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Bengaluru property owners alert! Can you get mutation done without a Khata? Here’s what the law saysBengaluru property owners can face challenges with mutation without an existing Khata. While legally possible with valid title documents, t...
Homeowner having possession must pay maintenance charges even if builder did not give OC, independent water connection and sewerage facilities, rules HP RERAHomeowners in possession must pay maintenance charges even without an Occupation Certificate or independent water and sewerage facilities. ...
Wife’s MBA degree or past employment with MNCs can’t stop her from demanding maintenance, rules HCAn Allahabad High Court ruling states a wife's education or earning potential does not disqualify her from maintenance. The court considere...
Inherited property via Will? Do you need mutation in your name - here’s what law saysInheriting property via Will? While mutation records update who pays taxes, they don't transfer ownership. Courts permit mutation for heirs...
Guwahati court denies non-bailable arrest warrant against Congress leader Pawan KheraThe order was passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Kamrup Metro, on April 7, a day before Khera applied for anticipatory bail bef...
12-year delay defeats brothers’ last-ditch bid to reclaim disputed land as HC blocks the moveBrothers' bid to reclaim ancestral land after a 12-year delay has failed. The Andhra Pradesh High Court ruled against their attempt to amen...
This property case began weeks after India’s Constitution came into force, HC finally ends it in Feb after 76 yearsA 76-year-old property dispute, initiated shortly after India's Constitution was enacted, has finally concluded. The Bombay High Court orde...
Living on a property for decades? Courts say possession alone doesn’t give you ownership without proving adverse possessionIndian courts emphasize that simply occupying a property for decades does not grant ownership. Legal title requires formal transfer, inheri...
Mutation entry can’t override real ownership or inheritance rights, says Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court ruled that property mutation entries do not confer ownership or title. A property dispute involving ancestral land, a con...
Do daughters have same right to father’s property as sons?An expert answers query on estate planning and succession.
Praful Patel claims no financial dealings with Hajrah MemonPatel claimed that Mohammad on April 4 1980 then gave assigned all the rights of the land to Hajra Iqbal Memon and the latter even paid Rs ...
Person who gets title of property by holding it for 12-yrs can seek legal recourse if ousted: Supreme CourtThe top court held that in case of dispossession by another person by taking law in his hand a possessory suit can be maintained under the ...
Golf Links house: New turn in property row between families of Nehru and Indira confidantsThe petitioner said she allowed Dhawan’s request to live in the house till he breathed his last — he died in August last year.
Protest within 12 years or lose property to squatter: Supreme CourtHowever, the bench put in a caveat by ruling that such a person (squatter) must necessarily first admit ownership of the true owner over th...
Real estate: Should you opt for a 'book now and pay later' scheme?In this day and age where project delays and loan defaults by developers have become the norm, it is important to tread cautiously on such ...
Implementation of India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement to start tomorrowIndia and Bangladesh will start the exchange of 162 adversely-held enclaves from tomorrow, marking the start of implementation of their lan...
Refusal for ID parade not enough to charge for offence: Delhi CourtThe court rejected the prosecution's contention saying, "disclosure statements of the other co-accused have not led to any recovery from th...
Idols not 'perpetual minor', may lose property: Justice KhanA plea was advanced that an idol being a minor cannot be deprived of its ownership of a property which has been occupied by others under th...
- Apex court talks tough on land grab
Talking tough on the incidents of land grab, the Supreme Court has cautioned the judiciary to be careful in granting title to the claimants...
- Supreme Court talks tough on land grab
Talking tough on the incidents of land grabbing, the Supreme Court has cautioned the judiciary to be careful in granting title to the claim...