Supreme Court Upholds Landowner’s Rights: Bajranga vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2021) Date of the Judgment: January 19, 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 19 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J., Hrishikesh Roy, J. Can a landowner be deprived of their land without proper adherence to legal procedures? This question was at the heart of […]
Supreme Court Upholds Land Ceiling Act: Customary Divorce Not Proven in Dungaji Case (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a customary divorce was valid, and if so, whether land owned by the divorced wife should be included in the husband’s land holdings under the Madhya Pradesh Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1960. CASE TYPE: Land Ceiling/Civil Case
Supreme Court Upholds Specific Performance of Agreement to Sell: Beemaneni Maha Lakshmi vs. Gangumalla Appa Rao (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a decree for specific performance of a sale agreement can be granted when the vendor fails to fulfill their obligations under the agreement. CASE TYPE: Civil – Specific Performance Case Name: Beemaneni Maha Lakshmi vs.
Supreme Court Upholds Land Ceiling Act: Sheetla Devi & Anr. vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in dismissing the appellants’ writ petition regarding land ceiling proceedings. CASE TYPE: Land Ceiling, Civil Case Name: Sheetla Devi & Anr. vs. State of Uttar Pradesh [Judgment Date]: March 12, 2019
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a lease deed, not registered and lacking attesting witnesses, can be considered valid for claiming occupancy rights under the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1959, especially when the transaction appears to be a sham to circumvent land ceiling laws. CASE TYPE: Land Ceiling/Revenue Law Case Name: Yashchandra (D) By Lrs. vs. The
