Recent South Asian Court Cases: India, Pakistan

Repaginated 5 October 2026: content unchanged; pages 596-605 of Vol. 1 No. 2 (formerly 592-601), following the version 1.1.0 corrections to the Foundations entries 000 and 007–010.Baseline survey of court decisions bearing on real property valuation in India and Pakistan, through the third quarter of 2026. India: the Supreme Court on shifting the valuation date for inordinate delay (Vaz); on comparables, which must be of a similar type of land and more than a single deed (National Highways Authority of India v Alfa Remidis, 2026 INSC 480) and among which the highest bona fide exemplar governs (Manohar); on the date of value under the 2013 Act; on solatium and interest in national highway acquisitions and their limits (Tarsem Singh, 2026 INSC 291); on actual use over master-plan zoning for stamp duty (Sodhi); and on summary eviction under disputed title (Circar Paper Mills). Shorter entries cover the valuation and reserve price behind lenders' auction sales, the suspension of a registered valuer, matrimonial property in the Delhi High Court, and share valuation on a buy-out and in insolvency. Pakistan: the Supreme Court in District Collector Swabi v Qaisar Ali Khan (6 July 2026), holding that compensation must reflect market value, development potential and delay rather than the official rate, set against the Federal Constitutional Court's ruling that an owner who accepted the Collector's award without seeking a reference cannot obtain enhancement. All sources were read in English; items known only from press or secondary reports are marked.