An agreement to sell confers no title without a registered sale deed, the Supreme Court has reiterated while upholding the dismissal of a 1975 suit for possession of a Friends Colony plot in Delhi. New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the legal heirs of a 1950s allottee, holding that an agreement […]
“An open secret”: the Supreme Court has remarked on how often litigants colourize civil disputes into criminal offences, as it quashed a cheating FIR against a power of attorney holder. New Delhi: Quashing an FIR and all consequential proceedings against a power of attorney holder in a land sale dispute, the Supreme Court has held […]
The Supreme Court has set aside concurrent decrees of specific performance based on an alleged oral agreement to sell land of Bombay Garage Ahmedabad Limited, holding the suit barred by Order II Rule 2 CPC and finding no proof of a concluded contract.
The Karnataka High Court has allowed the Union’s writ appeal over 3 acres 12 guntas at Sonnappanahalli near the Air Force Station, Yelahanka, holding that the Military Land Register is conclusive proof of Defence title and that a private buyer through a court-executed sale deed acquired no better title, and has restored the revenue orders in favour of the Defence Department.
The Delhi High Court has annulled an arbitral award against Oravel Stays (OYO) in a dispute with Zostel over a 2015 acquisition deal. The ruling highlights the necessity for formal agreements in business transactions, emphasizing that non-binding term sheets may not ensure enforceability in legal proceedings. Final order details are pending.
