Supreme Court Upholds Land Ceiling Act: Chandrabhan Rupchand Dakale vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) Date of the Judgment: December 19, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 1009 Judges: C.T. Ravikumar, J. and Sanjay Kumar, J. Can a landholder bypass land ceiling laws by transferring land to landlords? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in […]
Supreme Court Upholds Land Ceiling Act, Rejects Family Settlement Claim: State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Suresh Chandra Tewari (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a family settlement and subsequent partition decree can be used to circumvent land ceiling laws. CASE TYPE: Land Ceiling/Revenue Law Case Name: State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. vs. Suresh Chandra Tewari &
Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of Limitation Period under Electricity Act in Dues Recovery Cases Date of the Judgment: 4 November 2024 Citation: (2024) INSC 829 Judges: Dipankar Datta, J., Pankaj Mithal, J. Can a power distribution company recover dues from a consumer after a significant delay, even if the relevant electricity act doesn’t specify a
Supreme Court Clarifies Res Judicata in Property Dispute: Har Narayan Tewari vs. Cantonment Board (2024) Date of the Judgment: July 08, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 467 Judges: Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Pankaj Mithal Can a previous suit between a plaintiff and multiple defendants bar a subsequent suit between the co-defendants? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court Upholds Executing Court’s Order in Eviction Case: Pradeep Mehra vs. Harijivan J. Jethwa (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: The core legal issue revolves around the extent of the executing court’s powers under Section 47 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC), specifically whether it can revisit an order allowing execution of a decree that
Supreme Court clarifies scope of ‘future disputes’ in power purchase agreements: Nabha Power Ltd vs. Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (2023) Date of the Judgment: October 09, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 883 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Sudhanshu Dhulia, J., Aravind Kumar, J. Can a party repeatedly raise the same issues under the guise of
Supreme Court Clarifies Res Judicata in Eviction Cases: Prem Kishore vs. Brahm Prakash (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a second eviction petition is barred by res judicata when a prior petition was dismissed due to the landlord’s failure to prove the landlord-tenant relationship. CASE TYPE: Civil (Eviction under Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958) Case Name: Prem
Supreme Court clarifies procedure for indigent suits: Solomon Selvaraj vs. Indirani Bhagawan Singh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a court can reject an application to sue as an indigent person based on the merits of the suit, such as res judicata or lack of cause of action. CASE TYPE: Civil Procedure. Case Name: Solomon Selvaraj &
Supreme Court Clarifies Res Judicata in Civil Cases: S. Ramachandra Rao vs. S. Nagabhushana Rao & Ors. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the doctrine of res judicata applies to subsequent stages of the same proceedings, particularly when an earlier order allowing a General Power of Attorney (GPA) holder to represent a party is challenged later. CASE
Supreme Court clarifies property rights in passage dispute: Anil Kumar Modi vs. Tarsem Kumar Gupta (2022) Date of the Judgment: September 14, 2022 Citation: Not Available Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and C.T. Ravikumar, J. Can a previous court ruling on a related issue prevent a later court from deciding on a different but connected issue?
Supreme Court on Maintainability of Single Appeal Against Consolidated Judgments LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a single appeal is maintainable against a common judgment and two separate decrees passed in two consolidated suits. CASE TYPE: Civil Procedure Case Name: M/S Ramnath Exports Pvt. Ltd. vs. Vinita Mehta & Anr. Judgment Date: 05 July 2022 Introduction Date 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]:
