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 Partial Specific Performance in Land Sale Dispute: B. Santoshamma vs. D. Sarala (2020) Date of the Judgment: 18 September 2020 Citation: 2020 INSC 707 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J. and Indira Banerjee, J. Can a seller of land renege on a sale agreement after accepting a significant portion of the payment? The
Supreme Court Clarifies Registration Requirements for Rent Deeds: Siri Chand vs. Surinder Singh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a rent deed with a clause for annual rent increase requires compulsory registration under Section 17(1)(d) of the Registration Act, 1908. CASE TYPE: Property Law, specifically landlord-tenant dispute under the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949. Case
Supreme Court Upholds Validity of Decree Based on Pre-Existing Rights: Gurcharan Singh vs. Angrez Kaur (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a decree based on a pre-existing right requires compulsory registration under Section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute Case Name: Gurcharan Singh & Ors. vs. Angrez Kaur & Anr.
Supreme Court: Lease of Blacklisted Rice Mills Doesn’t Allow Paddy Allocation (2020) Date of the Judgment: 06 March 2020 Citation: Food Corporation of India vs. M/s. V.K. Traders (2020) INSC 208 Judges: S.A. Bobde (CJI), B.R. Gavai, and Surya Kant JJ. Can a new entity that leases a blacklisted rice mill be eligible for paddy
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Supreme Court Clarifies Registration Requirements for Compromise Decrees in Property Disputes: Mohammade Yusuf vs. Rajkumar (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a compromise decree regarding property that is the subject matter of a suit requires registration under Section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Mohammade Yusuf & Ors. vs. Rajkumar
Supreme Court clarifies the necessity of purchaser’s presence during property registration: H.P. Puttaswamy vs. Thimmamma & Ors. (2020) Date of the Judgment: 24 January 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 43 Judges: Deepak Gupta, J., Aniruddha Bose, J. Can a sale deed be deemed invalid if the purchaser is not present at the time of its registration?
Supreme Court Upholds Bank’s Sale of Mortgaged Property Under SARFAESI Act: Shakeena vs. Bank of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the sale of a secured asset under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act) is complete upon issuance of a sale certificate, or only upon registration
Supreme Court Upholds Family Settlement, Rejects High Court’s View on Registration: Thulasidhara vs. Narayanappa (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an unregistered family settlement document requires mandatory registration to be admissible as evidence and whether a party can challenge a sale deed without filing a separate suit. CASE TYPE: Civil (Property Dispute) Case Name: Thulasidhara & Another
Supreme Court Settles the Need for Notice Under Section 106 of the Transfer of Property Act in Lease Disputes: Sevoke Properties Ltd. vs. West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. (2019) Date of the Judgment: April 11, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 377 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J, Hemant Gupta, J. Can a suit for
Supreme Court Upholds Coparcenary Rights in Ancestral Property: Shyam Narayan Prasad vs. Krishna Prasad (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether property obtained in a partition of ancestral property remains coparcenary property with rights for lineal descendants. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Rights. Case Name: Shyam Narayan Prasad vs. Krishna Prasad and Ors. Judgment Date: 2 July
