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The applicant sought anticipatory bail in connection with alleged forgery of a power of attorney and a subsequent sale deed, invoking sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Indian Registration Act. He claimed to have acted in good faith, having published a notice and paid consideration in …
Nanasaheb Shankarrao Gaikwad, a 75‑year‑old accused, sought regular bail for offences of cheating and forgery under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120(B), 34 of the IPC, the Registration Act and the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act. The prosecution alleged that he and family members …
Nanasaheb Shankarrao Gaikwad, a 75‑year‑old accused, sought regular bail for offences of cheating and forgery under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120(B), 34 of the IPC, the Registration Act and the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act. The prosecution alleged that he and family members …
The applicants, two of six accused in FIR CR No.- I-236 of 2025, sought to have the FIR quashed by mutual consent with the complainant, who are all family members. The State objected, arguing that quashing by consent could not proceed when only some accused consented. The court examined the legal …
The applicants, Bhaveshbhai Mehta and another, sought to quash FIR No. I‑247 of 2017 alleging offences under Sections 406, 420, 465, 468, 471, 120B and 114 of the IPC relating to alleged forgery, cheating and criminal breach of trust in a lease of land for a petrol‑pump. The de‑facto complainant …
Primezone Developers Ltd., a real‑estate company, had its two residential projects attached under the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (MPID) Act after alleged money‑laundering by its former chairman, Mr. Ranjeev Agarwal, who had invested tainted NSEL funds into the company. The …
The plaintiff Hansaben filed a suit seeking declaration and cancellation of a 1990 sale deed, asserting she became the owner of a one‑acre land after purchasing it from defendant No.1 in 2009. The trial court dismissed the suit, and the first appellate court affirmed the dismissal. The plaintiff …
The plaintiff, Chemplast, entered into an agreement to sell a parcel of land to the appellant, Cuddalore Powergen, but registration of the sale deed was blocked by a Government Order (GO) that reserved the land for a power project. The plaintiff filed a first suit seeking a permanent injunction …
The appellant, an adopted son of a truck driver who died while driving a long‑distance haul, claimed compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923. The Supreme Court examined whether the adoption was valid under Hindu law and whether the driver’s death constituted an "accident" arising out …
The dispute concerned 53.95 acres of land in Bhubaneswar that vested in the State of Orissa under a 1954 notification of the Orissa Estate Abolition Act, 1951. The respondent, Harapriya Bisoi, claimed she was a "deemed tenant" because her predecessor had obtained a lease from the erstwhile …
The appellant, Sneh Gupta, an heir of Munni Devi, challenged a compromise decree that had been entered into by the original plaintiff Veena Nirwani and certain defendants during the pendency of two suits concerning land mutation and alleged fraud. The compromise resulted in the withdrawal of both …
The case involved a partnership firm that owned a newspaper, which was allegedly transferred to a newly incorporated company. A settlement deed purporting to resolve private disputes among the partners was recorded by the Madhya Pradesh High Court in a writ petition, even though the deceased …
Ram Sahay filed a suit for declaration of ownership and possession of a shop. The defendant, Nawal Kishore, claimed an agreement to sell the shop existed, but the plaintiff objected to its exhibition on the grounds that it was unregistered and insufficiently stamped. The trial court upheld the …
The appellant, Lakshmi Narayanan, obtained an ex parte eviction decree against tenant S.S. Pandian under the Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease & Rent Control) Act, 1960 and filed an execution petition. During execution proceedings the parties compromised: the tenant surrendered part of the premises and …
Mysore Minerals Ltd., a private limited company, purchased seven low‑income houses from the Karnataka Housing Board, made part payment, received allotment and possession, but the deed of conveyance was not executed. The company claimed depreciation under Section 32(1) of the Income‑Tax Act, 1961 for …
The case concerned two Hindu deities, Ram Jankijee and Thakur Raja (also called Raja Rani), each of which had been the beneficiary of a separate deed of dedication of 81.14 acres of land, registered and placed in possession through shebaits. Under the Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and …
The petitioner, a tenant, was evicted by the respondent, the landlord, under Section 11(1)(e) of the Bihar Building (Lease Rent and Eviction) Control Act, 1982 on the ground that the fixed‑term lease had expired. The tenant contended that the lease was invalid because the registered deed of …
The dispute concerned a partition suit filed by Mattulal against his brother Govinddas, wherein Govinddas claimed that the land had been gifted to their cousin sister Kasturibai. The lower courts held that the alleged gift was not valid because no registered deed, signed by the donor and attested by …
The State of Gujarat initiated proceedings under the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1960 to determine the ceiling and surplus area of a parcel of land. The respondent claimed that an agreement dated 14 October 1969 had transferred 30 acres to his mother, a transfer that had been recorded …
Raja Bai executed a registered gift deed on 20 June 1957 in favour of Suresh Chandra, retaining possession and enjoyment of the property for her lifetime. She later executed a registered will on 27 December 1965 bequeathing the same property to the appellant. After her death in May 1966, the …
The State of Maharashtra invited tenders for a 99‑year lease of a plot in the Backbay Reclamation area. Atur India Pvt. Ltd. responded as a promoter, seeking to transfer the lease benefit to a cooperative housing society. The Collector accepted the tender but did not effect an actual demise, and …
The appellant, Everest Co‑owners, owned three godowns that were leased to the Food Corporation of India and later occupied by the respondent, M.P. State Ware Housing Corporation, without the appellant’s consent. After the lease expired, the appellant claimed damages of Rs 4,76,984 and invoked the …
The appellant, a partner in two different partnership firms, contributed shares of limited companies to the firms as capital. The Revenue argued that the contribution constituted a transfer of a capital asset under section 45 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and that a capital gain arose because the …
Bhaiya Rudra Pratap Deo, holder of the impartible Nagaruntari estate, executed an unregistered maintenance (khorposh) deed in 1952 granting eight villages to his brother’s son, Lalu Maheshanuj. The plaintiff alleged fraud and that the deed was void under Section 12A of the Chota Nagpur Encumbered …
