Supreme Court Review: Specific Performance and Limitation in Property Sale Agreements Date of the Judgment: 8 November 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 861 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, CJI, J. B. Pardiwala, J, Manoj Misra, J Can a court overturn its own judgment if there’s a clear error? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this […]
Supreme Court Rules on Adverse Possession in Property Dispute: Brij Narayan Shukla vs. Sudesh Kumar (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in reversing the findings of the Trial Court and First Appellate Court on the issue of adverse possession. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Brij Narayan Shukla (D) THR. LRS. vs.
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 Limitation and Pre-Existing Dispute in Insolvency Cases: Sabarmati Gas vs. Shah Alloys (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the period of suspension of legal proceedings under the Sick Industrial Companies Act (SICA) can be excluded when calculating the limitation period for applications under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), and whether
Supreme Court Clarifies Acknowledgment of Debt in Balance Sheets under IBC: Asset Reconstruction Company vs. Tulip Star Hotels (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a balance sheet of a company can be considered an acknowledgment of debt for the purpose of extending the limitation period under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). CASE TYPE: Insolvency Law Case
Supreme Court Clarifies Limitation for Cognizance in Criminal Cases: Amritlal vs. Shantilal Soni (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Determining the relevant date for calculating the limitation period under Section 468 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Amritlal vs. Shantilal Soni & Ors. Judgment Date: 28 February 2022 Date of the Judgment: 28
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea for Specific Performance Due to Delay: Surjeet Singh Sahni vs. State of U.P. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a writ petition seeking specific performance of a contract is maintainable after significant delay and whether a belated representation extends the period of limitation. CASE TYPE: Contract Law, Writ Jurisdiction Case Name: Surjeet Singh
Date of the Judgment: January 11, 2022 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit J., Ajay Rastogi J. Can a review petition be entertained if there is an inordinate delay in filing the special leave petition? The Supreme Court addressed this issue in a recent case where a review petition was dismissed due to a significant delay in
Supreme Court Dismisses Review Petition in Land Dispute Case: Ram Gopal vs. Joint Secretary (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a review petition can be dismissed solely on the grounds of an unreasonable delay. CASE TYPE: Civil (Land Dispute) Case Name: Ram Gopal vs. The Joint Secretary Development and Panchayat Department and Anr. [Judgment Date]: 14 December
Supreme Court Dismisses Waqf Board’s Petition Due to Extreme Delay Date of the Judgment: 09 November 2019 Citation: SLP (Civil) Diary No.22744/2017 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, CJI, S A Bobde, J, Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J, Ashok Bhushan, J, S Abdul Nazeer, J Can a legal appeal be dismissed solely based on an unexplained, inordinate delay?
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a suit for declaration and mandatory injunction is maintainable based on an unproven agreement to sell and an unproven will. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute Case Name: Suresh Kumar through GPA vs. Anil Kakaria & Ors. Judgment Date: November 6, 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment: November 6, 2017 Citation:
