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Supreme Court Restores Stay for Tenant in Eviction Case Due to Substantial Compliance with Conditional Order. Tenant Directed to Pay Reduced Damages for Remaining Premises Pending Appeal....

The case arises from an eviction suit filed by the respondent-landlord against the appellant-tenant regarding a property comprising a basement and second floor in Delhi. The Trial Court decreed evicti...

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Supreme Court Upholds Refund to Flat Purchaser for Inordinate Delay in Possession — Builder's Unfair Contract Terms Not Binding. Builder's failure to apply for occupancy certificate within stipulated time constitutes deficiency of service; one-sided clauses in Apartment Buyer's Agreement are unfair and not binding under Consumer Protection Act, 1986....

The Supreme Court dismissed appeals filed by Pioneer Urban Land & Infrastructure Ltd. against orders of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission directing refund of amounts deposited by fla...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Benami Transaction Suit — Father-Son Relationship Constitutes Fiduciary Capacity Under Section 4(3)(b) of Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988. Plaint cannot be rejected under Order VII Rule 11 CPC when exception is pleaded....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal against the rejection of the plaint by the trial court and the High Court. The appellant, Pawan Kumar, filed a suit for declaration of title and cancellation of a ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Land Dispute, Grants Liberty to File Fresh Suit for Proper Reliefs. The Court held that the suit was misconceived as the appellant claimed improper reliefs instead of seeking declaration of ownership and injunction against interference without due process of law....

The appellant, Anant Shankar Bhave, filed a civil suit against the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation seeking a declaration that the act of changing the alignment of a street line affecting his lan...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal, Restores Complaint Against Police Officer in Assault and Theft Case — High Court Exceeded Jurisdiction Under Section 482 CrPC by Appreciating Evidence and Erred in Requiring Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC....

The appellant, Devendra Prasad Singh, filed a complaint against respondent No. 2, a police officer (SHO), alleging offences under Sections 323, 341, 379, and 504 IPC. The Judicial Magistrate took cogn...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Municipal Corporations' Appeals, Holds Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 Applicable to Local Bodies. Municipal Employees Entitled to Gratuity Under Central Act Despite State Regulations Providing Lower Benefits....

The Supreme Court dismissed two civil appeals filed by Municipal Corporations of Kanpur and Gorakhpur against High Court orders upholding the Controlling Authorities' decisions to grant gratuity to em...

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeals in Quashing of Criminal Cases — Remands for Merits Hearing. High Court Erred in Dismissing Petitions After Recalling Earlier Orders Without Assigning Reasons....

The Supreme Court heard appeals against a common judgment of the Madras High Court dated 04.05.2018. The High Court had earlier, on 01.03.2018, allowed three Criminal Original Petitions filed under Se...