Civil Procedure – Lawcutor

Res Judicata and Subsequent Purchasers: Supreme Court Draws the Line Between Order I Rule 10 and Order XXII Rule 10 CPC

Introduction In a detailed ruling on civil procedure, the Supreme Court has clarified a question that frequently arises in long-running property litigation: when a subsequent purchaser's application for impleadment under…

Supreme Court Hears Appeal on Execution of Will – Lakshmi v. Gopi & Ors. (2026)

The Supreme Court has admitted a Civil Appeal arising from a long-standing dispute over the execution of the alleged last Will and Testament of one Thankam. The appeal challenges the…

Supreme Court Restores Trial Court Decree in Property Title Dispute – Rectification Deed Cannot Alter Identity of Property Without Original Vendor’s Consent

In a significant ruling on property law, the Supreme Court has allowed the appeal, set aside the first appellate decree and the High Court’s judgment, and restored the trial court’s…

Telangana High Court Dismisses Revision Petitions – Rejects Additional Documents Including Call Recordings in Matrimonial Dispute

The Telangana High Court refused to interfere with a trial court’s order rejecting applications to file additional documents, including electronic evidence such as call recordings, in a divorce petition filed…

Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal for Late Production of Documents in Commercial Suit – Strict Adherence to CCA Timelines Reiterated

The Supreme Court upheld the rejection of an application to file additional documents at a belated stage, underscoring the Commercial Courts Act, 2015’s (CCA) emphasis on expeditious resolution of disputes.…

Supreme Court Decrees Tribal Property Suit – Nearest Male Agnate Preferred Over Daughter/Ghardamad Under Oraon Custom

The Supreme Court allowed an appeal and decreed the plaintiff's suit for ownership of ancestral lands, holding that under Oraon customary law, the nearest male agnate succeeds in the absence…

Supreme Court Holds That Mere Non-Execution Of A Declaratory Decree Cannot Justify A 31-Year Delay In Challenging It; Restores 1975 Decree Granting Khatedari Rights To Appellant

The Supreme Court has set aside the orders of the Rajasthan High Court and the Board of Revenue which had remanded a suit filed under Section 88 of the Rajasthan…

Supreme Court: No Vested Right to Additional Evidence at Appellate Stage – Strict Compliance with Order XLI Rule 27 CPC Mandatory

The Supreme Court has ruled that litigants have no automatic or vested right to introduce additional evidence during appeals under Order XLI Rule 27 of the Code of Civil Procedure;…

Supreme Court Imposes Cost on Tenant for Disowning Court Undertaking, Deprecates Blame on Advocate

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The Supreme Court has deprecated the conduct of a tenant who attempted to disown an undertaking given to the court to deposit rent arrears, claiming his advocate had made the…