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 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.
