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Category: Property Matters

Property Matters

Gift Deed Property – Deficiency in stamp duty on deed – Imposition of extreme penalty HELD Collector is not required by law to impose the maximum rate of penalty as a matter of course whenever an impounded document is sent to him. He has to take into account various aspects including the financial position of the person concerned – It is only in the very extreme situation that penalty needs to be imposed to the extent of ten times

Sep 19, 2020 sclaw

  SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH TRUSTEES OF H.C. DHANDA TRUST — Appellant Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash…

Property Matters

Gift Deed Property – Deficiency in stamp duty on deed – Penalty – Facility to deposit the penalty by post dated cheques cannot be approved and the appellant being subsequent purchaser was liable to deposit the amount of penalty which was outstanding against the property and which was subject matter of the gift deed.

Sep 19, 2020 sclaw

  SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH M/S. MSD REAL ESTATE LLP — Appellant Vs. THE COLLECTOR OF STAMPS AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash…

Property Matters

Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 – Sections 20, 21 and 38(4) – Grant of exemption – competent authority being a creature of the statute under Section 2(d) of the Act, cannot act beyond its statutory jurisdiction and the exercise of its powers shall remain circumscribed by the provisions of the Act – Hence demand of price and recovery of property price outside the purview of act illegal.

Sep 3, 2020 sclaw

  SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SHRIDHAR C. SHETTY (DECEASED) THR. LRS. — Appellant Vs. THE ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Rohinton…

Property Matters

Decree of possession – A decree of possession does not automatically follow a decree of declaration of title and ownership over property – It is well settled that, where a Plaintiff wants to establish that the Defendant’s original possession was permissive, it is for the Plaintiff to prove this allegation and if he fails to do so, it may be presumed that possession was adverse, unless there is evidence to the contrary.

Aug 28, 2020 sclaw

 “A decree of possession does not automatically follow a decree of declaration of title and ownership over property. “   SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH NAZIR MOHAMED — Appellant…

Property Matters

Pleas Of Title And Adverse Possession Cannot Be Advanced Simultaneously HELD  The possession has to be in public and to the knowledge of the true owner as adverse, and this is necessary as a plea of adverse possession seeks to defeat the rights of the true owner.And From The Same Date HELD

Aug 27, 2020 sclaw

The Supreme Court has observed that plea of title and adverse possession cannot be advanced simultaneously and from the same date.  “We fail to appreciate how, on the one hand…

Property Matters

Adverse Possession – The Special Courts and Tribunals, indisputably are entitled to determine any question or issue including the question of title or possession in the proceedings initiated before it–Special Courts and the Tribunal not only have trappings of a court but also of a civil court and, thus, are entitled to determine complicated questions of title

Jul 26, 2020 sclaw

2009(2) LAW HERALD (SC) 1045 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly The Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.M.…

Property Matters

Easement right–A right of easement can be declared only when the servient owner is a party to the suit–If the High Court was of the view that defendants were not the owners of the suit property, it could not have granted declaration of easementary right as no such relief could be granted unless the servient owner is impleaded as a defendant.

Jul 5, 2020 sclaw

Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice R. V. Raveendran The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta Civil Appeal Nos.5798-5799 Of 2008 Bachhaj Nahar v. Nilima Mandal {Decided on 23/09/2008} Important Point…

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Service

Cochin University of Science and Technology Act, 1986 — Section 31(10) and 31(11) — Selection and Appointment — Validity of Rank List and Communal Rotation — Harmonious Construction — Section 31(10) stipulates that the Rank List remains valid for two years, and vacancies arising during this period “shall be filled up from the list so published” — Section 31(11) mandates that “Communal rotation shall be followed category-wise” — These sub-sections operate in distinct spheres but are not mutually exclusive; the Rank List’s validity period (Sub-sec 10) co-exists with the mandatory application of communal rotation (Sub-sec 11) for every appointment made therefrom — Interpreting Sub-section (11) as becoming operative only after the Rank List expires would render the reservation/rotation requirement otiose during the list’s validity, defeating legislative intent and violating the doctrine of harmonious construction. (Paras 5, 5.2, 5.4, 5.5, 5.5.1, 5.5.2

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Acquittal I P C

Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) —Section 302 read with Sections 149 and 148 — Murder —Conviction affirmed by High Court — Appeal to Supreme Court — Sufficiency of evidence — Role of interested/related witnesses — Deposition of PW-4 (mother of deceased and alleged eyewitness) scrutinized closely — Material contradictions found in PW-4’s evidence regarding the manner of assault and who informed her — Failure of prosecution to examine key witness (deceased’s granddaughter, who initially informed PW-4) — Independent witnesses (PW-1, PW-2, PW-3 and PW-9) turned hostile — Recovery of weapons based on accused’s memorandum/statement rendered unreliable when supporting witnesses hostile. (Paras 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15)

Dec 19, 2025 sclaw
Constitution

Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 — Section 45A — Determination of contributions in certain cases — Preconditions for invoking Section 45A — Section 45A is a special provision for best-judgment assessment applicable only when an employer fails to submit, furnish, or maintain returns, particulars, registers, or records as required by Section 44, OR obstructs an Inspector or official in discharging duties under Section 45 — It is not an alternative mode of assessment available at the option of the Corporation — When records (ledgers, cash books, vouchers, etc.) are produced and the employer cooperates by attending multiple personal hearings, the mere allegation of inadequacy or deficiency of supporting documents does not satisfy the statutory threshold of “non-production” or “obstruction” to invoke Section 45A — Mere inadequacy of records does not confer jurisdiction under Section 45A. (Paras 14.6, 14.7, 24, 25, 27, 30)

Dec 19, 2025 sclaw
Tenders & Contracts

Tender and Contract — Eligibility Criteria — Interpretation of “prime contractor” and “in the same name and style” — Requirement of work experience — Where an NIT’s pre-qualification document requires “each prime contractor in the same name and style (tenderer)” to have completed previous work, and the term “prime contractor” is undefined, its meaning must be derived from common parlance as the tenderer primarily responsible for the contract offer; however, the requirement must be construed from the standpoint of a prudent businessman, considering the credentials and capacity to execute the work, not merely the name. (Paras 17, 20, 21.3)

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