possession Archives

Gau HC | Proof of ownership and possession of land precondition for establishing charge of criminal trespass

Gauhati High Court: Sanjay Kumar Medhi, J. dismissed an appeal filed against the judgment of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate whereby he had

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act: Not applicable on mere possession of sexually explicit photographs, without distribution or publication thereof

Kerala High Court: Raja Vijayaraghavan V., J. allowed a petition quashing the proceedings, invoking its inherent powers under Section 482 of the

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Sub Divisional Officer does not have the authority to process claims of Other Traditional Forest Dwellers

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Surya Kant, CJ. and Sandeep Sharma, J. addressed grievances raised by the petitioners and

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Usurpation of private property by State or its instrumentalities, sans lawful acquisition process violates Article 300-A of Constitution

Karnataka High Court: The Bench of Krishna S. Dixit, J., allowed petition filed by a senior citizen challenging wrongful usurpation of his

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC| Settled possession of a property means effective and undisturbed possession

Supreme Court: In a matter where the plaintiff had no document to prove his possession of a property, but claimed possessory

Case Briefs High Courts

Civil disputes between private parties relating to possession and title of immovable property not amenable to the writ jurisdiction

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Sanjeev Kumar, J., dismissed this writ petition, claiming relief by private parties,

Case Briefs High Courts

Court not to interfere in writ jurisdiction where civil proceedings are pending for the same subject matter

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A petition was filed before a Single Judge Bench of Tejinder Singh Dhindsa, J. wherein extraordinary jurisdiction

Case Briefs High Courts

Possession of immovable property on date of dispossession is sine qua non for relief under Section 6 of Specific Relief Act; investigation into title irrelevant

Calcutta High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Biswajit Basu, J. dismissed a civil revision pertaining to grant of relief under

Case Briefs High Courts

Mere possession of counterfeit notes not enough to establish guilt

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of S.P. Garg, J., allowed a criminal appeal, setting

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Builder not in a position to deliver possession of property for long time has to pay back the buyer with interest

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission: The complainant in a recent case before NCRDC had complained that a sales representative of the Unitech

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Tenant can continue to occupy the leased premises even after expiration of agricultural lease on the basis of ‘holding over’ principle

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, Arun Mishra and P.C.Pant, JJ, were hearing a reference to decide the question as

Supreme Court

Term “Possession” under Section 35 of NDPS Act means conscious or mental state of possession

Supreme Court: Deciding a matter dealing with possession of opium by the appellant, the bench of Dipak Misra and S.A. Bobde, JJ

Supreme Court

Repeal of the Principal Act shall not affect the possessions which have been taken over by the State Government

SUPREME COURT: In one of the prominent decisions, the Court while dealing with a Special Leave Petition regarding the possession of the