Supreme Court Clarifies Property Transfer Under Muslim Law: Mansoor Saheb vs. Salima (2024) Date of the Judgment: December 19, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 1006 Judges: C.T. Ravikumar J. and Sanjay Karol J. Can a Muslim owner transfer property to their heirs as a partition during their lifetime? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this […]
Supreme Court Upholds Family Settlement Despite Distant Heir: Naseem Kahnam vs. Zaheda Begum (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a family settlement agreement can be enforced when it includes a distant heir not entitled to inherit under Mohammedan Law. CASE TYPE: Civil (Partition). Case Name: Naseem Kahnam and Others vs. Zaheda Begum (Dead) By Lr. and Others.
Supreme Court Clarifies Partition of Ancestral Property: Shashidhar vs. Ashwini Uma Mathad (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether properties acquired through inheritance or transfer can be considered part of a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) coparcenary for partition. CASE TYPE: Civil (Property Partition) Case Name: Shashidhar and Others vs. Ashwini Uma Mathad and Another [Judgment Date]: July 8,
Supreme Court Upholds Doctrine of Relation Back in Adoption Cases: Kasabai Tukaram Karvar vs. Nivrutti (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Applicability of the doctrine of relation back in adoption and its impact on inheritance rights of a daughter. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Partition. Case Name: Kasabai Tukaram Karvar & Ors. vs. Nivrutti (Dead) Through Legal
Supreme Court Clarifies Mutawalli Succession in Wakf Property Dispute: Syeda Nazira Khatoon vs. Syed Zahiruddin Ahmed Baghdadi (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a mutawalli can transfer their office via a trust deed, and whether female descendants can inherit the mutawalliship of a Wakf. CASE TYPE: Wakf Law/Property Law Case Name: Syeda Nazira Khatoon (D) by LR.
Supreme Court Upholds Child Legitimacy in Irregular Muslim Marriages: Mohammed Salim vs. Shamsudeen (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a child born from an irregular Muslim marriage (fasid) is considered legitimate and entitled to inherit property. CASE TYPE: Civil (Property Partition and Inheritance) Case Name: Mohammed Salim (D) Through Lrs. & Ors. vs. Shamsudeen (D) Through Lrs.
Supreme Court Upholds Sale Deed, Rejects Oral Gift Claim in Property Dispute: Jamila Begum vs. Shami Mohd. (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of a sale deed versus an oral gift in a property dispute. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Law. Case Name: Jamila Begum (D) Thr. Lrs. vs. Shami Mohd. (D) Thr. Lrs. & Another. [Judgment Date]:
LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of a gift deed under Muslim Law and its effect on property ownership. CASE TYPE: Civil (Property Law, Eviction) Case Name: D. N. Joshi (D) Thr. LRs. & Others vs. D.C. Harris & Another [Judgment Date]: July 3, 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment: July 3, 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 588 Judges:
Supreme Court Upholds Gift Deed and Eviction: D.N. Joshi vs. D.C. Harris (2017) Read Post »
Can a gift of an undivided share of property be valid under Muslim Law? This was the core question before the Supreme Court of India in the case of Khursida Begum (D) By Lrs. & Ors. vs. Mohammad Farooq (D) By Lrs. & Anr. The court examined the validity of a gift deed concerning a
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a gift of property under Muslim law, with conditions restricting its use or disposal, is valid. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Law, Gift under Muslim Law Case Name: V. Sreeramachandra Avadhani (D) BY L.RS. vs. Shaik Abdul Rahim & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 21 August 2014 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 21
