Property & Inheritance blog
Plain-language explanations of Supreme Court of India judgments tagged Property & Inheritance on NyaSis.
Family & Property
Can Adverse Possession Be Used to File a Suit?
Used land for 12 years? In Ravinder Kaur Grewal v. Manjit Kaur (2019), the Supreme Court held adverse possession can be used to sue under Article 65.
11 min read
Family & Property
Do Tax and Electricity Bills Prove Land Ownership?
Do property tax and electricity bills make you the owner? In Poona Ram v. Moti Ram (2019), the Supreme Court said no; settled possession is essential.
7 min read
Family & Property
Can the government Take Your Land Without Paying?
Vidya Devi v. State of Himachal Pradesh (2020): Supreme Court held State cannot claim adverse possession over land it took for a road without compensation.
8 min read
Family & Property
Can You Cancel a Sale Deed Over Unpaid Price?
Can unpaid sale price cancel a registered deed? Dahiben v. Arvindbhai Kalyanji Bhanusali (2020): the Supreme Court says no; recover the balance money.
10 min read
Family & Property
Can Government demolish an Accused Person's House?
Can the state bulldoze your home because you are accused? In Re: Demolition of Structures (2024) says no demolition without notice, hearing and 15 days.
10 min read
Family & Property
Can a Tenant Claim a House After 12 Years?
Can a tenant become owner after 12 years? In Brij Narayan Shukla v. Sudesh Kumar (2024), the Supreme Court said no, tenancy is permissive, never adverse.
8 min read
Family & Property
Until when can you sue to Cancel a Fraud Sale Deed?
Can a fraudulent sale deed be challenged years later? Prem Singh v. Birbal (2006) fixes the filing windows and restores a time-bar by the Supreme Court.
7 min read
Family & Property
Can a Bank Evict a Tenant After a Flat Auction?
Can a bank evict a tenant after auctioning a flat? In Bajarang Agarwal v. Central Bank of India (2019), the Supreme Court said unregistered oral tenants lose.
8 min read
Family & Property
Can a Father Will Property Only to His Sons?
Worried a will excludes daughters? Arshnoor Singh v. Harpal Kaur (2019) says genuinely self-acquired land is not coparcenary, but pre-1956 inherited land is.
Updated 10 min read
Family & Property
Is a GPA Property Sale Valid in India?
Worried a GPA sale may not count? Suraj Lamp & Industries v. State of Haryana (2011): only a registered deed of conveyance transfers ownership of title.
Updated 7 min read
Family & Property
Do Void Marriage Children Get an Ancestral Share?
Does a child of a void or second marriage inherit ancestral property? Revanasiddappa v. Mallikarjun (2023) says yes, through the parent's notional share.
Updated 9 min read
Family & Property
Do Live-In Children Get Ancestral Property?
Can a child born to a long-term live-in couple inherit ancestral property? In Kattukandi Edathil Krishnan v. Valsan (2022), the Supreme Court said yes.
Updated 9 min read
Family & Property
Can a Married Daughter Claim Ancestral Property?
Worried your father died before 2005? Vineeta Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma (2020) says a married daughter can still claim coparcenary rights from Sept 9, 2005.
Updated 9 min read