mesne profits Archives

‘Right to property occupies sacrosanct position’: Delhi HC orders Centre to pay Rs. 1.76 crore for illegal occupation of private property for two decades

“The State, being a constitutional authority and repository of public trust, is duty-bound to protect, rather than transgress, the civil rights of its citizens, including the right to property. The powers of the State are not plenary or absolute but are circumscribed by constitutional and statutory limitations.”

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2024 SCC Vol. 8 Part 5

Cap of stamp duty of Rs 25 lakhs on increase in share capital under the Bombay Stamp Act, 1958

Case Briefs High Courts

Calcutta High Court modifies Special Referee’s report; determines Mesne profits and monthly rents based on Cost Inflation Index

Calcutta High Court held that based on the Lease Deed, the defendant’s possession after the original term was an extension, not a renewal, and a new lease document was not required.

Case Briefs High Courts

Mesne profits, under Section 2(12) CPC, also include interest payable thereon; some honest guess work while calculation acceptable

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Valmiki Mehta, J. dismissed an appeal filed by the appellant-tenant impugning the judgment

Case Briefs High Courts

Scope of Section 9 of the J&K Specific Relief Act, 1977 is limited to determination of possession of the plaintiff over suit property

Jammu & Kashmir: A Single Judge bench comprising of Sanjeev Kumar, J. while dealing with a civil revision petition directed against the

Case Briefs High Courts

Single co-owner/co-landlord cannot, by himself, terminate a tenancy

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Valmiki Mehta, J. dismissed an appeal filed under Section 96 of CPC against

Case Briefs High Courts

Matter of granting mesne profits is exclusively within the trial court’s discretion

Bombay High Court: In a petition heard by a Single Judge Bench comprising of C.V. Bhadang, J., the decision of the trial