Supreme Court Limits Government Accommodation for Kashmiri Migrants: Union of India vs. Omkar Nath Dhar (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether retired Kashmiri migrant government employees are entitled to retain government accommodation indefinitely. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Union of India & Anr. vs. Omkar Nath Dhar (D) Through L.Rs. Judgment Date: 7 October 2021 Introduction Date […]
Supreme Court Upholds Mandatory Injunction for Booth Possession: Madan Mohan Singh vs. Ved Prakash Arya (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a mandatory injunction can be issued to restore possession of a property to the original allottee when the occupant claims to be a tenant, but no tenancy is proven and the Chief Administrator has declared the
Supreme Court Upholds Punjab Religious Premises Act: Tenants of Religious Institutions Not Entitled to Rent Act Protection (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether tenants of religious institutions are entitled to protection under the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, or if they can be treated differently under a separate law. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Landlord
Supreme Court Clarifies Disposal of Goods on Public Premises: Board of Trustees vs. APL India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of Section 6 of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971, regarding the disposal of goods found on public premises. CASE TYPE: Public Premises Law, Eviction Law Case Name: Board of Trustees for the
Supreme Court Upholds University’s Right to Evict Retired Employees from Housing: Ranchi University vs. Jharkhand State Housing Board (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether retired employees of a university can claim a right to continue occupying university-allotted housing after their retirement, based on a cancelled allotment and subsequent payment to the housing board. CASE TYPE: Civil Law
Supreme Court Clarifies Status of Appellate Officer under Public Premises Act: LIC vs. Nandini J. Shah (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an Appellate Officer under Section 9 of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 acts as a Civil Court or as a persona designata. CASE TYPE: Public Premises Eviction Law Case Name: Life
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether acceptance of rent by a lessor after the expiry of a lease period automatically renews the lease. CASE TYPE: Property Law, Lease Dispute Case Name: Delhi Development Authority vs. M/S Anant Raj Agencies Pvt. Ltd. [Judgment Date]: 12th April, 2016 Can a lease be automatically renewed simply because the landlord accepted rent
Date of the Judgment: September 26, 2008 Judges: S.B. Sinha, Cyriac Joseph, JJ. Can a license be revoked, and can a party be evicted from public premises based on the grounds of unauthorized occupation? The Supreme Court addressed this question in a dispute between Dena Bank and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi concerning the eviction
