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Category: Property Matters

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…

Property Matters

Housing – Recovery of amount of interest – Noida and Greater Noida Authorities HELD A prayer made the authorities be given liberty to recover amount of interest from the builder at the contractually agreed rate under the lease deed – It was lastly and rightly pointed out that the Court can fix a reasonable rate of interest – Considering the present scenario, This Court feel that the aforesaid submission is justified

Jun 10, 2020 sclaw

  SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH BIKRAM CHATTERJI AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Arun Mishra and Uday Umesh Lalit,…

Property Matters

West Bengal Cooperative Societies Rules, 2011 – Rule 133(1) – Membership – It is clear that besides the initial amount of Rs. 3.86 lakhs, the petitioners did not deposit any further amount and kept disputing the demands raised by the Housing Society – HELD the order of the Society expelling the petitioners had come into effect and thereafter the six flats have already been allotted to six different persons, who have deposited the requisite amounts – Application dismissed.

Apr 26, 2020 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SK JALALUDDIN AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : R.F. Nariman and Vineet Saran,…

Property Matters

Once A Mortgage, Always A Mortgage’ – Right To Redeem Mortgage Can Be Extinguished Only By Process Of Law : SC HELD “Section 90 of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 casts a clear obligation on the mortgagee to hold any right acquired by him in the mortgaged property for the benefit of the mortgagor, as he is seen to be acting in a fiduciary capacity in respect of such transactions. Therefore, the advantage derived by the Appellants (mortgagee) by way of the re-grant must be surrendered to the benefit of the Respondents (Mirashi tenant––mortgagor)”

Apr 17, 2020 sclaw

Section 90 of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 casts a clear obligation on the mortgagee to hold any right acquired by him in the mortgaged property for the benefit of…

Property Matters

Registration Act, 1908 – Section 17, 17(1)(b), 17(1) and 17(2)(v) – Suit for declaration HELD When legislature has specifically excluded applicability of clause (b) and (C) with regard to any decree or order of a Court, applicability of Section 17(1)(b) cannot be imported in Section 17(2)(v) by any indirect method – Decree and order did not require registration and were fully covered by Section 17(2)(vi), which contains exclusion from registration as required in Section 17(1)

Mar 21, 2020 sclaw

  SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH GURCHARAN SINGH & ORS. — Appellant Vs. ANGREZ KAUR & ANR. — Respondent ( Before : Ashok Bhushan and Navin Sinha JJ. )…

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