Supreme Court Settles Criminal Dispute Through Mediation: Shobha Devi vs. State of Bihar (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Resolution of criminal disputes through mediation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Shobha Devi vs. The State of Bihar & Anr. Judgment Date: November 2, 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: November 2, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 956 Judges: […]
Supreme Court settles property dispute under Article 142: Vasudevan Embanthiri vs. Gopalakrishnan (2018) Date of the Judgment: October 25, 2018 Citation: Not Available in source Judges: Kurian Joseph, J. and A.M. Khanwilkar, J. Can a decades-long property dispute be resolved through the intervention of the Supreme Court, even against the wishes of one party? The
Supreme Court orders expedited trial on ancestral property dispute in specific performance case: Harnek Singh vs Hukam Chand (25 October 2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a suit for specific performance should be decided when a related suit concerning the nature of the property is pending. CASE TYPE: Civil, Specific Performance, Property Law Case Name: Harnek Singh(Dead)
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 Partition Rights: Govindammal vs. Vaidiyanathan (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a court auction sale of a property can transfer a title greater than what the judgment debtor possessed and whether the principle of res judicata applies to co-defendants. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Govindammal (Dead) By Lrs. and Ors. vs. Vaidiyanathan
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Supreme Court Upholds University’s Right to Evict Retired Employees from Housing: Ranchi University vs. Jharkhand State Housing Board (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether retired employees of a university can claim a right to continue occupying university-allotted housing after their retirement, based on a cancelled allotment and subsequent payment to the housing board. CASE TYPE: Civil Law
Supreme Court quashes promotion of Executive Engineer: Ajit Kr. Bhuyan vs. Debajit Das (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the promotion of a government employee to an ex-cadre post and subsequent encadrement was illegal and whether delay and laches should prevent a challenge to such a promotion. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Ajit Kr. Bhuyan and
Supreme Court clarifies jurisdiction in Small Causes Court cases after UP Civil Laws Amendment Act, 2015 Date of the Judgment: 12 October 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 892 Judges: A.K. Sikri, J., Ashok Bhushan, J. Can a court’s decision be overturned on a technicality after a full trial? The Supreme Court of India addressed this crucial
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Delay Condonation in Property Dispute: Mohd. Sahid vs. Raziya Khanam (2018) Date of the Judgment: October 10, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 910 Judges: R. Banumathi, J., Indira Banerjee, J. Can a party who was aware of court proceedings claim ignorance to justify a delay in filing an appeal? The Supreme
Supreme Court Settles Family Property Dispute Through Settlement: Madan Mohan vs. Jawahar Lal (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Resolution of property disputes among family members through amicable settlement. CASE TYPE: Civil dispute, family property. Case Name: Madan Mohan vs. Jawahar Lal (Dead) Through Lrs. & Ors. [Judgment Date]: October 05, 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: October
Supreme Court Settles Family Partition Dispute Through Mediation: C. Baby vs. C. Kuppusamy & Ors. (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Resolution of a family partition dispute through court-facilitated mediation. CASE TYPE: Civil (Partition Dispute) Case Name: C. Baby vs. C. Kuppusamy & Ors. Judgment Date: 03 October 2018 Date of the Judgment: 03 October 2018 Citation: Civil
Supreme Court Upholds Family Arrangement in Property Dispute: Dalip Kaur vs. Ram Kishan (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a gift of property by a mother with a limited estate to her daughters can be considered a family arrangement, and whether the daughters, as reversioners, are bound by it. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Law Case Name: Dalip
