Supreme Court judgments on Gift deeds

41 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2026. A judgment is listed here when its headnote names this subject: the Supreme Court Reports' own headnote (filed under the provisions below, or 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.

Dhananjay Rathi vs Ruchika Rathi

SC · 13 April 2026

[2026] 5 S.C.R. 175 : 2026 INSC 360

Issue pertains to whether the proceedings initiated by the respondent-wife under the DV Act should be quashed; whether any party can back out from the Settlement Agreement arrived at in the mediation proceedings; and whe…

Mrs. Shailja Krishna vs Satori Global Limited & Ors.

SC · 2 September 2025

[2025] 9 S.C.R. 383 : 2025 INSC 1065

Whether the company petition decided in favour of the Appellant by the NCLT was maintainable u/ss.397 and 398, Companies Act, 1956 Act; assuming that the company petition was maintainable, whether the NCLT had jurisdicti…

Hussain Ahmed Choudhury & Ors. vs Habibur Rahman (Dead) Through LRs & Ors.

SC · 23 April 2025

[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2320 : 2025 INSC 553

Whether the High Court was right in taking the view that the suit of the plaintiff for declaration of his title based on a valid Gift Deed should fail as the plaintiff omitted to pray for the consequential relief of canc…

Sri Prasanta Kumar Pal & Ors. vs The State of West Bengal & Ors.

SC · 8 April 2025

[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2606 : 2025 INSC 783

Whether the observation of the Revenue Officer, as prima facie accepted by the High Court that the transaction of gift deed dated 07.12.1967 was a Benami transaction is totally erroneous as the amendment (2nd and 3rd Ame…

N.P. Saseendran vs N.P. Ponnamma & Ors.

SC · 24 March 2025

[2025] 3 S.C.R. 957 : 2025 INSC 388

The question to be decided herein is twin fold, whether the document of the year 1985 is a gift or Settlement or Will and whether the requirements under law or conditions in the deed have been satisfied to vest a legal r…

Sri Mahesh vs Sangram & Ors.

SC · 2 January 2025

[2025] 1 S.C.R. 62 : 2025 INSC 14

Issue arose whether by virtue of operation of the provisions of ss. 14(1) and 12(c) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the defendant no.1-adoptive mother would become absolute owner of the property prior to the adoption…

Urmila Dixit vs Sunil Sharan Dixit and Ors.

SC · 2 January 2025

[2025] 1 S.C.R. 105 : 2025 INSC 20

Whether the High Court was correct in setting aside the order of the Tribunal granting benefit of Section 23 of the Maintenance and Welfare of the Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, to the Appellant-mother.

Mansoor Saheb (Dead) & Ors. vs Salima (D) By Lrs. & Ors.

SC · 19 December 2024

[2024] 12 S.C.R. 923 : 2024 INSC 1006

Under Mohammedan law, whether an owner of property can, in his lifetime, transfer said property to his heirs by way of partition; whether, in the facts of this case, the requisites of a valid gift were met and also wheth…

Smt. Naresh Kumari & Ors. vs Smt. Chameli & Ors.

SC · 11 December 2024

[2024] 12 S.C.R. 693 : 2024 INSC 965

Issue arose as regards the resumption of onerous gift to heirs of donor when conditions of gift are not fulfilled by heirs of the donee.

Ramachandra Reddy (Dead) Thr. LRs. & Ors. vs Ramulu Ammal (Dead) Thr. LRs.

SC · 14 November 2024

[2024] 11 S.C.R. 2329 : 2024 INSC 868

Whether the deed executed, which gave rise to the present property dispute, was a gift deed or a deed of settlement; Whether the High Court was justified in reversing the concurrent findings of fact while exercising juri…

N. Thajudeen vs Tamil Nadu Khadi and Village Industries Board

SC · 24 October 2024

[2024] 10 S.C.R. 952 : 2024 INSC 817

Issue arose whether the registered gift deed was duly acted upon and accepted and is a valid document which continue to exist despite its revocation as the donor had not reserved the right to revoke the same.

The State of Punjab and Ors. vs Bhagwantpal Singh Alias Bhagwant Singh

SC · 10 July 2024

[2024] 7 S.C.R. 2434 : 2024 INSC 518

Whether the suit for possession filed by the respondents was barred by limitation; whether the burden of proof of ownership would lie on the person challenging the ownership of the person in possession; whether the conti…

Indira Devi vs Veena Gupta & Ors.

SC · 4 July 2023

[2023] 10 S.C.R. 372 : 2023 INSC 593

S.C.R.REPORTS 372 : 2023 INSC 593 SUPREME COURT INDIRA DEVI v. VEENA GUPTA & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 9833 of 2014) JULY 04, 2023 [ABHAY S. OKA AND RAJESH BINDAL, JJ.] Deeds and Documents – Sale deed – Whether the vendor c…

Ramisetty Venkatanna & Anr. vs Nasyam Jamal Saheb & Ors.

SC · 28 April 2023

[2023] 5 S.C.R. 589 : 2023 INSC 458

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 – Or. VII r. XI (a) and (d) – Rejection of plaint – The respondents-plaintiffs had filed a suit in the year 2014 before the Trial Court seeking declaration of title, permanent injunction and ca…

Association of Vasanth Apartments’ Owners vs V. Gopinath & Ors.

SC · 13 February 2023

[2023] 9 S.C.R. 1019 : 2023 INSC 123

Tamil Nadu Town & Country Planning Act, 1971 – s.39 – Development Control Rules – Rule 19 – Regulation 29(6) – Chennai Metropolitan Area – Appellants were owners of certain apartments situated in a complex which consiste…

K.C. Laxmana vs K.C. Chandrappa Gowda & Anr.

SC · 19 April 2022

[2022] 3 S.C.R. 40 : 2022 INSC 432

K.C. LAXMANA v. K.C. CHANDRAPPA GOWDA & ANR. (Civil Appeal No. 2582 of 2010) APRIL 19, 2022 [S. ABDUL NAZEER AND KRISHNA MURARI, JJ.] Limitation Act, 1963: Articles 58 and 109 – Plaintiff challenged alienation of portion…

Nemai Chandra Dey (Dead) through Lrs. vs Prasanta Chandra (Dead) through Lrs. & Anr.

SC · 19 April 2022

[2022] 4 S.C.R. 1076 : 2022 INSC 433

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 – Or. XLI, r. 31 – Duty of first Appellate Court – Reappreciation of evidence – Consideration of arguments and arriving at findings – Suit was filed by the plaintiff (wife of the uncle of the f…

M/s. Sree Surya Developers and Promoters vs N. Sailesh Prasad and Ors.

SC · 9 February 2022

[2022] 3 S.C.R. 1081 : 2022 INSC 167

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: Or. XXIII r.3A – Challenge to Compromise Decree by instituting a separate suit – Maintainability of – Held: Or.XXIII r.3A states that no suit shall lie to set aside a decree on the ground t…

Shri Shivaji Education Society, Amravati through Its President vs Omprakash S/O Dinkar Deshmukh & Ors.

SC · 22 November 2021

[2021] 7 S.C.R. 1117 : 2021 INSC 766

Wills – Bequest made under the Will – Nature of – Testator executed Will (in respect of property) in favour of his wife (plaintiff no.1) who in turn gifted the property in question to appellant (plaintiff no. 2) – Conten…

Asha John Divianathan vs Vikram Malhotra & Ors.

SC · 26 February 2021

[2021] 1 S.C.R. 953 : 2021 INSC 121

Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 – ss.31, 47, 50, 63 – A foreigner who was the owner of property in question, executed an agreement of sale in favour of predecessor of the appellant and respondent no.4 after previou…

Smt. S. Vanitha vs The Deputy Commissioner, Bengaluru Urban District & Ors.

SC · 15 December 2020

[2020] 12 S.C.R. 1057 : 2020 INSC 701

Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007: 2(b) and 3 – Petition under the Act – By respondent Nos. 2 and 3 seeking eviction of their daughter-in-law (appellant) from their house – Plea of appellan…

Daulat Singh (D) Thr. Lrs. vs The State of Rajasthan & Ors.

SC · 8 December 2020

[2020] 11 S.C.R. 845 : 2020 INSC 684

Rajasthan Imposition of Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1973: s.15 – Power to reopen cases – Limitation period – Relevant dates for determination of issue of limitation is the date of order sought to be reopened an…

M/s. Msd Real Estate LLP vs The Collector of Stamps & Anr.

SC · 17 September 2020

[2020] 6 S.C.R. 1027 : 2020 INSC 554

Stamp Duty: Deficit stamp duty – Demand for – Penalty imposed ten times C the deficit duty – In litigation Supreme Court modified the penalty amount reducing the same to half – Stamp duty was paid – Thereafter the proper…

Trustees of H.C. Dhanda Trust vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors.

SC · 17 September 2020

[2020] 11 S.C.R. 268 : 2020 INSC 551

Stamp Act, 1899: s.40(1)(b) – Imposition of maximum penalty when instrument not duly stamped – Propriety of – In the instant case, a resolution was passed by the Executors/Trustees of the appellant-Trust to transfer and…

Sridhar & Anr. vs N. Revanna & Ors.

SC · 11 February 2020

[2020] 3 S.C.R. 723 : 2020 INSC 165

Transfer of Property Act, 1882 – ss. 10, 13 – Two gift deeds were executed in favour of defendant no.1 by his grandfather, who was also great grandfather of plaintiffs, with a condition that donee and his younger brother…

Govindbhai Chhotabhai Patel & Ors. vs Patel Ramanbhai Mathurbhai

SC · 23 September 2019

[2019] 13 S.C.R. 152 : 2019 INSC 1070

Hindu Law – Self-acquired property bequeathed by the father in favour of the son – Nature of such property in the hands of the son – Appellants-plaintiffs are sons of the Donor (since deceased) – During his life time, th…

Illoth Valappil Ambunhi (D) by Lrs. vs Kunhambu Karanavan

SC · 19 September 2019

[2019] 13 S.C.R. 670 : 2019 INSC 1058

ILLOTH VALAPPIL AMBUNHI (D) BY LRS. v. KUNHAMBU KARANAVAN (Civil Appeal No. 1429 of 2011) SEPTEMBER 19, 2019 [INDIRA BANERJEE AND SANJIV KHANNA, JJ.] Suit – Cancellation of gift deed and deed of transfer – Declaration fo…

Vithaldas Jagannath Khatri (D) through Shakuntala alias Sushma & Ors. vs The State of Maharashtra Revenue and Forest Department & Ors.

SC · 29 August 2019

[2019] 11 S.C.R. 913 : 2019 INSC 976

Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961: ss.8, 10, 11, 21, 44B – Ceiling limits – Partition Deed dated 31.01.1970 (duly registered on 1.07.1970) executed between appellant, his wife, minor son and…

Prabhakar Gones Prabhu Navelkar (Dead) through Lrs & Ors. vs Saradchandra Suria Prabhu Navelkar (Dead) through Lrs. & Ors.

SC · 21 August 2019

[2019] 14 S.C.R. 859 : 2019 INSC 933

Hindu Law: Property rights – Dispute related to the two properties ‘M’ and ‘B’ situated in the village of Bainguinim in Goa – Suriaji and Gones were brothers – The properties in dispute originally belonged to their grand…

Chaman Lal (D) Thr. Lrs. vs Kamlawati (D) Thr. Lrs.

SC · 16 July 2019

[2019] 9 S.C.R. 1071 : 2019 INSC 762

Punjab Court Act, 1918 – ss. 41 and 42 – Jurisdiction of High Court – Exercise of – Execution of gift deed by the son-original owner bequeathing land in favour of his step mother – Suit for partition by original owner, c…

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