Introduction Date of the Judgment: March 6, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 333 Judges: Sanjay Karol J., Prashant Kumar Mishra J. In a dispute between a landlord and a tenant over shop rooms, the Supreme Court of India examined whether the High Court of Orissa was correct in overturning the concurrent findings of the lower courts. […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of Central Law over State Law in Property Disputes: Naeem Bano vs. Mohammad Rahees (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a state amendment to a central law is valid when the Parliament has subsequently amended the same law. CASE TYPE: Civil (Property Law) Case Name: Naeem Bano Alias Gaindo vs. Mohammad Rahees &
Supreme Court Orders Eviction for Non-Payment of Rent: Meera Devi vs. Dinesh Chandra Joshi (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a tenant can be evicted for failing to comply with an interim order of the court regarding payment of rent during the pendency of an appeal. CASE TYPE: Civil (Eviction) Case Name: Meera Devi (D) Thr. LR.
Supreme Court Sets Aside Ex-Parte Decree for Lack of Fair Hearing in Property Dispute: Ranjit Singh vs. State of Uttarakhand (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an ex-parte decree can be set aside if the defendant was not given a fair opportunity to be heard. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Ranjit Singh & Anr. vs.
Supreme Court clarifies lease agreement and mesne profits in property dispute: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. vs. Sudera Realty Private Limited (2022) Date of the Judgment: September 6, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 784 Judges: K.M. Joseph, J. and Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, J. Can a lease agreement be considered valid even if a formal deed was not
Supreme Court sets aside decree for possession based on admissions: Karan Kapoor vs. Madhuri Kumar (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a judgment on admissions under Order XII Rule 6 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) can be passed solely based on the admission of a landlord-tenant relationship, without considering the tenant’s defense of an agreement
Supreme Court Upholds Civil Court Decree Despite Rent Act Applicability: Shankarlal Nadani vs. Sohanlal Jain (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a civil court’s decree for possession is valid if passed after a state Rent Control Act becomes applicable to the area. CASE TYPE: Civil (Property Law, Rent Control) Case Name: Shankarlal Nadani vs. Sohanlal Jain Judgment
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 Directs Trial Court to Decide on Applicability of Tenancy Act: Bijay Kumar vs. Ashwin Desai (2018) Date of the Judgment: December 12, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 1088 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J. and Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J. Can a dispute over which tenancy law applies to a lease be resolved as a preliminary issue?
Supreme Court Upholds Eviction of Tenant in Apollo Zipper India Ltd. vs. W. Newman And Co. Ltd. (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a tenant can challenge the derivative title of a landlord after attornment and whether the suit was maintainable under the Transfer of Property Act, 1882. CASE TYPE: Civil (Eviction Suit) Case Name: Apollo Zipper
LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of a gift deed under Muslim Law and its effect on property ownership. CASE TYPE: Civil (Property Law, Eviction) Case Name: D. N. Joshi (D) Thr. LRs. & Others vs. D.C. Harris & Another [Judgment Date]: July 3, 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment: July 3, 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 588 Judges:
Supreme Court Upholds Gift Deed and Eviction: D.N. Joshi vs. D.C. Harris (2017) Read Post »
