Supreme Court clarifies contempt of court in property dispute: Shah Enterprises vs. Vaijayantibhen (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether filing a civil suit that potentially contradicts a previous consent decree amounts to contempt of court. CASE TYPE: Contempt of Court, Property Law Case Name: M/S Shah Enterprises Thr. Padmaben Mansukhbhai Modi vs. Vaijayantiben Ranjitsingh Sawant & Ors. […]
Supreme Court overturns High Court in land dispute case: The Tehsildar vs. Ganga Bai (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a suit for permanent injunction is maintainable without seeking a declaration of title when the title of the property is disputed. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Property Dispute Case Name: The Tehsildar, Urban Improvement Trust and Anr. vs.
Supreme Court awards compensation in lieu of specific performance after 60 years: Greater Ashoka vs. Kanti Prasad (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether specific performance can be granted after a delay of 60 years in a land allotment case, or if compensation is a more appropriate remedy. CASE TYPE: Civil, Contract Law, Specific Performance Case Name: M/s
Supreme Court Restores Trial Court Decree in Property Dispute: Murti Shri Durga Bhawani Trust vs. Diwan Chand (2023) Date of the Judgment: 11 April 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 348 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J. and Rajesh Bindal, J. Can a court deny relief to a property owner when the opposing party admits the property belongs
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Charges in Land Dispute: P. Vijay Nataraj & Ors. vs. State & Anr. (2022) Date of the Judgment: September 5, 2022 Citation: P. Vijay Nataraj & Ors. vs. State & Anr., Criminal Appeal No.1448 of 2022 (Arising out of SLP (Criminal) No.3826 of 2022) Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, CJI and S.
Supreme Court Remands Encroachment Case: Matadin Surajmal Rajoria vs. Ramdwar Mahavir Pande (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court correctly assessed the evidence of encroachment in light of a court-appointed surveyor’s report. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Matadin Surajmal Rajoria (Deceased) Through Sole Legatee Lalita Satyanarayan Khandelawal vs. Ramdwar Mahavir Pande (Dead) Thr.
Supreme Court Upholds Civil Court Jurisdiction in Property Deed Cancellation Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a civil court has jurisdiction to hear a suit for cancellation of a sale deed for agricultural land when the plaintiff is a recorded tenure holder. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Property Law Case Name: Narendra Kumar Mittal & Ors. vs. M/S
Supreme Court clarifies proper reliefs in land dispute cases: Anant Shankar Bhave vs. Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (2019) INSC 195 LEGAL ISSUE: Proper reliefs in land disputes when a municipal corporation interferes with private land. CASE TYPE: Civil dispute regarding land ownership and municipal encroachment. Case Name: Anant Shankar Bhave vs. Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation.
Supreme Court Clarifies the Scope of ‘Public Trust’ Doctrine in Land Disputes: Ram Avatar Soni vs. Mahanta Laxmidhar Das (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Applicability of the ‘Public Trust’ doctrine in disputes concerning the management of temple properties. CASE TYPE: Civil Appeal Case Name: Ram Avatar Soni vs. Mahanta Laxmidhar Das and Ors. Judgment Date: 24 October
Supreme Court Upholds Concurrent Findings in Land Encroachment Case: Municipal Council Bawal vs. Babu Lal (2018) Date of the Judgment: January 10, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 14 Judges: Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Amitava Roy Can a municipal council encroach upon private land without proper acquisition? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person can claim permanent injunction on the basis of a Patta granted to their predecessor-in-title. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute Case Name: Nagar Palika Raisinghnagar vs. Rameshwar Lal & Anr. Judgment Date: 10 October 2017 Date of the Judgment: 10 October 2017 Citation: Civil Appeal No.10833 of 2010 Judges:
LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of rightful possession of land in a property dispute. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Rajnarayan Sharma vs. Sirnam Sharma and Others Judgment Date: 12 September 2017 Date of the Judgment: 12 September 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 756 Judges: Arun Mishra, J. and Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J. Can mere entries in
