LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of “Shamlat Deh” land and rights of displaced persons CASE TYPE: Land Law, Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 Case Name: Dalip Ram vs. The State of Punjab & Ors. Judgment Date: January 2, 2025 Date of the Judgment: January 2, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 12 Judges: C.T. Ravikumar, J., Rajesh […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Stamp Duty on BOT Toll Agreements: Rewa Tollway vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Build, Operate, and Transfer (BOT) agreement for road construction, where toll collection rights are granted, constitutes a “lease” under the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 and the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. CASE TYPE: Civil
Supreme Court Denies Freehold Conversion for Leased Land: Bhasin Infotech vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) Date of the Judgment: March 17, 2023 Citation: Not Available Judges: Dinesh Maheshwari, J. and J.K. Maheshwari, J. Can a company demand conversion of leasehold land to freehold based on a later government policy? The Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court Upholds Disqualification of Petrol Pump Applicant Due to Lease Commencement Clause LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a lease agreement, which stipulates that its term commences from the date of approval of a petrol pump, qualifies as a valid lease for the purpose of awarding marks in a petrol pump dealership application process. CASE TYPE: Civil
Supreme Court clarifies distinction between lease and agreement to lease in contract dispute: Ramnath Agrawal vs. Food Corporation of India (2020) INSC 374 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an agreement is a lease under Section 105 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, or merely an agreement for a lease. CASE TYPE: Contract Law, Property Law Case
Supreme Court Intervenes in Rent Dispute: Espire Infolabs vs. Sadhana Foundation (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of provisional rent and the validity of a subsequent lease agreement in a rent dispute. CASE TYPE: Civil (Rent Dispute) Case Name: M/S Espire Infolabs Pvt Ltd vs. Sadhana Foundation Judgment Date: December 09, 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment:
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Supreme Court Revisits Textile Nationalisation Act: Union of India vs. Nareshkumar Badrikumar Jagad (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether leasehold rights of textile undertakings continue to vest with the Central Government after nationalization, and the impact of the Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Laws (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2014 on prior court orders. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Nationalisation, Property
Supreme Court Clarifies Vesting of Leasehold Rights in Textile Undertakings Date of the Judgment: 28 November 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 1048 Judges: Kurian Joseph, J., A.M. Khanwilkar, J. Can a review petition be filed by a third party? The Supreme Court addressed this question while also considering the impact of a subsequent amendment to the
