Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal, Modifies Injunction in Property Dispute: Developer Group India Pvt. Ltd. vs. Surinder Singh Marwah (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a blanket injunction on all properties of a company is justified when the claim is for a smaller amount and the company is not directly related to the company under liquidation. CASE […]
Supreme Court Upholds Estoppel on Inheritance Rights Based on Father’s Release Deed: Elumalai vs. Kamala (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a release deed executed by a father relinquishing his inheritance rights, for consideration, estops his children from claiming those rights upon the grandfather’s death. CASE TYPE: Civil – Property Law, Inheritance Case Name: Elumalai @ Venkatesan
Supreme Court on Delay and Laches in Service Matters: State of UP vs. Rajmati Singh Date of the Judgment: 07 December 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 1053 Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant and Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.K. Maheshwari Can a government employee, who was not allowed to resume duty after being relieved for training, claim
Supreme Court Revisits Compensation for Stay of Eviction Decree: Sumer Corporation vs. Vijay Anant Gangan (2022) Date of the Judgment: November 9, 2022 Citation: Sumer Corporation v. Vijay Anant Gangan & Ors., Civil Appeal No. 7774 of 2022 (@ SLP (C) No. 16019 of 2020), 2022 INSC 568 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and M.M. Sundresh,
Supreme Court Rejects Claim of Ownership Based on Conflicting Pleas of Sale Deed and Adverse Possession Date of the Judgment: 14 October 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 1005 Judges: M.R. Shah, J., Krishna Murari, J. Can a person claim ownership of a property based on both a sale deed and adverse possession simultaneously? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court clarifies property rights in passage dispute: Anil Kumar Modi vs. Tarsem Kumar Gupta (2022) Date of the Judgment: September 14, 2022 Citation: Not Available Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and C.T. Ravikumar, J. Can a previous court ruling on a related issue prevent a later court from deciding on a different but connected issue?
Supreme Court Upholds Intestate Succession in Faridkot Royal Family Dispute (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Applicability of the Rule of Primogeniture and validity of a will in matters of succession to private properties of a former ruler. CASE TYPE: Civil Succession Dispute Case Name: Maharani Deepinder Kaur (Since Deceased) Through Lrs. and Ors. vs. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
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Supreme Court Upholds Arbitration Clause Despite Missing “Final and Binding” Wording in Development Agreement: Babanrao Rajaram Pund vs. M/s. Samarth Builders & Developers (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a clause in a development agreement constitutes a valid arbitration agreement even if it does not explicitly state that the arbitrator’s decision will be “final and binding.” CASE
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Charges in Land Dispute: P. Vijay Nataraj & Ors. vs. State & Anr. (2022) Date of the Judgment: September 5, 2022 Citation: P. Vijay Nataraj & Ors. vs. State & Anr., Criminal Appeal No.1448 of 2022 (Arising out of SLP (Criminal) No.3826 of 2022) Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, CJI and S.
Supreme Court Closes Contempt Petitions in Property Dispute: N. Srinivasa Rao vs. Smt. Ranjeev R. Acharya (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether contempt petitions related to a property dispute should be entertained. CASE TYPE: Contempt of Court, Property Dispute Case Name: N. Srinivasa Rao vs. Smt. Ranjeev R. Acharya & Anr. and Govindraj & Ors. vs. Smt.
Supreme Court Upholds Doctrine of Relation Back in Adoption Cases: Kasabai Tukaram Karvar vs. Nivrutti (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Applicability of the doctrine of relation back in adoption and its impact on inheritance rights of a daughter. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Partition. Case Name: Kasabai Tukaram Karvar & Ors. vs. Nivrutti (Dead) Through Legal
Supreme Court Upholds Land Consolidation Order: Sarju Mishra vs. Jangi (2022) INSC 629 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether consolidation authorities can determine the shares of parties based on the sequence of deaths of family members, when the civil court decree did not specify it. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Land Consolidation Case Name: Sarju Mishra (D) Thr. Lrs.
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