Supreme Court overturns High Court order on land lease: Gwalior Development Authority vs. Bhanu Pratap Singh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can direct the execution of a lease deed for additional land, after a prior lease deed for a portion of the land was executed without any demur, in a commercial transaction. CASE […]
Supreme Court overturns High Court order on land lease: Gwalior Development Authority vs. Bhanu Pratap Singh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can direct the execution of a lease deed for additional land without consideration, after a lease deed for a portion of the land has been executed without protest by both parties. CASE
Supreme Court Upholds Partition Suit, Invalidates Sale by Power of Attorney Holder Date of the Judgment: April 1, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 259 Judges: Hemant Gupta, J. and V. Ramasubramanian, J. Can a person who holds a general power of attorney sell a property if the document does not explicitly grant them the power to
Supreme Court Clarifies Meaning of “Execution” in Registration Act: Veena Singh vs. District Registrar (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: What constitutes “execution” of a document under the Registration Act, 1908? CASE TYPE: Property Law/Registration Law Case Name: Veena Singh (Dead) Through LR vs. The District Registrar/Additional Collector (F/R) And Another [Judgment Date]: May 10, 2022 Introduction Date
Supreme Court Upholds Sale Deed Executed by Power of Attorney Holder: Amar Nath vs. Gian Chand (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a sale deed executed by a power of attorney holder is valid when the original power of attorney was allegedly cancelled but a certified copy was used for registration. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property
Supreme Court Upholds Sale Deed Executed by Power of Attorney Holder: Amar Nath vs. Gian Chand (28 January 2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a sale deed executed by a power of attorney holder is valid when the principal claims the power of attorney was cancelled before the sale. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute Case
Supreme Court Upholds Sale Deed Executed by Power of Attorney Holder: Amar Nath vs. Gian Chand (2022) Date of the Judgment: 28 January 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 1062 Judges: K.M. Joseph, J., Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, J. Can a sale deed executed by a power of attorney holder be deemed invalid if the original power of
Supreme Court Upholds Prior Partition of Joint Family Property: K. Arumuga Velaiah vs. P.R. Ramasamy (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a suit for partition is maintainable when a prior partition of joint family property has been established. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Partition Case Name: K. Arumuga Velaiah vs. P.R. Ramasamy and Anr. [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court Upholds Prior Partition in Family Property Dispute: K. Arumuga Velaiah vs. P.R. Ramasamy (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a prior family partition, even if based on an unregistered arbitration award, bars a subsequent suit for partition of the same properties. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: K. Arumuga Velaiah vs. P.R. Ramasamy and
Supreme Court Upholds High Court Decision on Cancellation of Sale Deed: Amudhavali vs. P. Rukumani (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a registered sale deed can be unilaterally cancelled by the seller. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute Case Name: Amudhavali & Ors. vs. P. Rukumani & Ors. Judgment Date: 7 December 2021 Introduction Date of
Supreme Court Allows Unregistered Family Settlement as Corroborative Evidence in Property Dispute LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an unregistered family settlement document can be used as corroborative evidence in a property dispute. CASE TYPE: Civil (Property Dispute) Case Name: Korukonda Chalapathi Rao & Anr. vs. Korukonda Annapurna Sampath Kumar [Judgment Date]: October 1, 2021 Can an unregistered
Supreme Court Upholds Family Settlement: Khushi Ram vs. Nawal Singh (2021) Date of the Judgment: 22 February 2021 Citation: 2021 INSC 87 Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J., R. Subhash Reddy, J. Can a family settlement be valid if it involves relatives from the maternal side? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a recent
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