Topic
Due Diligence
2 articles
Property Law
A Sale Needs a Sale Deed: Suraj Lamp & Industries v. State of Haryana on GPA Sales and SA/GPA/Will Transfers
An agreement to sell, an irrevocable power of attorney and a will, however carefully assembled, do not add up to a sale. The Supreme Court's 2011 reference judgment remains the starting point for any due-diligence review of a property held on such papers.
7 min readCivil & Property Litigation
No Membership, No Plot: Supreme Court Closes a Seven-Decade Cooperative Housing Society Allotment Dispute
A claim to a cooperative society plot that began in 1952 has finally ended, seventy-four years and one prior Supreme Court round later — decided not on the equities of land allotment but on how far a writ court may go in re-examining a tribunal's finding of fact.
14 min read