Enemy Property Act, 1968

The Supreme Court examined whether the statutory vesting of enemy property in the Custodian for Enemy Property under the Enemy Property Act, 1968 amounts to an expropriation that transfers ownership to the Union of India, thereby invoking Article 285's tax exemption. It held that the Custodian acts only as a trustee fo…

The respondent, Raja Mohammed Amir Mohammad Khan, was declared the sole legal heir of the estate of the late Raja of Mahmudabad, which had been taken over by the Custodian of Enemy Property under the Enemy Property Act, 1968. The Custodian’s ledger showed a credit of Rs 1,77,38,828.11 as of 27‑03‑2002, representing ren…

Ismailbhai I. Kansara, an encroacher, occupied an evacuee land parcel in Gujarat since 1976 and was served an eviction notice under Section 19(2)(b) of the Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954. He filed a writ petition challenging the eviction, but the High Court and the Division Bench dismisse…

The landlord filed an eviction petition under s.14(1)(e) read with s.25B of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958. The tenant sought leave to defend under s.25B(5); the Rent Controller denied the application, finding the landlord's bona‑fide need satisfied and the tenant's contentions unsubstantiated. The tenant then approa…