16 verified cases involving Property rights, newest first.
The Calcutta High Court held that oral testimony and documents alone were insufficient to establish ground-level realities in an encroachment dispute. The court ordered a survey to bridge the gap between paper documents and ground reality, directing completion of trial within 6 months.
The Allahabad High Court ruled that police cannot interfere in purely civil property disputes and should only intervene to maintain public order. The court warned that deviations from this principle may invite departmental and contempt proceedings.
A writ petition challenging a government order constituting a Special Investigation Team to probe alleged land encroachment by a trust linked to the Art of Living Foundation in Bengaluru South Taluk. The Karnataka High Court granted an interim stay of the SIT probe.
Delhi High Court examined copyright infringement and fair dealing principles in relation to AI text processing. The court considered whether public interest considerations expanded the scope of fair dealing doctrine in the context of news content usage by an AI platform.
The Supreme Court is hearing appeals against a Madhya Pradesh High Court order concerning the Bhojshala Temple and Kamal Maula Mosque site. The court has declined to allow namaz at the site but directed the state government to provide an alternative open space nearby for Friday prayers.
The Delhi High Court stayed the operation of a June 9, 2026 judgment and decree that had reversed a 2009 trial court ruling in favour of Sir Sobha Singh and Sons Pvt Ltd in a property dispute with the Union of India concerning Ambassador Hotel premises.
The Karnataka High Court quashed criminal proceedings against seven persons from Anekal taluk, finding that the case constituted an abuse of process of law and that the dispute was essentially civil in nature.
The Supreme Court upheld an NGT order dismissing a challenge by the Gujarat Pollution Control Board regarding environmental liability for an unlicensed dye-based manufacturing facility operating on rented premises. The facility was generating harmful effluents in excess of permissible limits into water streams. The NGT had directed closure and imposed a ₹25 lakh penalty, finding that the property owner could not be held solely liable for the tenant's violations.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court declared the religious character of the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex as a Saraswati temple. The decision has been challenged by the Muslim side in the Supreme Court, while Hindu parties have filed caveats to ensure they are heard during the proceedings.
An 86-year-old father alleged that his youngest son forced him out of the ancestral home at Baramunda village. The Orissa High Court ordered the son to vacate the ground floor and restore it to the father, while leaving a separate dispute over land parcels bought in the son's name to civil court.
The Supreme Court indicated that occupants of encroached railway land in Haldwani do not have a legal right to remain on the property, noting that over 5,000 families will need to vacate for a proposed expansion project.
The Karnataka High Court ruled that criminal proceedings cannot be utilized to secure an advantage in a pending partition suit. The court cancelled the criminal property case, emphasizing that such disputes are civil in nature and must be resolved in civil courts.
The Supreme Court examined whether private property can be considered a 'material resource of the community' under Article 39(b) of the Constitution. The Court held that not all private property falls under this definition, limiting the state's power to acquire private assets for public distribution.
The Supreme Court of India ruled on the legality of converting residential units into apartments in Chandigarh. The court's order specifically impacts Phase I of the city's development.
A legal dispute concerning the rights of a woman to reside in a 'shared household' under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The case addressed whether a property owned by in-laws could be considered a shared household.
The Supreme Court of India delivered a final judgment in 2019 regarding the long-standing property dispute over the Ram Janmabhoomi site in Ayodhya. The court awarded the disputed land for the construction of a temple while directing the allocation of alternative land for a mosque.