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The appellants, land owners, had declared under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 that their land was not surplus because it was already in the possession of the Visakhapatnam Port Trust. The competent authority accepted this and declared them non‑surplus. Subsequent land‑acquisition …
The plaintiff (Respondent No. I) filed a suit for specific performance of a 1972 contract of sale. The trial court decreed in his favour, but the First Appellate Court dismissed the appeal. The plaintiff then filed a second appeal under Section 100 of the CPC, which the Karnataka High Court allowed, …
M. Vishweshwara Shastry, a defendant in a suit decreed ex-parte, appealed the dismissal of his petition for restoration of the suit. The Karnataka High Court allowed the appeal on payment of costs and directed him to file a written statement within two weeks. Relying on erroneous advice from his …
The appellant challenged the Bombay High Court's order allowing a second appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. The original suit was filed by the respondent-plaintiff, and after a first appeal was decided in favour of the appellant-defendants, the respondent filed a second …
The Supreme Court considered whether the principles laid down in National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Swaran Singh (2004) apply to insurance claims other than third‑party risks, particularly own‑damage claims. It held that Section 149 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, which imposes a duty on insurers to …
The appeal challenged a Division Bench order that the Chief Justice's 2003 notice directing contempt matters to be listed before any judge with the roster to dispose of the main case violated the Contempt of Court Rules. The Supreme Court examined whether such a listing procedure was permissible …
S.N.S. (Minerals) Ltd. and another challenged the excise authority's order quantifying duty and imposing a penalty on limestone chips. The High Court set aside the penalty but left the duty demand untouched. On appeal, the appellants argued that the High Court should also have struck down the duty …
The appellant, B.C. Shivashankara, challenged a second appeal allowed by the Karnataka High Court in favour of B.R. Nagraj. The High Court had permitted the appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure but failed to formulate any substantial question of law as required by the statute. The …
The plaintiff sued for specific performance of a 1978 agreement to sell a plot that was sub‑leased by a cooperative society and required Delhi Development Authority (DDA) permission for transfer. The defendant‑appellant cancelled the agreement, returned the advance and claimed the plot could not be …
The case arose from a long‑running dispute over ownership of certain lands originally sold by Kalyana Sundram Iyer. K.S. Setlur claimed title by adverse possession, asserting that tenant Shyamala Raju had attorned to him in 1946 and that he had been in possession for more than twelve years, a claim …
The case concerned a decree for possession of 2 bighas 17 biswas of agricultural land granted in 1953, of which only 10 biswas were actually delivered and the remaining 2 bighas 7 biswas were said to be in symbolic possession. The decree holder later sought delivery of certain "kothas" (structures) …
Nathuni Ram filed a suit for declaration of title and confirmation of possession over 36 decimal of land. The trial court dismissed the suit, but the first appellate court allowed him possession of 22 decimal and gave the defendants possession of the remaining 14 decimal. Nathuni Ram appealed to the …
The landlord filed an eviction petition under Section 22(d) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 against the tenant, who died during the proceedings. The landlord then moved an application under Order XXII Rule 4 of the CPC asserting that the tenant's son could not inherit the tenancy. The Additional …
The appellant, Chintamani Ammal, claimed a share in agricultural land that was part of a joint Hindu family after her father, Kesava Gounder, died in 1943. She alleged that her father had expressed an intention to sever his joint family status before death, relying on oral testimony of her aunt. The …
Jagraj Singh married Birpal Kaur in 1993; the wife later filed for divorce under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act alleging desertion and cruelty. The trial court ruled it lacked territorial jurisdiction but nonetheless decided the merits, denying divorce. The High Court, invoking Section 23(2) …
Darshan Singh, an Accounts Clerk, was suspended in 1965 on allegations of embezzlement, later acquitted and reinstated with his suspension treated as duty. He sued the State of Punjab for full pay and allowances for the suspension period (25‑May‑1965 to 28‑Apr‑1978) and was awarded Rs 60,586.75 with …
The respondent sued the appellant for recovery of money and issued a summons for appearance on 10‑Oct‑1988, which was served on 14‑Oct‑1988 without attaching a copy of the plaint. The trial court, without issuing a fresh summons, proceeded to an ex‑parte hearing and decreed on 13‑Dec‑1988. The …
Munna Lal filed a suit for specific performance of a contract for sale of land, which was dismissed by the trial court. The appeal against the dismissal was allowed ex‑parte by the first appellate court, and the appellant sought to set aside the ex‑parte decree under Order XLI Rule 21 of the CPC. …
The mother and daughter (appellants) sued the respondent for recovery of two separate loans of Rs 5 lakhs each, alleging the transactions were loans made through a third party. The respondent had earlier filed two suits against each of them, claiming the sums were part of business transactions, but …
The appellant, RosaliV, challenged the setting aside of an auction sale of immovable property by the executing court, which had held the sale void because the purchaser did not deposit the statutory 25% deposit on the same day and because the sale was confirmed before the 30‑day period expired. The …
The District Collector ordered redemption of a mortgaged land parcel, an order that became final after the Supreme Court dismissed a Special Leave Petition. The appellant, Mohinder Singh, contended that the earlier mortgage had not been redeemed and that a receipt for Rs.425, allegedly received by …
Mahavir filed a second appeal against a decree, but the Punjab and Haryana High Court allowed the appeal without formulating any substantial question of law, contrary to Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. The Supreme Court examined whether the High Court was obliged to state and hear …
The appellants, sons of Sher Singh, inherited land sold by their father to Bansi. They challenged the sale in a suit that was dismissed, but on appeal a declaratory decree was obtained in their favour. While the decree was pending, both Sher Singh and Bansi died, and the appeal was abated on …
The appellant Ajay Bansal filed a summary suit under Order XXXVII of the CPC for recovery of Rs 2,93,987. The respondents applied for leave to defend under Order XXXVII Rule 3(5); the Civil Judge rejected the application, calling the defence sham, and immediately passed a final decree for Rs …
The appellant, S. Nazeer Ahmed, had borrowed Rs.1,10,000 from State Bank of Mysore for a bus, securing the loan by hypothecating the bus and equitably mortgaging two immovable properties. The bank first obtained a money decree, but could not sell the hypothecated bus and later sued for enforcement …
The appeal concerned a special Letters Patent appeal filed before the CPC (Amendment) Act 2002 came into force. The appellant argued that Section 100‑A of the Code of Civil Procedure, which bars further appeals from a single‑judge decision, should apply retrospectively and thus invalidate the …
Two brothers, Madhavan and Bahuleyan, formed a partnership and were co‑owners of a property. Madhavan died, causing the partnership to dissolve. The legal heirs of Madhavan sold the property to Krishnan (predecessor in interest of the respondents). A third party later obtained a decree against the …
Morgan Securities advanced an inter‑corporate deposit to Modi Rubber, which defaulted, leading to an arbitral award in favour of Morgan and a winding‑up petition. The High Court restrained Modi Rubber from dealing with its assets, but the company made a reference to the Board for Industrial and …
The appellant, Shanti Devi, claimed a Will executed by her mother in her favour and sought mutation of the property. Her sister, Daropti Devi, challenged the Will's validity, filing suits for perpetual injunction and declaration, both dismissed by the trial court. The Delhi High Court remitted the …
The suit property was bequeathed to respondent No.2 by a will, but respondent No.1 filed a suit claiming title based on an oral family settlement and obtained an ex‑parte injunction restraining respondent No.2 from transferring the property. While the injunction was in force, the appellant purchased …
The appellant and respondents were brothers involved in a partition suit filed by Respondent No.1. A preliminary decree was passed in 1999, after which a special petition was treated as an application for a final decree. A local commissioner reported the property to be impartible and a sale …
The case concerned the acquisition of 19.87 acres of land in Andhra Pradesh and the award of compensation for the land and palmyrah and cashew trees standing thereon. The Sub‑Judge enhanced the land compensation to Rs 55,000 per acre and increased the per‑tree rates, but retained the original count …
The plaintiff filed a partition suit claiming a half‑share in the ancestral properties of her father Fakirappa, who died leaving two daughters. The husband of the other daughter (Defendant No.1) contended that he was the adopted son of Fakirappa and that the suit‑house property (item 3 of the …
The appellant, a defeated candidate in a Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, filed an election petition alleging several irregularities including votes cast by dead persons, double voting, voting in multiple constituencies, and double postal ballots, which he claimed materially affected …
Sathi Vijay Kumar, a losing candidate in the 2002 Punjab Assembly election, filed an election petition alleging that the returned candidate, Tota Singh, had committed corrupt practices, including the wrongful deletion of 586 voters' names and the assistance of a gazetted officer. The High Court …
The appellant, Sanjay Verma, filed a suit for specific performance of a contract concerning a property in 1991. During the suit's pendency, the property was transferred to the respondents, Manik Roy and Ahilya Jha, without obtaining the court's permission. The respondents sought to be impleaded …
The appellant filed a second appeal before the Punjab and Haryana High Court, but due to unforeseen circumstances—retirement and death of counsel—no representative appeared on the scheduled date. Despite the appellant's non‑appearance, the High Court proceeded to decide the appeal on its merits and …
The petitioners sought to amend their written statement in a civil suit after the trial had already begun, invoking Order VI Rule 17 of the CPC. The Supreme Court examined whether the amendment was permissible under the proviso to that rule, which bars amendments after trial commencement unless the …
The appellant challenged the Gujarat High Court's order allowing a second appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, despite the High Court not formulating any substantial question of law. The Supreme Court examined whether the High Court was justified in exercising its …
The State Bank of Hyderabad sued the Town Municipal Council for an injunction concerning a plot it had purchased at public auction. During the proceedings the bank sought leave to amend its plaint, which was initially allowed by the appellate court. The High Court set aside that order, relying on …
The case concerned land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act that had been mutated in the name of Damoder Mahto. After Damoder's death, his widow Koleshra Devi (Kaulashwari) possessed a share of the land in lieu of maintenance. She executed a deed of gift on 7 May 1960 in favour of the …
The plaintiffs, descendants of Durga Malakar, filed a title suit claiming ownership of certain lands based on a will dated 8 October 1958 and a probate order. The defendants asserted title through a sale deed executed by Durga's widow Gandhari and a subsequent deed of exchange. The trial court ruled …
The Supreme Court examined whether a bank, having filed an original application before the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) for recovery of dues, must withdraw that application before invoking the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (NPA …
The appellant, a tenant, challenged an order fixing fair rent by filing a revision petition under Section 25 of the Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960. The High Court admitted the petition on the condition that the appellant deposit 50% of the arrears and continue paying the …
Shiv Charan Singh appealed to the Supreme Court under Article 136, challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court's order dismissing his review application against a writ order that had been rejected on the ground of his alleged habitual absenteeism. The High Court had found the petitioner absent for …
Kores (India) Ltd., the lessee of an industrial undertaking, appealed a High Court order that required it to pay a royalty on plant and machinery in addition to lease rent. The High Court had appointed a receiver who fixed the royalty at 10% of the written‑down value, amounting to Rs 70,000 per …
The Chief Engineer of B.P.D.P./R.E.O., Ranchi appealed against a High Court order that dismissed its arbitration appeal as non‑maintainable. The appeal concerned whether an order setting aside or refusing to set aside an arbitral award falls within Section 37(1)(b) of the Arbitration and …
The State of Andhra Pradesh alleged a large‑scale fraud in the award of compensation under the Land Acquisition Act and sought a criminal inquiry under Section 340 of the CrPC. A District Judge conducted the inquiry, but the High Court held that the Subordinate Judge appointed under the Act was not …
M.P. Mohla, a veterinary surgeon employed by the State of Haryana, claimed entitlement to a higher promotional pay scale under the Haryana Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 1998 and the Assured Career Progression (ACP) Rules, 1998. The High Court allowed his writ petition, granting the higher pay, …
Jagannath Amin's mother filed a suit for partition of scheduled agricultural land, claiming she was a co‑owner and therefore in constructive possession of the property. The plaintiff argued that court fees should be computed under Section 35(2) of the Karnataka Court Fee and Suit Valuation Act, …
The Industrial Investment Bank of India (IIB) advanced money to a second defendant, secured by a hypothecation and charge created by the plaintiff, Marshal's Power & Telecom (I) Ltd. The plaintiff filed a suit seeking a mandatory injunction to prevent interference with capacitor banks installed for …
The Supreme Court examined whether the filing of an arbitration award by M/s Little & Co., acting as the arbitrator's agent, constituted statutory notice to Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) under Section 14(2) of the Arbitration Act, 1940, and when the limitation period for setting aside …
Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd had been paying octroi duty on commercial heavy chemicals under Entry 40(a) of the Punjab Municipal Committee Act for 13 years. The Municipal Council of Ropar sought to re‑classify the same chemicals under Entry 40(e), which carries a higher rate, without any change in …
Paramjeet Singh Patheja, a guarantor, challenged an insolvency notice issued under Section 9(2) of the Presidency Towns Insolvency Act, 1909 on the basis of an arbitration award rendered under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The High Court had held that the award constituted a decree for …
The mother of the deceased plaintiff filed a suit for permanent injunction against the appellant, claiming possession of land inherited from her husband. The plaintiff died and the appellant, an adopted son, was substituted as legal heir. The trial court dismissed both the suit and the counter‑claim …
Shymal Kumar Roy and Sushil Kumar Agarwal entered into a development agreement in 1995. The agreement was exhibited as evidence in a suit for specific performance on 17‑02‑2003 without any objection. Two years later, Roy sought to have the document impounded under Section 38 of the Indian Stamp Act, …
The dispute concerned a 3.27‑gunta parcel in Khairatabad village, originally granted to Smt. Prameela Modi by a supplementary Sethwar issued by the Nizam government in 1947 and subsequently confirmed by various revenue authorities. The State of Andhra Pradesh later claimed the land as Government …
Gurpreet Singh appealed against the Union of India challenging the applicability of the rule of appropriation in execution of award decrees under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (as amended by Act 68 of 1984) and the entitlement to interest on solatium. The Court examined whether the normal CPC rule …
In the Gram Panchayat election for Sarpanch, both candidates received 412 votes and the Returning Officer, after a draw of lots with written consent, declared Baldev Singh elected. The defeated candidate, Shinder Pal Singh, filed an election petition alleging irregularities, including a torn consent …
The testator executed a 1932 Will granting his sons only a life interest in certain properties, with absolute succession to their heirs after death. In 1975 the son, then a minor at the time of the Will, and his own son sold the property to the appellants, although they possessed only a life …
The Union of India appointed a Selection Committee to fill three pharmacist vacancies in 1999 and, besides selecting three candidates for immediate appointment, prepared a list of 19 candidates for future vacancies. The panel was cancelled after the three posts were filled, but several aggrieved …
Three officers of the Punjab Agricultural Department filed suits in 1993 seeking a declaration that an endorsement dated 13‑Mar‑1980, which fixed their pay at Rs.940‑1850, was illegal and that they were entitled to the higher Deputy Director scale of Rs.1200‑1850, along with arrears and seniority …
The plaintiff filed a suit for declaration of title and possession of land against the Divisional Forest Officer and the State of Bihar. After the suit proceeded to trial, several third parties (defendants 3‑17) intervened, later amended their written statements and were treated by the trial court …
The State Bank of India (bank) had granted a term loan and a cash‑credit facility to M/s. Ranjan Chemicals Ltd. (company). The company defaulted, prompting the bank to file an application before the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) under the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, …
The respondents K.S. Narayan purchased land in 1985 after the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) had issued a notification for acquisition under the Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976. They filed civil suits seeking injunctions against the BDA, claiming that no notice under Section 17(5) …
Kerala State Financial Enterprises Ltd., a government company, advanced a loan to Mis Concert Capital Ltd. and its sister concern, which defaulted. The appellant initiated recovery proceedings under the Kerala Revenue Recovery Act, 1968, resulting in attachment of the debtor's assets. While the …
The parties, who were co‑sharers, filed a suit for permanent injunction which was settled by a consent decree under Order 23, Rule 1 of the CPC allocating shares in the disputed property. The respondents sought mutation of their names in the revenue records based on that decree, but the revenue …
The case involved a lease dated 13 January 1969 for 21 years between the appellants (lessors) and the respondent (lessee) which contained a clause allowing either party to terminate the lease before its expiry. The lessor served a notice of determination in 1972 and obtained an eviction decree under …
The State of Andhra Pradesh awarded a canal construction contract to Mis. Pioneer Builders, which later failed to complete the work and was expelled. The contractor filed a petition under Sections 8 and 20 of the Arbitration Act, 1940, seeking arbitration or a civil suit, and later applied for …
The tenants sought relief under Order VI Rule 17 of the CPC, arguing that the landlord had not served a notice under Section 106 of the Transfer of Property Act before filing an eviction suit. A single judge of the Rajasthan High Court allowed the plea, relying on Prakash Mal v. Jaswant Raj Soni, …
The Supreme Court examined a civil revision order passed by the Madhya Pradesh High Court under Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, which was decided after hearing only the applicant’s counsel and without issuing any notice to the appellant. A review petition highlighting the lack of …
The case concerned a dispute over several properties in Bangalore, where the respondents claimed that Nirmala, a natural daughter of Kadarappa, had been adopted by her uncle Obalappa and therefore inherited his estate. The Supreme Court examined whether a daughter can be validly adopted under Hindu …
Tea Auction Ltd. sued Grace Hill Tea Industry for a sum of about Rs.37.26 lakh with interest. An ex‑parte decree was passed against Grace Hill for non‑appearance. The Single Judge of the Calcutta High Court allowed the decree to be recalled but conditioned it on the defendant furnishing security of …
Ravi Constructions Co. appealed a Bombay High Court order that had allowed a second appeal under Section 100 of the CPC without framing a substantial question of law, challenging the validity of a consent decree entered in an earlier suit filed by the chief trustee of the Somvanshi Arya Kshatriya …
The appellant B.S.N.L. entered into a works contract containing an arbitration clause that designated the Chief Engineer (or administrative head) of the Telecommunication/Postal Department to appoint the arbitrator. After the appellant’s Managing Director failed to respond to the respondent’s …
The Supreme Court examined two appeals challenging a Punjab and Haryana High Court order that allowed a second appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, without formulating any substantial question of law. The appellants argued that the High Court erred by not stating a specific …
Defiance Knitting Industries filed a summary suit for Rs.98.81 lakh and applied for unconditional leave to defend under Order XXXVII Rule 3(5) of the CPC, which was rejected. The Bombay High Court, in a civil revision, directed the defendant to deposit Rs.20 lakh to show bonafides and allowed a …
The appellant, JSW Steel, was setting up a steel plant in Bellary, Karnataka and entered into a pipeline supply agreement with the respondent, Jindal Praxair, which contained an arbitration clause specifying Bombay as the seat of arbitration. A dispute arose and the respondent filed a petition under …
The respondents filed a suit under Section 34 of the Trust Act seeking management of Vidyodaya Trust, and the District Court allowed the suit by granting leave under Section 92 of the CPC after deciding a preliminary issue on its maintainability. The appellants challenged this order, filing a …
The promoters of a proposed company purchased a house and land before incorporation and later transferred the title to the incorporated company, which was declared the owner by a decree. The promoters, acting as directors, subsequently entered into a sale agreement with the appellants and also …
The respondent purchased a flat from the appellant under an agreement dated 16 September 1985 and later filed a suit for specific performance. During the suit the parties executed a consent decree on 1 November 1991, confirming the original agreement and setting reciprocal obligations: the appellant …
The plaintiff, a sister of the deceased brother, filed a suit for specific performance of a sale agreement concerning a house. The deceased had died leaving three sisters and his second wife, who had not remarried. The trial court upheld the suit, but the first appellate court held the plaintiff was …
The partnership firm Manalal Prabhudayal, insured with Oriental Insurance, suffered loss due to communal riots and claimed Rs.1,93,075. The arbitrator awarded the claim with interest at 12% per annum for the pre‑reference period, pendente lite and post‑award period, and the award was made a rule of …
The case involved Dr. Kamal Kumar Dutta, a major shareholder of Ruby General Hospital Ltd., who alleged that the company’s board, led by his younger brother, fabricated board resolutions, denied him shares for equipment supplied, and ousted him as managing director, constituting oppression and …
Rastriya Spat Nigam Ltd. entered into a consignment agency contract with Verma Transport Company that contained an arbitration clause. The appellant terminated the contract and issued a show‑cause notice to blacklist the respondent. The respondent filed a suit for a permanent injunction against …
The plaintiff filed a declaratory suit claiming ownership of certain land, alleging that sale deeds in his parents' names were benami transactions. The defendants denied the claim and later sought to amend their written statement to raise a limitation defence, assert that the parents had sufficient …
The plaintiffs filed a suit for declaration of tenancy and injunction, but the plaintiff died and his legal representatives were added. After years of inactivity, the suit was posted before the trial judge under Rule 35 of the Calcutta High Court Original Side Rules and dismissed for …
The Supreme Court examined whether the Kerala High Court correctly disposed of three second appeals without first formulating any substantial question of law, as required by Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. The respondents argued that the proviso to sub‑section (5) of Section 100 …
Om Prakash Srivastava, extradited from Singapore, filed a writ petition in the Delhi High Court under Article 226 alleging violation of the Extradition Act and inhuman prison conditions in Uttar Pradesh. The Delhi High Court held that it might have jurisdiction but that the Allahabad High Court …
The appellant, a Saunjidar, obtained a decree for possession of land from the trial court and the first appellate court. The High Court, on a second appeal under Section 100 of the CPC, set aside those decrees, holding that only the Collector under Section 11 of the Punjab Village Common Lands …
The landlords filed a suit for possession of a Delhi flat against the tenant. After years of adjournments, the tenant’s counsel recorded on oath a statement that the tenant would vacate the premises by 22‑Jan‑2002 and pay rent until then; the landlord’s counsel accepted the terms. The trial court …
The husband filed a divorce petition in the Family Court, Chennai, on fault grounds, while the wife filed a transfer petition in the Supreme Court under Section 25 of the Code of Civil Procedure seeking to move the case to the Family Court in Mumbai. During the hearing, both parties agreed that the …
The petitioners, nine shareholders of Sayaji Industries Ltd., filed a Company Petition under Section 155 of the Companies Act seeking rectification of the register on the ground that the managing director, Bipin Mehta, had fraudulently used company funds to purchase its own shares, violating Section …
The respondent, Ramdhara Indoliya, was employed as a daily‑wage conductor by the Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation (RSRTC) and was terminated. He filed a suit in a civil court seeking reinstatement, back wages and other relief. The civil court and the High Court ruled in his favour, but …
The appellants, Devinder Singh and others, filed a civil suit seeking a declaration that they were owners in possession of a parcel of land and that the authorities' orders declaring the land surplus and allotting it were null and void. The respondents contended that the suit was barred by Section …
The Morinda Co‑op. Sugar Mills Workers Union filed a suit seeking a declaration that its members were entitled to a variable dearness allowance (VOA) under para 317(ii) of the Third Wage Board Report and an injunction restraining the mill from withdrawing the allowance. The mill contended that the …
The Kerala High Court invited applications for 70 Munsif‑Magistrate posts and conducted written and oral examinations, prescribing minimum cut‑off marks of 35% (written) and 30% (oral). Several candidates, including K.H. Siraj, failed to meet the oral cut‑off and challenged the select list, alleging …
Binapani Kar Chowdhury filed a title suit in 1995 challenging the validity of a sale deed executed by the deceased Avarani Bose in favour of S.S. Basu. The plaintiff died in 1997 and the first respondent, claiming to be the executor and legatee under a 1996 will, was substituted as the legal …
The appellant tenants, nephews of the deceased landowner Suryanarayana, occupied several acres of land in Vishakhapatnam district. After the death of Suryanarayana's first wife Chilakamma, the second wife Pydamma claimed ownership and filed an eviction suit under the Andhra Pradesh Tenancy Act …
USB AG issued an irrevocable Letter of Credit in favour of a beneficiary for the import of tin ingots. The beneficiary presented documents and USB AG paid the amount on 6 April 1998. Later, State Bank of Patiala (the issuing bank) learned that the beneficiary and its associated firms were involved …
The case arose from a dispute over a right of way granted in a 1950 partition deed among five brothers. The plaintiff (appellant) bought one brother's share and sought a permanent injunction to prevent the defendant (respondent), the widow of another brother, from obstructing his property with a …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai issued show‑cause notices under Section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, demanding demolition of several structures alleged to be unauthorized. The occupants filed suits in the City Civil Court and obtained a temporary injunction …
The appellants, judgment debtors, sought to set aside an ex parte decree dated 3 May 1976 and later faced an execution application filed by the decree holders on 5 April 1991. The executing court held that the 12‑year limitation period under Article 136 of the Limitation Act began from the dismissal …
In the 2004 Musheerabad Assembly election, the appellant N. Narasimha Reddy lost by 240 votes and the respondent Dr. K. Laxman filed an election petition challenging the result. The petition sought summons of several voters as witnesses, alleging that their testimony was essential to prove that the …
The case concerns the ownership of Rs. 50 crore 9% tax‑free bonds (the "suit bonds") issued by Nuclear Power Corporation Ltd. (NPCL). Andhra Bank Financial Services Ltd. (ABFSL) sold the bonds to Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) on 26‑27 February 1992, and SCB paid consideration and received a Banker's …
Ajit Singh, a common ancestor, sold ancestral land to Bishan Singh without consideration. Joginder Singh, a descendant, sued to declare the sale void and protect his reversionary rights, obtaining a decree that the sale would not affect those rights after Ajit Singh's death. A compromise was later …
Mst. Sugani entered into an agreement to sell a house to Mahadeo on 13‑12‑1975 for Rs 7,000, paying Rs 5,000 as earnest money. Registration was barred by a prohibition on urban property sales, and Mahadeo later executed a sale deed in favour of Rameshwar Das and Jamuna Prasad. Sugani sued for …
The appellants obtained a decree for eviction of the respondents. While the respondents' appeal was pending, the parties entered into an agreement to withdraw the appeal and not to execute the decree, conditional upon the execution of a sale deed. The appellants later filed an execution application; …
The State of Chhattisgarh granted excise licences for retail liquor sale under the Chhattisgarh Excise Act, 1915 and the 2002 Rules. After objections were raised, a writ petition was filed before the Chhattisgarh High Court, naming 65 licence‑holders as parties while omitting 126 others. The High …
The State of Karnataka entered into a Memorandum of Understanding and a Framework Agreement (FWA) with a private consortium to develop the Bangalore‑Mysore Infrastructure Corridor, requiring acquisition of about 20,193 acres of land. Several public‑interest writ petitions challenged the FWA on …
The case concerned a dispute over the validity of a will executed by the deceased, Chanan Singh, in favour of his second wife, Bhagwan Kaur, which disinherited the daughters of his first wife. The trial court and the first appellate court upheld the will as a natural document executed by a sound …
The petitioners, father and half‑brothers, entered into a "Minutes of Consent Order" that settled a series of family and corporate disputes and was incorporated into a court decree. The respondents later allegedly breached specific clauses of that consent order concerning the control of a company. …
The appellant, an inspector with United India Insurance, was dismissed after a departmental inquiry found him guilty of antedating an insurance cover note following a fire. He appealed, but the appellate authority upheld the dismissal. Simultaneously, a civil suit by the consignor concluded that the …
Maharashtra State Financial Corporation (MSFC) had sanctioned a loan to Crystal Marketing Pvt Ltd, whose directors stood as sureties. After default, MSFC invoked Sections 31 and 32 of the State Financial Corporations Act, 1951 to sell hypothecated property, and later, after a shortfall, issued …
The appellant obstructed delivery of possession of land that the respondent had obtained by decree. The respondent filed an application under Section 151 CPC before the executing court, which recorded evidence and adjudicated the matter, effectively treating it as an application under Order XXI Rule …
The appellants, beneficiaries of a welfare trust, claimed that the trustees had withheld bonus shares and dividends of Godfrey Philips Ltd., depriving them of benefits. They sought to amend their plaint to include a prayer for the sale of the shares and investment of proceeds in government …
Haridas Das entered into an oral agreement in 1982 to purchase a suit property, paid most of the consideration and took possession with a promise of a registered sale deed within three years. To protect his possession he filed Title Suit No. 201/85, reserving the right to sue for specific …
The plaintiffs, heirs of the original mortgagor, sued the heirs of the mortgagee for redemption of a usufructuary mortgage dated 7 September 1935 and for an account of income. The mortgagee had assigned the mortgage to an assignee on 12 February 1954, and the plaintiffs argued that this assignment …
The appellant sought to set aside a Kerala High Court order that granted police protection to the first respondent, who claimed to be the head of a religious trust. The High Court had determined the respondent's entitlement to the office, a question that was already pending before a civil court. The …
The Society obtained a 1987 compromise decree granting it possession of a parcel of land. The second respondent later challenged that decree and sold the land to the appellant, who obtained a decree for specific performance in 2003 and was handed possession by a senior bailiff under Order 21 Rule 35 …
The plaintiffs, successors of a predecessor who had entered into a 1964 agreement to purchase a property, filed a suit on 4 April 1994 for specific performance of that agreement and a perpetual injunction, after a public notice and objections in November 1993. The defendants contended that the suit …
The respondents filed a suit for possession, arrears of rent and damages which was decreed by the trial court. The appellants appealed to the first appellate court, which dismissed the appeal, and a second appeal to the Madras High Court was also dismissed. The appellants contended that the …
The case involved a head‑on collision between a car and a bus in which the car driver, Raj Kumar Dugar, died. His parents claimed compensation from the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT), which awarded a sum based on his present earnings, applied a multiplier, and held both drivers equally …
The Union of India acquired land for the Hissar Cantonment extension and the Collector awarded compensation, which was enhanced by a reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Reference Court and later the High Court further increased the compensation, but the Supreme Court …
Madhukar Nowlakha entered into a sale agreement for premises that was later purportedly cancelled. He filed a suit for specific performance and, after settlement talks, applied to withdraw the suit without seeking leave to file a fresh suit. The trial court allowed the withdrawal but refused to …
The appellant, Bishwanath Prasad Singh, sold a piece of land to the respondents on 24 June 1977 and simultaneously executed an agreement for reconveyance, the parties agreeing that the sale would become absolute only upon payment of Rs.3000 within 23 months. The respondents claimed the transaction …
The Punjab State Civil Supplies Corporation (the appellant, a State) sued two of its employees, an inspector and a field officer/supervisor, for loss of wheat allegedly caused by their negligence and misappropriation. Both employees had been dismissed in departmental proceedings; the inspector was …
After the death of Mahendra Narayan Sharma, his wife succeeded to his estate and later died. Virendra Kumar Tripathy applied for a succession certificate claiming to be the real brother of Mahendra, while Nirmala Devi claimed to be Mahendra's sister, asserting that their father Ram Briksh Sharma had …
Balakrishnan, the decree holder, purchased the judgment debtor's property in a court auction in 1981 and the sale was confirmed in 1983. He later filed an application for delivery of possession, which the trial court ordered in his favour. The respondent challenged the order, arguing that the …
Balwinder Singh, appointed Constable and later promoted to Head Constable by the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Punjab Police, was dismissed by the Superintendent of Police (SP) for unauthorized absence. He appealed the dismissal to the DIG, which was also dismissed, and then filed a suit seeking …
Kishore Kumar Khaitan filed a suit seeking a declaration of tenancy and a perpetual injunction against the owners of a building, also applying for an interim injunction. The trial court refused an ex‑parte injunction; the Additional District Judge then issued an ex‑parte order directing the parties …
The appellant, Orix Auto Finance, repossessed a truck from the respondent hirer after the latter defaulted on instalment payments under a hire‑purchase agreement containing a clause allowing repossession on default. The hirer filed a suit for declaration, permanent and mandatory injunction, and an …
The plaintiff, H.P. Pyarejan, entered into a sale agreement with five co‑owners, advancing a loan on condition that all would execute the deed. Only four signed, and the plaintiff sued for specific performance including the fifth defendant. The trial court and first appellate court dismissed the …
The appellants filed a civil suit in the Original Side of the Calcutta High Court without attaching an affidavit, as required by the 2002 amendments to Section 26, Order IV and Order VI Rule 15 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court held the suit non‑est and …
The appellants, Philomina Jose and others, sought to exercise their right of redemption under Order 34 Rule 5 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) after sale decrees were passed in 1985 and 1989. The Kerala High Court dismissed their petitions, holding that the mortgage debt merged into the sale …
Mayar (HK) Ltd. and other plaintiffs filed an admiralty suit in the Calcutta High Court alleging that the carrier, Trustrade Enterprises PTE Ltd., failed to deliver 456 timber logs that were to be shipped on the deck of the vessel M.V. Fortune Express from Malaysia to Calcutta. The defendants argued …
The husband of appellant No.1 (Nunu Mahto) filed a suit for specific performance against the respondent for failure to return sale deeds, claiming he was ready to pay the consideration. After his death, his heirs substituted as plaintiffs. The trial court decreed specific performance, which was …
The appellant, an independent contractor, entered into an item‑rate construction contract with the State of Kerala and claimed Rs. 2,00,000 for work done, paying court‑fee on that amount. The trial court decreed the suit for the claimed sum, finding the State had breached the contract by delaying …
The appellants, government employees, challenged a 1990 corrected seniority list issued by the State of Orissa, which had been upheld by the Orissa Administrative Tribunal in its order of 9 March 1992, confirming the 1984 list. Only one special leave petition was filed against that Tribunal order, …
The appellant, an elector from Patiala Town, filed an election petition under Section 81 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, alleging that the respondent, Amarinder Singh, committed corrupt practices by using a Class‑I gazetted officer and a police superintendent to further his election …
N.K. Rajgarhia sued Mahavir Plantation Ltd. for recovery of Rs. 75 lakh. The parties compromised, and a consent decree for Rs. 41,69,110 was passed, with a clause that dishonour of any cheque would make the whole balance payable and executable. The respondent defaulted, leading to execution …
The Supreme Court considered two appeals arising from suits alleging infringement of copyright and trade‑mark rights – one by Dhodha House (sweet‑meats) filed in the Ghaziabad district court and another by Patel Field Marshal (diesel engines) filed in the Delhi High Court. Both lower courts had held …
The dispute concerned the validity of inter‑State stage‑carriage permits issued under Section 88 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. A 1968 reciprocal transport agreement between Rajasthan and Haryana fixed a ceiling of 13 permits, which had to be countersigned by the other State. The Rajasthan State …
The appellant underwent a prostate operation at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and subsequently suffered continuous urinary leakage, pain and other ailments. He filed a complaint before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) alleging medical negligence and seeking Rs. 40 lakh as …
Harshad Chimanlal Modi filed a suit in the Delhi High Court for specific performance and possession of immovable property situated in Gurgaon. The suit was later transferred to the Delhi District Court, where the defendants amended their written statement to raise a jurisdictional objection under …
The suit for specific performance of a house sale was decided in favour of the plaintiff, Raghu Nath Prasad, who later died. His legal representatives and an assignee, Saraswati Devi Gupta, claimed the decree. The Supreme Court earlier upheld the assignee’s right to enforce the decree and to prefer …
The respondent, a conductor, was suspended and later removed from service for not issuing tickets. The Labour Court reinstated him but held he was not a permanent conductor and therefore denied back wages. The respondent filed an application under Section 6(6) of the Uttar Pradesh Industrial …
In a civil suit for partition, the defendants were required to file a written statement within 30 days, with a possible extension up to 90 days under Order VIII, Rule 1 of the CPC. The trial court, however, granted an extension till 19‑Feb‑2004, which fell beyond the 90‑day limit, and the defendants …
The Supreme Court examined a civil appeal (No. 918 of 2000) wherein the Himachal Pradesh High Court had allowed a second appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, without formulating any substantial question of law. The appellant contended that the High Court erred by reversing …
The appellants were recruited as Tracer Draftsmen between 1974‑76 under a government relaxation of the qualification requirements in Rule 6(i) of the Himachal Pradesh PWD Draftsmen and Tracers Rules, 1961. They were placed in the seniority list in 1977 before passing the departmental examination, …
Harbans (plaintiff) and co‑defendants claimed ownership of a suit land on the basis that a usufructuary mortgage created over a century ago had become extinguished because the statutory limitation period for redemption (60 years) had expired. The defendant, Om Prakash, asserted that he had redeemed …
The landlord filed an eviction suit against A.N. Singh and the District Congress Committee (DCC). Both appealed the eviction decree, but the appeal memorandum was signed only by A.N. Singh and was accompanied by a vakalatnama executed solely by him, with no separate vakalatnama for DCC. After A.N. …
The case involved a usufructuary mortgage where the mortgagee, Rukmani Ammal, purchased the mortgaged property in a court‑sanctioned auction in 1966. The plaintiff, Jagdesa Gounder, who had bought a portion of the property from the original owner in 1964, sued for declaration of title and …
The respondents, Nirma Chemicals Works Ltd., owned the registered trademarks "NIRMA" and "NIMA" for soaps, detergents and other consumer items. The appellants, Bhavnesh Mohanlal Amin and others, began using the mark "NIMA" for electric flour mills (Class 7) and were served notice to cease. The …
Ramadhar purchased a house from Hiralal, who was held by a trial court to be the absolute owner. In the earlier suit, the court found that Bhagwandas was a tenant paying rent to Hiralal and, after the sale, became a tenant of Ramadhar; the suit against him was dismissed. In a later suit for eviction …
The appellant, elected from the Naguru (ST) constituency in 1999, was challenged under Section 80 of the Representation of the People Act on the ground that he did not belong to the "Konda Dora" Scheduled Tribe but was a Kshatriya. The appellant argued that an earlier election petition (E.P. 13 of …
The respondents, trustees of an educational trust, filed a suit under Section 92 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 seeking cancellation of a lease of trust property and removal of certain trustees, alleging forgery and mismanagement. The appellants contended that the Mysore Religious and …
The case concerned the nature of the power exercised by the Chief Justice of a High Court or the Chief Justice of India under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to appoint arbitrators when parties fail to do so. The petitioners argued that this power is judicial, requiring …
The plaintiff, Phagua, executed a sale deed in favour of Mst. Hasrat Bi after obtaining a Rs.400 loan, simultaneously agreeing that the property would be reconveyed if the loan was repaid within three years. The loan was not repaid, Hasrat Bi's name was mutated in revenue records and she sold the …
The Supreme Court examined a Kerala High Court decision disposing a second appeal (No. 174/1990) without formulating any substantial question of law as mandated by Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. The appellants argued that the High Court erred by not stating the legal question, …
The appellant, a college lecturer, sought regularisation of his service and award of senior scale and selection grade under the UGC Career Advancement Scheme. The Central Administrative Tribunal had granted these benefits, but the Calcutta High Court set aside the tribunal's order and later rejected …
The landlady filed an eviction suit against the tenant for sub‑letting without consent; the tenant had left the premises and his divorced wife, Ruma Chakraborty, remained only as custodian of their minor children. Chakraborty sought to be impleaded as a party defendant under Order I Rule 10(2) CPC, …
A joint Hindu family owned a building that was let to a partnership firm, which later converted into a private limited company in 1948. The landlords, members of the family, sought eviction under the Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965 on the grounds of bona‑fide need for business …
In the 2002 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Ram Bhual was declared elected. Defeated candidate Ambika Singh filed an election petition under Section 100(1)(c) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, alleging that the Returning Officer had wrongly rejected the nomination of …
The appellant, Mis. TCI Finance Ltd., obtained a decree for Rs.20,91,319 against Dr. Ashok Kumar Gupta, the proprietor of the respondent company, and sought execution of the decree. The respondent company, Calcutta Medical Centre Ltd., claimed to be a tenant of Dr. Gupta’s mother and filed an …
Harshad Chiman Lal Modi entered into a plot‑buyer agreement with DLF Universal Ltd for a residential plot situated in Gurgaon, while the agreement was executed and payments made in Delhi. He sued the defendants in the Delhi High Court for declaration, specific performance, possession and a permanent …
The appellants entered into a licence agreement with the respondents to construct a cinema theatre, which was renewed for five years in 1991 with a condition to surrender possession after expiry. The licencee died in 1994, after which the respondents remained in possession. The appellants filed a …
The Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Board (UPSEB), a public sector undertaking, entered into supply agreements with several cooperative societies registered under the Uttar Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1965. Disputes arose over the rates charged and alleged failure to provide uninterrupted …
The appellant, a tenant, entered into an oral agreement of sale with the respondents (landlords) and later sued for specific performance. The respondents alienated the property to third parties and filed a counter‑claim for possession, alleging the tenant had denied the landlord's title. The trial …
The Management Committee of Montfort Senior Secondary School terminated Assistant Teacher Vijay Kumar on disciplinary grounds. Kumar appealed the termination to the Delhi School Tribunal under Section 8(3) of the Delhi School Education Act, 1973, while the school sought referral of the dispute to …
The respondent was appointed as an Assistant Professor on a one‑year probationary basis on 6 September 1994, relieved before the term ended, and then re‑appointed on 1 September 1995 for a six‑month probationary period ending 29 February 1996. He challenged the order relieving him on 1 March 1996, …
The respondent (South Indian Bank Ltd) obtained a decree against the appellants (Damodaran Pillai & ors.) and filed an execution petition which was dismissed for default on 1 November 1990 under Order 21 Rule 105(2) of the CPC. The appellants filed a restoration application on 4 April 1998, claiming …
The case concerned the acquisition of about 5,000 bighas of land in Masoodpur for the construction of Jawaharlal Nehru University. The Union of India appealed against the Delhi High Court’s award of compensation based on questionable valuation methods, the grant of interest during a stay, and the …
A decree for a construction work claim was passed against the State of Rajasthan and the partnership firm Sharma & Co. The State recovered the decree amount and sought execution against the firm’s securities, including a house owned by partner Smt. Dhanwanti Devi, who had earlier executed a will …
The appellant and the respondent entered into a 1983 agreement for the appellant to develop the respondent's property, with the respondent to execute a lease deed after construction, which was never done. The appellant filed a suit in 1990 seeking declaration of title, specific performance, damages …
The defendant appealed a decree for specific performance of a sale agreement, which had been upheld by the trial court and a first appeal under Section 96 CPC. The defendant filed a second appeal under Section 100 CPC, which the High Court dismissed summarily on the ground that no substantial …
The appellant challenged the trial court’s acceptance of the respondent’s written statement, which was filed on 10 July 2004, well beyond the 30‑day normal period and the 90‑day maximum period prescribed under Order VIII, Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) as amended by the 2002 Amendment …
The father purchased a house in 1970 in the name of his minor daughter and later the daughter filed a suit in 1984 for declaration of title and possession. The father pleaded that the purchase was a benami transaction and that he was the real owner, a defence taken in his written statement before …
The suit concerned a gift deed of agricultural land made by the father to his son Kishun, which was challenged by the other son Behari on the ground that the land was joint family property and the deed was fraudulent. Behari claimed that a compromise had been reached before the Tehsildar dividing …
The appellant and his elder brother (respondent) partitioned their father's property, but the brother failed to vacate a portion of a theatre belonging to the appellant, leading to a suit for mandatory injunction which was decreed in the appellant's favour. While the appeal was pending, the dispute …
The Supreme Court examined a dispute arising from the acquisition of land for a road project in Himachal Pradesh, where possession was taken in 1968 but formal acquisition under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was delayed. A 1985 public‑interest writ directed the State to complete …
The Supreme Court examined the constitutional validity and practical effect of numerous amendments to the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) made by the 1999 and 2002 Amendment Acts. It held that the requirement of filing an affidavit under Section 26(2) and Order VI Rule 15(4) imposes additional …
The plaintiffs, who claim to be hereditary archaks (priests) of the Vinayaka Dev temple, sued the temple trustees for a declaration of their hereditary right, a share of devotees' offerings, and to set aside a notice terminating their services. The trustees contended that the suit was barred under …
The appellant, a Class II heir of an unmarried, issueless deceased, filed a partition suit seeking his one-fifth share of the estate valued at Rs. 2,98,79,569. The trial judge allotted a house (Item No.6) worth Rs. 1,50,00,000 to the appellant, exceeding his share of Rs. 59,75,914, and ordered the …
The respondents filed a suit for declaration of title, which the trial court dismissed. The first appellate court reversed the decision, granting title to the respondents on the basis of adverse possession, even though the trial court had not framed any issue on that point. The appellant filed a …
The appellants, R. Murali and others, sought leave under Section 92 of the Code of Civil Procedure to file a suit for modifying the scheme of administration of the Sri Kanyaka Parameshwari Devasthanam and Charities, alleging mismanagement by the current Board of Trustees. The trustees opposed, …
The appellant, Smt. Ram Sakhi Devi, challenged a judgment of the Patna High Court that restored a trial court decree in a land title suit on a second appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. The High Court had decided the appeal without formally framing a substantial question …
The husband of the respondent relinquished his ownership of a house in a village panchayat settlement but did not execute a registered deed. He later executed a mortgage and, together with the mortgagee, sued the wife for a permanent injunction; the suit was dismissed and the judgment became final. …
The appellants filed a suit in 1996 seeking a declaration of ownership and a permanent injunction over land allegedly transferred by a 1953 sale deed that they claimed was actually a loan secured by an oral agreement to reconvey the property upon repayment. They asserted that the loan was fully …
In a partition suit, a final decree was passed on 7 August 1981 but was not engrossed on stamp paper until the respondents furnished the required stamp papers on 25 May 1982. The appellant filed an execution application on 21 March 1994, arguing that it was barred by the 12‑year limitation period …
The case concerned the removal of Ajendraprasadji Narendraprasadji Pandey from the post of Acharya of a Swaminarayan religious institution and the subsequent appointment of Rakesh Prasadji Mahendra Prasadji. The removal was based on a resolution passed by a body calling itself Satsangha Mahasabha, …
The case arose from a strike that closed 58 textile mills in Bombay, leading to the framing of Regulation 58 under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act to modernise mills and develop surplus land. The regulation was amended in 2001, prompting a public interest litigation challenging its …
The State of Chhattisgarh invited applications for retail liquor licences and, after receiving over 2.6 lakh applications, selected candidates by computer‑drawn lottery. Several applicants challenged the process, contending that Rule 9(d) of the 2002 Rules required a notarised affidavit at the …
Garware Polyester Ltd., after incurring massive losses, sought a restructuring scheme under Section 391 of the Companies Act, 1956, which was approved by the majority of its debenture holders. The Administrator of the Specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India (UTI) challenged the scheme, …
The Church of North India (CNI) sought a declaration that the earlier Brethren Church had ceased to exist, that CNI was its legal successor with rights over its properties, and a perpetual injunction restraining dissenting members from obstructing its functioning. The plaintiffs filed the suit in a …
The West Bengal State Electricity Board issued a notice inviting tenders (NIT) for the sale of surplus power, requiring a Rs 30 lakh earnest money deposit from all bidders except Central/State Government organisations and public sector undertakings (PSUs). Global Energy Ltd., lacking the requisite …
The appellant, a supplier, issued a cheque to the respondents for goods supplied, which was dishonoured due to insufficient funds. After the first dishonour, the appellant served a legal notice demanding payment; the cheque was presented again at the respondents' request and dishonoured a second …
The appellant challenged the election of Ranjit Singh Talwandi, alleging that religious leaders had appealed to voters to support him, which was claimed to be a corrupt practice under Section 123(3) of the Representation of People Act, 1951. The Supreme Court examined whether such an appeal, made by …
The appellant, Banarsi Dass, objected to the grant of a succession certificate to Mrs. Teeku Dutta, alleging she was not the deceased's daughter. He moved an application under Order 151 CPC for a DNA test to establish paternity, which the trial court allowed. The Delhi High Court set aside that …
The petitioners were former employees of the Faridabad Development Board who retired between 1976 and 1986 and sought pension benefits under a scheme introduced in 1992. They relied on a prior civil suit where similarly situated employees were granted pension, arguing that the decree should bind the …
