Tagged “finality”

3 articles on finality.

DDA v. Tejpal: Section 24(2) lapse is conjunctive, and a change of law reopens nothing

In May 2024, a three-judge bench applied Indore Development Authority v. Manoharlal to hold that deemed lapse under Section 24(2) requires both non-payment and non-possession, upheld the Delhi acquisitions, and held that a subsequent change in the law is no ground for condonation of delay.

Valkya Editorial·14 Jun 2026·8 min

Landmark JudgmentSupreme Court of India

DMRC v. DAMEPL: a curative petition unwinds a patently illegal award

On 10 April 2024, a three-judge bench allowed DMRC's curative petition and set aside an arbitral award that, with interest, had swelled to about ₹8,000 crore, holding that the Court's earlier interference had restored a patently illegal award and caused a miscarriage of justice.

Valkya Editorial·14 Jun 2026·8 min

Landmark JudgmentDebts Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Kolkata

Dhanvridhi Commercial v. Indian Bank: a SARFAESI settlement that ignored the auction purchaser

DRAT Kolkata upheld rejection of a bank-borrower settlement that excluded the auction purchaser and ignored a finalised DRT order setting aside the sale.

Valkya Editorial·1 Jun 2026·8 min