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 Upholds 1984 Partition, Overturns High Court in Property Dispute: Srinivas Raghavendrarao Desai vs. V. Kumar Vamanrao (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of a partition of family property and the effect of prior court decrees on subsequent property disputes. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Srinivas Raghavendrarao Desai (Dead) By Lrs. vs. V. Kumar
Specific Performance Denied: Supreme Court Upholds Decision in Property Sale Dispute (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether specific performance can be granted for a property sale agreement when the plaintiff’s conduct involves misrepresentation and suppression of facts. CASE TYPE: Civil (Property Law, Specific Performance) Case Name: Major Gen. Darshan Singh (D) By Lrs. & Anr. vs. Brij
Supreme Court Upholds Will, Rejects Sale Deed in Property Dispute: Savitri Bai vs. Savitri Bai (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of a Will versus a subsequent Sale Deed in a property dispute. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Savitri Bai and another vs. Savitri Bai [Judgment Date]: 29 February 2024 Introduction Date of the Judgment:
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 Settles Property Dispute Through Settlement Agreement: Saraswathi vs. Palanisamy (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Settlement of a property dispute through a settlement agreement. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Saraswathi (Dead) By Lrs. & Ors. vs. S.A. Palanisamy & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 7 February 2024 Can a long-standing property dispute be resolved through a settlement agreement,
Supreme Court Upholds Sale of Disputed Evacuee Property: Rani Chander Kanta vs. Union of India (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Dispute over the extent of property sold under the Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Rani Chander Kanta (D) Thr. Lrs. & Ors. vs. Union of India & Anr.
Supreme Court rules on property rights of children from void marriages in partition suits: Raja Gounder vs. M. Sengodan (2024) INSC 47 (19 January 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether children born from void or voidable marriages are entitled to a share in their parents’ property during a partition suit. CASE TYPE: Civil (Partition Suit) Case Name:
Supreme Court Rules on Adverse Possession in Property Dispute: Brij Narayan Shukla vs. Sudesh Kumar (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in reversing the findings of the Trial Court and First Appellate Court on the issue of adverse possession. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Brij Narayan Shukla (D) THR. LRS. vs.
Supreme Court Upholds Judicial Discipline in Property Dispute: Mary Pushpam vs. Telvi Curusumary (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a lower court can interpret a High Court judgment differently in a subsequent proceeding when the High Court has already determined the scope of the property in dispute. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Mary Pushpam 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 Upholds Separate Suit for Damages After Possession Decree: Bharat Petroleum vs. ATM Constructions (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a separate suit for damages for use and occupation of property is maintainable after a decree for possession has been obtained in an earlier suit. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Property Law Case Name: M/s Bharat Petroleum
