LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an assignee can be impleaded in a suit for specific performance after an inordinate delay. CASE TYPE: Civil – Specific Performance. Case Name: Life Insurance Corporation of India vs. Sanjeev Builders Pvt. Ltd. And Ors. [Judgment Date]: 24 October 2017 Date of the Judgment: 24 October 2017 Citation: Civil Appeal No. of […]
Can a civil court hear an eviction suit when the lease agreement has an arbitration clause? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in Himangni Enterprises vs. Kamaljeet Singh Ahluwalia. This case clarifies that eviction matters, especially those involving statutory protections for tenants, fall under the jurisdiction of civil courts, not arbitrators. The
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 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.
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: Determination of self-acquired vs. ancestral property in a Hindu family. CASE TYPE: Civil property dispute. Case Name: Adiveppa & Ors. vs. Bhimappa & Anr. [Judgment Date]: September 6, 2017 Date of the Judgment: September 6, 2017. Citation: (2017) INSC 782. Judges: Justice R.K. Agrawal and Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre. The Supreme Court of
