Latest court orders, judgments, and legal developments from Indian courts — AI-curated and summarized.
FeaturedThe SAFEMA Tribunal upheld attachment of 45 properties under PMLA, ruling that even lawfully acquired or pre-crime assets may be attached if proceeds of crime are unavailable.
FeaturedThe Supreme Court has initiated a suo motu case concerning the proposed relocation of the 135-year-old Central Secretariat Library from Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi, amid the Central Vista redevelopment project. The matter is scheduled for hearing on October 5 before Justices PV Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva, highlighting concerns over the preservation of a colonial-era institutional archive.
FeaturedThe Supreme Court is hearing a challenge to Madras High Court's order directing eviction of a private university from government land allotted for an open prison. The Court suggested the State consider alternative land allocation, balancing public interest and institutional rights.
FeaturedSC permits second Section 28-A application after High Court enhances compensation, citing merger doctrine.
FeaturedThe Supreme Court denied specific performance of a land sale agreement, citing limitation grounds and ordered a refund of part consideration with interest. This ruling highlights the importance of timelines in contractual obligations.
FeaturedThe Supreme Court has upheld the specific performance of a property sale agreement from 1989, ruling that the suit fell within the limitation period and that readiness and willingness were sufficiently proven.
FeaturedThe Supreme Court has quashed the Gujarat High Court's directions forcing CWC to relocate its warehouse, remitting the case for fresh consideration.
FeaturedThe SAFEMA Tribunal has ruled that the Enforcement Directorate cannot attach the accounted plots of bona fide buyers involved in a developer's fraud. This ruling protects the investments of innocent buyers.
FeaturedThe Karnataka High Court quashed the GST deduction applied to land acquisition compensation, ruling that such compulsory acquisition does not constitute a supply of goods or services. This decision mandates the refund of the deducted amount with interest.
FeaturedThe Bombay High Court ruled that the IBC moratorium cannot infringe upon flat purchasers' statutory right to deemed conveyance as provided under the Maharashtra Ownership of Flats Act (MOFA).
FeaturedThe Bombay High Court ruled that deemed conveyance under the Maharashtra Ownership Flats Act, 1963, takes precedence over the IBC moratorium, eliminating the developer's title post-sale of flats.
FeaturedThe Calcutta High Court quashed a property attachment order under Section 107 of the BNSS, citing non-compliance with mandatory notice requirements and lack of a recorded reason to believe.