LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an oral partition of ancestral property, acted upon for decades, can be the basis for a declaration of ownership and injunction against other family members. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Nanjegowda @ Gowda (D) by LRs. & Anr. vs. Ramegowda Judgment Date: 04 December 2017 Date of the Judgment: 04 […]
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the defendant had successfully established a claim of adverse possession over a portion of the suit property. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Law Case Name: Narendra & Ors. vs. Ajabrao s/o Narayan Katare (D) Through LRs. Judgment Date: 26 October 2017 Date of the Judgment: 26 October 2017 Citation: [Not Available in Source]
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:
Can a prior agreement to sell property be nullified by a subsequent sale? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case involving a dispute over a house sale agreement. The Court examined the validity of competing agreements and the readiness of the parties to fulfill their obligations. This case highlights the importance
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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LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a claim of adverse possession can be used to claim ownership of Wakf property and whether a civil suit is barred by Order 9 Rule 9 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 if a previous suit on the same matter was dismissed for default. CASE TYPE: Property Law, Wakf Law Case
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
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a private individual can claim ownership of a heritage temple and surrounding land based on adverse possession without proper pleadings and evidence. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute Case Name: State of Uttarakhand & Anr. vs. Mandir Sri Laxman Sidh Maharaj Judgment Date: September 12, 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment:
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the government’s policy to limit lease renewals for shops allotted to ex-servicemen and their families is valid and non-discriminatory. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Chandro Devi & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: September 8, 2017 Date of the Judgment: September 8, 2017 Citation: (2017) Judges: Madan B. Lokur,
Date of the Judgment: September 7, 2017 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Kurian Joseph, J. and R. Banumathi, J. Can a decades-long family property dispute finally reach a peaceful resolution? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this very issue in a case involving two brothers embroiled in a partition dispute since 1987. The
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a second suit for mesne profits is maintainable after the claim for it was relinquished in an earlier suit for possession. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute Case Name: M/s Raptakos, Brett & Co. Ltd. vs. M/s Ganesh Property Judgment Date: 5 September 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 5 September
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a tenant can dispute the landlord’s title during the continuation of tenancy, especially after initially acknowledging it. CASE TYPE: Eviction Law/Property Law Case Name: Jaspal Kaur Cheema and Anr. vs. M/S Industrial Trade Links and Ors. Judgment Date: 03 July 2017 Date of the Judgment: 03 July 2017 Citation: [Not Available in
