Supreme Court Interprets Gift Deed: Chaman Lal vs. Kamlawati (2019) INSC 592 Date of the Judgment: 16 July 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 592 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., K.M. Joseph, J. Can a court overturn concurrent findings of lower courts on a matter of fact? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a […]
Supreme Court Directs Payment of Damages in Public Premises Eviction Case: Bengal Chemicals vs. Ajit Nain (2019) Date of the Judgment: July 9, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 692 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and A.S. Bopanna, J. Can a tenant, whose lease has expired, continue to occupy a public premise without paying rent? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court Upholds Dargah’s Land Rights: Sopanrao vs. Syed Mehmood (2019) Date of the Judgment: July 03, 2019 Citation: Sopanrao & Anr. vs. Syed Mehmood & Ors., Civil Appeal No. 4478 of 2007 Judges: N. V. Ramana, Deepak Gupta, and Indira Banerjee, JJ. Can a civil court decide on the management rights of a religious
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Supreme Court Clarifies Coparcenary Property Rights: Arshnoor Singh vs. Harpal Kaur (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of whether property inherited by a male Hindu from his paternal ancestors is coparcenary property and the validity of sale deeds of such property. CASE TYPE: Property Law Case Name: Arshnoor Singh vs. Harpal Kaur & Ors. Judgment Date: July
Supreme Court Upholds Concurrent Findings on Collusive Decree in Property Dispute Date of the Judgment: 07 May 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 459 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J. and Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J. Can a court decree be challenged if it is found to be collusive and aimed at circumventing the law? The Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court on Abatement of Appeals in Joint Property Disputes: Hemareddi vs. Ramachandra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an appeal filed jointly by two brothers abates entirely if one brother dies and his legal representatives are not brought on record, particularly in a dispute regarding joint family property and adoption. CASE TYPE: Civil (Property Law) Case
Supreme Court Upholds Family Settlement, Rejects High Court’s View on Registration: Thulasidhara vs. Narayanappa (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an unregistered family settlement document requires mandatory registration to be admissible as evidence and whether a party can challenge a sale deed without filing a separate suit. CASE TYPE: Civil (Property Dispute) Case Name: Thulasidhara & Another
Supreme Court Settles Property Dispute Through Amicable Settlement: Piara Singh vs. Kundan Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Property dispute resolution through amicable settlement. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Piara Singh (Since Deceased) Through His Lrs. Gurmeet Singh & Ors. vs. Kundan Singh (D) Thr. His Legal Heirs Jagjit Singh & Ors. Judgment Date: April 30, 2019
Supreme Court Abatement Ruling: Goli Vijayalakshmi vs. Yendru Sathiraju (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an appeal abates in its entirety when one of the appellants dies and their legal representatives are not brought on record, particularly in cases involving joint and indivisible decrees. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Goli Vijayalakshmi & Ors. vs. Yendru
Supreme Court Abatement of Appeal in Property Dispute: Goli Vijayalakshmi vs. Yendru Sathiraju (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an appeal abates in its entirety if one of the appellants dies and their legal representatives are not brought on record, particularly in cases involving joint and indivisible decrees. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Goli Vijayalakshmi
Supreme Court overturns High Court on Adverse Possession: Mallikarjunaiah vs. Nanjaiah (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in holding that the defendants had acquired ownership of the suit land through adverse possession. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute Case Name: Mallikarjunaiah vs. Nanjaiah & Ors. Judgment Date: 26 April 2019 Introduction
Supreme Court Clarifies Unearned Increase Liability in Property Transfers After Demerger LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a transfer of leased property from one public limited company to another, its alter ego, following a demerger order, attracts unearned increase liability. CASE TYPE: Property Law, specifically concerning leasehold rights and transfer of property. Case Name: Delhi Development Authority vs.
