Supreme Court Rejects Possession Suit Over Unregistered Property Agreement
The Supreme Court on 16 October dismissed a decades-old suit concerning a Friends Colony plot in Delhi. It held that a suit for possession alone...
Property Law
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Madras High Court Awards Priest’s Post-Vow Assets to Religious Society
Assets acquired through a priest’s vocation after perpetual vows belonged beneficially to his religious society, the court held.
Widow’s Property Rights Do Not Depend on Partition
The Supreme Court has affirmed that a Hindu widow’s limited interest can become absolute ownership without a prior partition of joint family property. In Ganapati...
Completed Property Sale Cannot Be Replaced With Refund
The Supreme Court has restored a 1979 decree for specific performance, holding that a completed court-executed sale cannot be displaced decades later by an enhanced...