Sansa Law Desk

One of the most persistent misconceptions in Indian property transactions is that registering a sale deed guarantees clear and enforceable title. In Mehnoor Fatima v. Vishveshka Infrastructure, the Supreme Court emphatically reaffirmed the ancient Latin maxim nemo dat quod non habet, meaning that no one can give what they do not have. The Court held that registration of a sale deed does not cure or override defects in the seller's title, and that a purchaser who buys from a p

The question of when life-sustaining medical treatment may lawfully be withdrawn has come before Indian courts with increasing frequency. A 2025 ruling that permitted the withdrawal of life support from a 32-year-old man who had lived in a persistent vegetative state for thirteen years brought renewed attention to India's passive euthanasia framework. The judgment reaffirmed that the right to die with dignity is a constitutionally protected component of the right to life unde

In a closely watched ruling in Confederation of Real Estate Developers of India v. Vanashakti, the Supreme Court delivered a 2:1 majority verdict that recalled an earlier judgment and held that retrospective or post-facto environmental clearances, meaning ECs granted after a project has already begun or been completed, may be permissible, but only for activities that fall within the category of permissible uses under the relevant regulatory framework. The ruling also held tha