2026:MHC:358801 Sept 2026
DEIVANAIAMMAL v. M.RAJENDRAN(died)
Appeal suit against the dismissal of a suit for declaration that two sale deeds executed by a power agent in favour of his own wife were sham and nominal. Holding that a power deed executed…
Property / LandCivil Procedure / CPC
2026:MHC:303222 Jul 2026
V.Amuthan @ Paraman v. C.Murugesan (Died)
Where neither the plaintiff nor the defendant proves title, the party who establishes settled possession is entitled to a permanent injunction, and the absence of a prayer for declaration…
Property / LandCivil Procedure / CPC
2026:MHC:249401 Jul 2026
AMSAVALLI, D/O.SOMAIAH v. SELVI, W/O.V.HARIKRISHNAN
The Madras High Court held that the self acquired property of a grandfather, devolving under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act upon his only son, becomes the son's absolute property, so…
Property / LandCivil Procedure / CPC
AS(MD).66/201809 Jun 2026
N. CHITHRA v. B. KALAVATHI, W/O. BALAGURU
The Madras High Court held that an attesting witness need not be called to prove a registered deed other than a Will unless execution is specifically denied, and dismissed a suit for…
Property / Land
2026:MHC:180701 Jun 2026
VALLIAMMAL v. A. CHELLADURAI
The Madras High Court dismissed a wife's second appeal against concurrent decrees of divorce, holding that defamatory complaints made to the husband's superiors in the Army, the admitted…
Family / MatrimonialCivil Procedure / CPC
AS(MD).59/202617 Mar 2026
B.K.Eshwar Kumar v. M/s.Gati Limited
The Madras High Court dismissed an appeal suit by a third-party purchaser, holding that on a claim petition under Order 21 Rule 58 CPC the initial burden lies on the claimant to prove a…
ArbitrationProperty / LandCivil Procedure / CPC
AS(MD).111/201722 Jan 2026
A.H.RAHMAN, S/O.K.S.ALL BUX v. P.ROKAIYA BANU
The Madras High Court held that time is presumed not to be of the essence in a contract for sale of immovable property where the agreement carries no default clause, and confirmed a decree…
Civil — General
SA(MD).43/201912 Jan 2026
Y.Arul Jayanthan (Died) 1st v. Y.NELSON
The Madras High Court held that an unregistered agreement to sell is admissible in evidence in a suit for specific performance under the proviso to Section 49 of the Registration Act, and…
Property / LandCivil Procedure / CPC
SA(MD).294/201304 Jul 2025
P. PERUMAL (DIED) v. PALANICHAMY
The Madras High Court allowed a second appeal and restored the dismissal of a partition suit filed 44 years after a registered 1963 gift deed, holding that zamin land given to the donor was…
Property / LandCivil Procedure / CPC