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 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 Clarifies Share in Property Partition: Dharmalingam vs. Lalithambal (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Determining the correct share of a buyer in a property after multiple partitions and sales. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Partition. Case Name: A.Dharmalingam (Dead) by LRs. vs. V. Lalithambal & Ors. [Judgment Date]: April 27, 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: April
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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
