Supreme Court Clarifies Marumakkathayam Law on Property Partition: Ramachandran vs. Vijayan (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether property obtained by a female and her children after partition belongs to her tharwad or is considered separate property. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Rights under Marumakkathayam Law. Case Name: Ramachandran & Ors. vs. Vijayan & Ors. Judgment Date: […]
Supreme Court Upholds Partition of Property, Rejects Challenge to Roof Rights: Mahendra Nath Soral vs. Ravindra Nath Soral (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a co-owner of a property can claim equal roof rights when the final decree of partition has already been passed and upheld by the High Court. CASE TYPE: Civil (Property Partition). Case Name:
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
Supreme Court clarifies inheritance rights of a widow in joint family property: Sachidhanandam vs. E. Vanaja (2023) INSC 984 (6 November 2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Inheritance rights of a widow in her mother-in-law’s share of joint family property. CASE TYPE: Civil law, property partition. Case Name: Sachidhanandam vs. E. Vanaja. Judgment Date: 6 November 2023 Introduction
Supreme Court Clarifies Partition Date for Pre-emption Rights in Punjab Land Revenue Act Cases Date of the Judgment: 10 October 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 926 Judges: Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice S.V.N. Bhatti Can a co-sharer’s right to pre-empt a sale be affected by a preliminary partition order, or does it continue until the final
Supreme Court clarifies partition of self-acquired property in family disputes: B.R. Patil vs. Tulsa Y. Sawkar (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether self-acquired properties of a deceased person can be partitioned among legal heirs and whether a suit for partition can be dismissed for non-joinder of other family members and properties. CASE TYPE: Civil (Partition) Case Name:
Supreme Court Upholds Trial Court Decision in Property Dispute: Rakesh Bhushan Prasad vs. Radha Devi (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of title in a property dispute based on historical partitions and mutation records. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Rakesh Bhushan Prasad Alias Rakesh Prasad And Others vs. Radha Devi (D) By Lrs. And Others
Supreme Court Upholds Partition Decree, Emphasizes Convenience in Land Allotment Date of the Judgment: 12 March 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 157 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and S. Ravindra Bhat, J. Can a High Court interfere with a First Appellate Court’s factual findings in a property partition case? The Supreme Court addressed this question in
Supreme Court clarifies burden of proof for HUF property claims: Bhagwat Sharan vs. Purushottam (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: The legal issue in this case revolves around the burden of proof required to establish that a property belongs to a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF). CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute Case Name: Bhagwat Sharan (Dead) Thr.
Supreme Court Upholds Will-Based Property Division in Family Dispute: Sajan Sethi vs. Rajan Sethi (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of a will and property division among family members. CASE TYPE: Civil (Property Partition) Case Name: Sajan Sethi vs Rajan Sethi Judgment Date: 02 March 2020 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 02 March 2020 Citation: Civil Appeal
Supreme Court Upholds Property Rights of Grandson over Granddaughter in Ancestral Property Dispute: Radha Bai vs. Ram Narayan (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: The case addresses the devolution of ancestral property under Hindu law, specifically concerning the rights of a granddaughter whose father predeceased his grandfather, in light of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. CASE TYPE: Civil
Supreme Court Interprets Will, Grants 1/3rd Share in Property: Sivasankar V.K. vs. V.K. Sivan (2018) Date of the Judgment: November 2, 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 1005 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J. and Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J. Can a will be interpreted to grant a specific share of property to the legal representatives of a group of
