R.F. Nariman, Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976, V. Ramasubramanian

Supreme Court Identifies Land Parcel in Andhra Pradesh Land Dispute: Government of Andhra Pradesh vs. Grace Sathyavathy Shashikant (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Identification of a specific land parcel and its rightful ownership in a long-standing dispute. CASE TYPE: Civil Dispute, Land Law. Case Name: The Government of Andhra Pradesh & Ors. vs. Grace Sathyavathy Shashikant &

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Supreme Court Invalidates Sale Agreement Due to Statutory Bar: Narayanamma vs. Govindappa (2019)

/ Arun Mishra, B.R. Gavai, Contract Law, Enforceability of Contracts, Judges, Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961, Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 with Section 61, M. R. Shah, Statutory Restrictions, Void Agreements

Supreme Court Invalidates Sale Agreement Due to Statutory Bar: Narayanamma vs. Govindappa (2019) Date of the Judgment: September 26, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 1003 Judges: Arun Mishra, J., M. R. Shah, J., B.R. Gavai, J. Can a sale agreement made during a statutory prohibition period be enforced after the prohibition ends? The Supreme Court of

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Supreme Court Upholds Temple’s Land Rights: Sri Ganapathi Dev Temple Trust vs. Balakrishna Bhat (2019)

/ Ajay Rastogi, Judges, Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961, Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 with Section 48A, Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 with Section 77A, Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964, Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 with Section 128, Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 with Section 133, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, N.V. Ramana, Record of Rights, Tenancy Rights

Supreme Court Upholds Temple’s Land Rights: Sri Ganapathi Dev Temple Trust vs. Balakrishna Bhat (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person can claim land rights based on unauthorized occupation and construction, especially when previous claims as a tenant have been rejected. CASE TYPE: Property Law, Land Revenue Case Name: Sri Ganapathi Dev Temple Trust vs. Balakrishna

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