Escheat

Supreme Court Upholds Escheat of Property: Ramanand vs. State of Uttarakhand (2017)

September 22, 2017 / D Y Chandrachud, Escheat, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Judges, N V Ramana, Property Law, Succession

LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a claimant can inherit property based on being a ‘guru bhai’ of a deceased sanyasi, and whether the state can claim property by escheat. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute Case Name: Mahant Ramanand vs. State of Uttarakhand and Ors. Judgment Date: 22 September 2017 Date of the Judgment: 22 September […]

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Supreme Court Clarifies Jurisdiction in Escheat Cases: Kutchi Lal Rameshwar Ashram Trust vs. Collector, Haridwar (22 September 2017)

September 22, 2017 / Administrator General, Administrators-General Act, 1963, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 with Section 9, D.Y. Chandrachud, Escheat, Estate Administration, Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Hindu Succession Act, 1956 with Section 29, Intestate Succession, Judges, Jurisdiction of Civil Courts, N.V. Ramana

LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Collector has the jurisdiction to decide on the vesting of property in the government under Section 29 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, when a dispute of title exists. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute, Hindu Succession Act. Case Name: Kutchi Lal Rameshwar Ashram Trust Evam Anna Kshetra Trust Thr.

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