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LOK 2026 (10) Ker. 247 · High Court of Kerala
Equivalent citations: 2026 KER 85513
Mutual mistake about the identity of the property made the agreement void. The High Court set aside specific performance and granted the alternative relief of refund.
LOK 2026 (10) SC 165 · Supreme Court of India
Equivalent citations: 2026 INSC 1137
Co-operative housing society plot — Agreement to sell with condition to construct within three years — Allottee’s letter expressing inability to build and requesting transfer to “nephew” — Society’s registered sale deed to transferee who built and stayed in possession — Suit for possession by…
LOK 2026 (9) Ker. 93 · High Court of Kerala
Equivalent citations: 2026 (9) KLR 99 : 2026 KER 68475
Applications for legal heirship certificates cannot be rejected merely because the applicant or deceased resided abroad or holds OCI status, as Paragraph 213 of the Village Manual permits persons with roots in India to apply. Further, a legal heirship certificate merely identifies legal heirs and…
LOK 2026 (8) SC 134 · Supreme Court of India
Equivalent citations: 2026 INSC 853 : AIR 2026 SC 3825
LOK 2026 (7) SC 304 · Supreme Court of India
Equivalent citations: 2026 (7) SCD 305 : 2026 INSC 765 : AIR 2026 SC 3640
Where property is purchased in the names of a husband's wives, it constitutes the property of the wives and not the husband. Consequently, the provisions of Section 33 of the Indian Succession Act, which apply to a male dying intestate, are inapplicable to the entirety…
LOK 2026 (7) Ker. 133 · High Court of Kerala
Equivalent citations: 2026 KER 51588
Property Law — Registration Act — Power of attorney — Compulsory registrationThe registering authority declined to register sale deeds presented by holders of unregistered powers of attorney. The Single Judge considered authentication under Sections 32 and 33 of the Registration Act and allowed the writ…
LOK 2026 (7) Ker. 1 · High Court of Kerala
Equivalent citations: 2026 KER 47121 : 2026 KLT (Online) 1893 : 2026 (4) KHC 579
The seller’s implied covenant of title survives the purchaser’s knowledge of a defect unless the contract expressly excludes it. The purchasers recovered the consideration for the land the sellers could not convey.
LOK 2026 (6) Ker. 300 · High Court of Kerala
Equivalent citations: 2026 KER 46837
Property Law — Pipeline right of user — Prohibited construction — Competent Authority’s roleGAIL sought action over construction allegedly within land subject to a pipeline right of user. The appeals concerned what the Competent Authority may do on receiving GAIL’s reports under Section 9 of…
LOK 2026 (5) Ker. 263 · High Court of Kerala
Equivalent citations: 2026 KER 36907
The Court set aside the impugned exhibits and directed redetermination of compensation under the 2013 Act, with credit for amounts already paid. The exercise was to be completed within three months of receipt of a certified copy. (Para 58 and concluding directions)
LOK 2026 (3) Ker. 301 · High Court of Kerala
A clause in a settlement deed providing that a daughter would lose her rights over gifted property if she married is void as being contrary to law and public policy.
LOK 2026 (1) Ker. 3018 · High Court of Kerala
LOK 2026 (1) Ker. 2812 · High Court of Kerala
The court ruled that the lease of temple property was unjustifiable due to non-compliance with statutory requirements and lack of necessity, emphasizing the prioritization of temple interests over public purpose in property alienation.
LOK 2026 (1) Ker. 203 · High Court of Kerala
The court established that the burden of proof lies with the appellants, confirming execution decree and dismissing the appeal with no substantial legal questions.
LOK 2026 (1) Ker. 198 · High Court of Kerala
Settlement Officers must decide Service Inam land assignments strictly on statutory merits, invalidating unauthorized private compromises.
LOK 2026 (1) Ker. 165 · High Court of Kerala
Lessee's claims for fixity of tenure and improvements are unsupported due to void lease under the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963, disqualifying them from tenancy rights.
LOK 2026 (1) Ker. 154 · High Court of Kerala
A person who obtains property via a gift deed becomes a co-owner and retains the right to partition, regardless of the method of acquisition, ensuring adherence to the defined legal status under the applicable Stamp Act.
LOK 2019 (4) SC 22 · Supreme Court of India
Equivalent citations: 2019 INSC 452 : 2019 (5) Scale 689 : (2019) 4 SCC 348 : 2019 KHC 6388
The appellant sued the municipal corporation for a declaration that its change in the alignment of a street line affecting his land was illegal and ultra vires, and for an injunction restraining it from constructing a road through the property. The trial court decreed the suit, the first appellate court reversed and dismissed it, and the High Court dismissed the second appeal.
LOK 1950 (12) Ker. 201 · High Court of Kerala
Equivalent citations: 1950 KLR 138 : 1951 KLT 90 : 6 DLR TC 242
Delivery of possession effected by Munsiff while an appellate stay order was active is illegal, requiring redelivery.
LOK 1950 (12) Ker. 81 · High Court of Kerala
Equivalent citations: 1950 KLR 133 : 1951 KLT 93 : 6 DLR TC 213 : ILR 1951 TC 140
Compromise decrees involving minor property require strict court scrutiny; minor is entitled to agreed charge.
LOK 1950 (12) Ker. 61 · High Court of Kerala
Equivalent citations: 1950 KLR 132 : 1951 KLT 117
Conveyance documents establish superior title, overriding unproven adverse possession claims.