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Supreme Court judgments on Family settlements

24 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2025. A judgment is listed here when its headnote names this subject: the Supreme Court Reports' own headnote (naming the subject), or an AI-written headnote that was reviewed and approved. A mention in the full text alone does not count, and criminal cases are not listed under this subject.

P. Anjanappa (D) By Lrs vs A.P. Nanjundappa & Ors.
SC · 6 November 2025
[2025] 11 S.C.R. 423 : 2025 INSC 1286
Issue arose whether the registered release deeds are valid and binding, and if so, what is their legal effect on the membership and share entitlements of plaintiff no. 2 and defendant no. 3; whether the document styled a…
Kamal Gupta & Anr. vs M/s L.R Builders Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. Etc.
SC · 13 August 2025
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 137 : 2025 INSC 975
Whether it is permissible for a non-signatory to an agreement leading to arbitration proceedings to remain present in such arbitration proceedings; after appointment of an arbitrator u/s.11(6), Arbitration and Conciliati…
Metpalli Lasum Bai (Since Dead) and Others vs Metapalli Muthaih (D) by Lrs.
SC · 21 July 2025
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 1341 : 2025 INSC 879
Whether the High Court, manifestly erred while interfering with the well-reasoned judgment of the trial Court and substituting its own findings by reducing the share of plaintiff-LB in the suit schedule properties; wheth…
Rajeev Gupta & Ors. vs Prashant Garg & Ors.
SC · 23 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2364 : 2025 INSC 552
Issue arose whether the suit was barred by limitation; whether the sale deeds were void documents; whether the Will stood admitted in the previous suits and was no longer required to be proved; whether the First Appellat…
State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. vs Suresh Chandra Tewari & Ors.
SC · 17 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 708 : 2024 INSC 989
Issues arose as regards the declaration of land to be surplus when there was a family settlement regarding the said land, whereby each family member had a separate share duly demarcated and thus could not be clubbed and…
Ajay Madhusudan Patel & Ors. vs Jyotrindra S. Patel & Ors.
SC · 20 September 2024
[2024] 9 S.C.R. 894 : 2024 INSC 710
What is the scope of jurisdiction of the referral court under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; Whether in the instant case, on a prima facie view, the SRG Group being a non-signatory to the Fa…
Case Details Sri. K.M. Krishna Reddy vs Sri. Vinod Reddy & Anr.
SC · 6 October 2023
[2023] 13 S.C.R. 210 : 2023 INSC 877
When in a suit simpliciter for a perpetual injunction based on title, the defendant pleads perfection of his title by adverse possession against the plaintiff or his predecessor, is it necessary for the plaintiff to clai…
S. Kuldeep Singh & Anr. vs S. Prithpal Singh
SC · 2 August 2022
[2022] 13 S.C.R. 100 : 2022 INSC 781
Jammu & Kashmir Agrarian Reforms Act, 1972 – s.2(4), 2(6), 2(7) and 50 – Kashmir Agrarian Reforms Rules, 1973 – r. 5 – Jammu & Kashmir Agrarian Reforms (Suspension of Operations Act), 1975 – Jammu & Kashmir Agrarian Refo…
Balram Garg vs Securities and Exchange Board of India
SC · 19 April 2022
[2022] 4 S.C.R. 888 : 2022 INSC 442
SEBI (Prevention of Insider Trading Regulations), 2015 – Regulation 2(1)(d) and 2(1)(f) – Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 – ss.11(2)(g), 11(4), 12A(c), 15G and 15Z – Insider Trading – On receipt of Unpub…
K. Arumuga Velaiah vs P.R. Ramasamy and Anr.
SC · 27 January 2022
[2022] 11 S.C.R. 692 : 2022 INSC 103
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Res Judicata –Registration Act, 1908 – s.17 – One ‘PS’ had two wives – From his first wife, he had 4 daughters and a son (first defendant) and through his second wife he had two sons; seco…
Korukonda Chalapathi Rao & Anr. vs Korukonda Annapurna Sampath Kumar
SC · 1 October 2021
[2021] 11 S.C.R. 836 : 2021 INSC 586
Registration Act, 1908 – ss. 17(1)(b), 49 – Partition – Family Settlement, if required registration – Suit filed by respondent inter alia for declaration of title over the plaint schedule property and eviction of the app…
Ripudaman Singh vs Tikka Maheshwar Chand
SC · 6 July 2021
[2021] 6 S.C.R. 562 : 2021 INSC 320
Registration Act, 1908: s.17(2)(vi) – Parties to dispute are brothers – Suit for possession disputing Will – Compromise decree between brothers – Whether a compromise decree in respect of land which is not the subject-ma…
Khushi Ram & Ors. vs Nawal Singh & Ors.
SC · 22 February 2021
[2021] 4 S.C.R. 1019 : 2021 INSC 106
Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – s.15 – Succession – Properties inherited by female Hindus – “Family” – Family settlement – ‘J’, a widow inherited share of her late husband in the land in question – Family settlement – She g…
Ravinder Kaur Grewal & Ors. vs Manjit Kaur & Ors.
SC · 31 July 2020
[2020] 8 S.C.R. 1138 : 2019 INSC 869
Registration Act, 1908 – s. 17 – Document of family settlement – The predecessor of the appellants asserted that his ownership and possession in respect of the suit land comprising Khasra No. 935/1 and 935/2 including co…
Bhagwat Sharan (Dead Thr. Lrs.) vs Purushottam & Ors.
SC · 3 April 2020
[2020] 10 S.C.R. 579 : 2020 INSC 327
Hindu Law – Property of Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) – Burden to prove – Person had four sons – 2 sons severed and had no connection with property of the family – Two branches left in the family – Suit filed by descendan…
Gurcharan Singh & Ors. vs Angrez Kaur & Anr.
SC · 19 March 2020
[2020] 14 S.C.R. 332 : 2020 INSC 314
GURCHARAN SINGH & ORS. v. ANGREZ KAUR & ANR. (Civil Appeal No. 6835 of 2009) MARCH 19, 2020 [ASHOK BHUSHAN AND NAVIN SINHA, JJ.] Registration Act, 1908: s.17 – Case of appellants was that they were looking after one ‘B’,…
Pawan Kumar Arya and Others vs Ravi Kumar Arya and Others
SC · 2 March 2020
[2020] 4 S.C.R. 770 : 2020 INSC 252
Suit – Relief against the transfer of property – Execution of consent decree – The dispute was with respect to a property – The dispute was between the appellants- original plaintiffs (PA Group) and respondent nos. 1 to…
M. Arumugam vs Ammaniammal and Ors.
SC · 8 January 2020
[2020] 1 S.C.R. 41 : 2020 INSC 14
Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – ss.4(b), 6, 8, 19 & 30 – Joint family – Role of Karta vis-a-vis minor members – Defendant nos.1 & 2 formed coparcenary, with their father, which owned the suit property – Father died intestat…
Trijugi Narain (Dead) through Legal Representatives and Others vs Sankoo (Dead) through Legal Representatives and Others
SC · 10 December 2019
[2019] 16 S.C.R. 1049 : 2019 INSC 1344
Hindu Law – Property – Merger agreement signed by sovereign Ruler with the Dominion of India – Consequences with regard to the nature of the property – Impartible estate or coparcenary property – The then Maharaja of the…
Santosh Chaturvedi vs Kailash Chandra & Anr.
SC · 15 November 2019
[2019] 17 S.C.R. 76 : 2019 INSC 1252
SANTOSH CHATURVEDI v. KAILASH CHANDRA & ANR. (Civil Appeal No. 6572 of 2010) NOVEMBER 15, 2019 [R. BANUMATHI, A. S. BOPANNA AND HRISHIKESH ROY, JJ.] U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 19…
Tilak Raj Bakshi vs Avinash Chand Sharma (Dead) through Lrs. & Others
SC · 20 August 2019
[2019] 10 S.C.R. 251 : 2019 INSC 923
Suit – Right of pre-emption – When not applicable – Father of the appellant-plaintiff executed will of the suit scheduled property in favour of his three sons, the plaintiff, first defendant and third defendant – Suit fo…
Thulasidhara & Another vs Narayanappa & Others
SC · 1 May 2019
[2019] 8 S.C.R. 212 : 2019 INSC 603
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: s.100 – Exercise of power under, scope – Suit for title and permanent injunction based on sale deed – Claim of defendants that suit property fell into share of husband of defendant no.1 and…
Shailndra Kumar Jain and Others vs Maya Prakash Jain and Others
SC · 9 April 2019
[2019] 5 S.C.R. 631 : 2019 INSC 501
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Or.1, r.10 – Suit filed in 1966 by one of the son against his parents, three brothers (defendant nos.1 to 5) and four sisters (defendant nos.6 to 9), seeking declaration that certain prope…
Sita Ram Bhama vs Ramvatar Bhama
SC · 23 March 2018
[2018] 10 S.C.R. 503 : 2018 INSC 260
Registration Act, 1908 – ss.17 and 49 – Admissibility of document in evidence – Appellant-plaintiff and respondentdefendant after death of their father, recorded a memorandum of settlement as decided by their father rega…

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