Tagged “property”

5 articles on property.

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

Katta Sujatha Reddy v. Siddamsetty Infra: the prospectivity ruling reversed on review

A 2022 bench held the 2018 Specific Relief Act amendment prospective and disturbed a specific-performance decree; in 2024 the Supreme Court allowed review, restored the High Court's decree on the merits and applied lis pendens, leaving the prospectivity question arguably open.

Valkya Editorial·14 Jun 2026·8 min

Landmark JudgmentSupreme Court of India

Ravinder Kaur Grewal v. Manjit Kaur: adverse possession as a sword

A three-judge bench held in 2019 that a person who has perfected title by adverse possession can use it to found a suit, not merely as a defence, resolving conflicting two-judge authority under Article 65 of the Limitation Act.

Valkya Editorial·14 Jun 2026·8 min

Landmark JudgmentSupreme Court of India

Satish Chander Ahuja v. Sneha Ahuja: redefining the shared household

A three-judge bench overruled S.R. Batra v. Taruna Batra in 2020, holding that a 'shared household' under the Domestic Violence Act is not confined to property in which the husband holds title and can include a home owned by the in-laws.

Valkya Editorial·14 Jun 2026·8 min

Landmark JudgmentSupreme Court of India

State of Telangana v. Mohd. Abdul Qasim: review is not an appeal in disguise

On 19 April 2024, a two-judge bench restated the narrow scope of the Order XLVII review jurisdiction, protected reserved forest land against a private title claim, and imposed ₹5 lakh costs recoverable from the officers who filed collusive affidavits.

Valkya Editorial·14 Jun 2026·7 min