#co-ownership dispute

The Supreme Court set aside the Indore High Court’s dismissal of a co-ownership suit, restoring the lower courts’ decree. It held that Section 100 CPC permits appellate review only on substantial questions of law, revenue mutations do not extinguish title and limitation begins when the impediment is discovered, shaping future land co-ownership litigation.

The J&K and Ladakh High Court has ruled that under Section 3H(4) of the National Highways Act, authorities cannot disburse land acquisition compensation until a civil court determines the rightful ownership shares among co-heirs. This binds revenue and acquisition officials to defer payment in disputed inheritance cases, reinforcing procedural fairness and preventing unilateral appropriation of shared property rights.