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If Original Sale Agreement Is Unregistered, Registration Of Subsequent Instrument Won't Confer Title : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently ruled that when the original sale agreement remained unregistered, then it cannot result in a valid title merely on the ground that a subsequent transaction based on the said unregistered sale deed was registered. The bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K Vinod Chandran heard the case where the Respondent claimed ownership and protection from...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Pakistani Christian's Plea For Citizenship/LTV; Asks Him To Approach HC
The Supreme Court today(June 11) refused to entertain a writ petition filed by a Pakistani-Christian national seeking Indian citizenship or long term visa.The petitioner had also challenged the cut-off of December 31, 2014, prescribed by the Citizenship Amendment Act(CAA), 2019 for the grant of citizenship to migrants belonging to minority communities in Pakistan.The Court disposed of the...
Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: June 2, 2025 To June 8, 2025
Reports/ Judgements Passing Of Any Law By Parliament Or State Legislature Can't Be Held To Be Contempt Of Court : Supreme CourtCase Title: NANDINI SUNDAR & ORS. VERSUS STATE OF CHATTISGARH, WRIT PETITION(S)(CIVIL) NO(S). 250/2007Citation : 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 662While closing the 2007 Salwa Judum case, the Supreme Court recently observed that any law made by the Parliament or a...
'Shocking Allegations Of Incest' : Supreme Court Refuses To Quash POCSO Act Case Against Suspended Judge
The Supreme Court today(June 11) refused to quash a case under the POCSO Act against a suspended judicial officer, who has been accused of sexually abusing his daughter. The Court orally passed serious remarks stating that this is a "shocking" case which is certainly not meant for quashing by any standard.A bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Manmohan was hearing a special...
Unregistered Sale Agreement Doesn't Confer Title, Cannot Give Protection From Dispossession : Supreme Court
Observing that an unregistered sale agreement does not confer valid title upon the person, the Supreme Court recently refused to grant protection from dispossession to a person who sought title and possession based on an unregistered sale agreement. The bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K Vinod Chandran heard the case where the respondents (purchasers) claimed ownership based on...
Homebuyer's Right To Compensation For Delayed Flat Delivery : Supreme Court Explains Principles
In a recent judgment in Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) v. Anupam Garg & Ors., the Supreme Court clarified that while developers must refund the principal amount with interest to aggrieved homebuyers in cases of delay or non-delivery, they cannot be held liable for paying interest on the personal loans taken by buyers to finance their homes.In the decision, the Court...
Woman Judge Objects To ACR Entries Made After Petition For Child Care Leave; Supreme Court Seeks HC Response
The Supreme Court today (June 11) issued notice in an Interlocutory Application filed by the lady Additional District Judge alleging that after she filed a writ petition challenging the rejection of her childcare leave, some remarks have been made in her Annual Confidential Report (ACR) suggesting performance counselling to her.The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai...
For Limitation Under S.468 CrPC, Date Of Filing Complaint Is Relevant & Not Date Of Taking Cognizance : Supreme Court
In a recent judgment (Ghanshyam Soni v. State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr), the Supreme Court reiterated that the relevant date for computing the limitation period under Section 468 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is the date of filing of the complaint or the institution of prosecution, not the date when the Magistrate takes cognizance."It is a settled position of law that for...
India's Judiciary Plays Unifying Role In Sustaining Nation's Diverse & Democratic Character: Justice Surya Kant
"India's judiciary plays a unifying role in sustaining the diverse and democratic character of the nation,” Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant said at an event in Washington last week."The Indian judiciary plays a unifying role in sustaining the diverse and democratic character of the nation, anchoring its people—at home and abroad—in shared constitutional values. As the interpreter...
Sub-classification Doesn't Question Reservation's Success, Ensures Fair Share For Marginalised Within Backwards : CJI BR Gavai
Chief Justice of India BR Gavai opined that the principle of subclassification within the quotas for Scheduled Castes does not question the success or relevance of reservation and that it ensures that the marginalised within the backward classes get their due share.Last year, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, in State of Punjab v. Davinder Singh, had held that subclassification...
Developer Not Liable To Pay Homebuyer's Bank Loan Interest For Delay In Flat Delivery : Supreme Court
In a notable ruling shaping the rights of homebuyers and the liabilities of real estate developers, the Supreme Court has clarified that while developers must refund the principal amount with interest to aggrieved homebuyers in cases of delay or non-delivery, they cannot be held liable for paying interest on the personal loans taken by buyers to finance their homes.A bench of Justice Sanjay...