Date of the Judgment: 2 January 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 14 Judges: C.T. Ravikumar, J., Prashant Kumar Mishra, J. The Supreme Court of India recently addressed a complex case involving property rights and the effect of adoption under Hindu law. The core issue revolved around whether an adopted son could challenge property transfers made by […]
Supreme Court Upholds DDA’s Right to Unearned Increase in Property Transfer After Company Amalgamation LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the amalgamation of companies results in a ‘transfer’ of leased property, thereby triggering the Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA) right to claim an unearned increase in the value of the property. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Property Law Case Name:
Supreme Court Modifies High Court Order in Property Partition Dispute: M/s Multicon Builders vs. Sumandevi (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a non-family member can challenge a preliminary decree in a property partition suit. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Partition Case Name: M/s Multicon Builders vs. Sumandevi and Others Judgment Date: November 6, 2023 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Upholds Assignability of Repurchase Rights in Conditional Sale: Indira Devi vs. Veena Gupta (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the right to repurchase a property in a conditional sale deed is personal to the vendor or can be assigned to another person. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Property Law, Contract Law Case Name: Indira Devi vs.
Supreme Court Upholds Sale Deed, Settles Land Dispute: Damodhar Narayan Sawale vs. Shri Tejrao Bajirao Mhaske (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of a registered sale deed and the applicability of the Maharashtra Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1947. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Damodhar Narayan Sawale (D) through LRs. vs. Shri Tejrao Bajirao
Supreme Court Upholds Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants in New Delhi Market Date of the Judgment: 27 September 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 648 Judges: Hemant Gupta, J., V. Ramasubramanian, J. Can a municipal council be bound by policies of the Union Government when managing properties transferred to it? The Supreme Court recently addressed this question in
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 Clarifies Unearned Increase Liability in Property Transfers After Demerger LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a transfer of leased property from one public limited company to another, its alter ego, following a demerger order, attracts unearned increase liability. CASE TYPE: Property Law, specifically concerning leasehold rights and transfer of property. Case Name: Delhi Development Authority vs.
Supreme Court Upholds Ownership Rights in Land Dispute: Eureka Builders vs. Gulabchand (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of ownership rights in a land dispute involving prior sales, re-grants, and limitation. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: M/s Eureka Builders & Ors. vs. Gulabchand s/o Veljee Dand Since Deceased by L.Rs. & Ors. Judgment Date: May
