Family members can reject sale of joint HUF land and treat it as void if Karta sells it solely for personal benefit; Key legal rules you must knowIn a Supreme Court ruling from earlier this year, the sale of joint ancestral property was deemed invalid if it only benefited one family m...
02 Nov, 2026, 09.13 AM IST
Mahatama Gandhi's grandson trustee used AI to reclaim 30 acre land in US' Virginia after 20-month legal battleA Virginia resident who claimed a 30-acre property belonging to Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson Kanu Gandhi and his wife Shiva through adverse po...
30 Oct, 2026, 09.53 AM IST
Tamil Nadu okays social justice survey, review plea in SC for muslim convertsTamil Nadu Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay approved significant proposals on industrial operations and social justice surv...
30 Oct, 2026, 01.22 AM IST
ED attaches SP leader Azam Khan's Jauhar University property worth Rs 1,170 croreThe Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached the assets of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur. This action is taken under t...
29 Oct, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
Own property in UAE? Income Tax Department nudges taxpayers to declare undisclosed assets under FAST-DS 2026, know who needs to act and what they can doUAE property owners have received communication from the income tax department regarding undisclosed assets. Taxpayers are prompted to asse...
29 Oct, 2026, 05.17 AM IST
Assam Chief Minister chairs two crucial meetings in Dibrugarh to safeguard indigenous land rightsAssam's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma convened a series of meetings in Dibrugarh, concentrating on securing land rights for indigenous...
28 Oct, 2026, 09.17 PM IST
F1's India comeback is gathering speed, but the road to the starting grid is far from clearFormula 1’s return to Africa has revived hopes of an Indian Grand Prix comeback, with talks involving Formula One Management, the Adani Gro...
25 Oct, 2026, 07.27 AM IST
Brother refused to give sister her share; Bombay HC upholds her 1/3 property right after mother gave her share to sonThe Bombay High Court has recently ruled in favor of a sister's claim to a portion of family property, rejecting her brother’s objections. ...
23 Oct, 2026, 02.21 PM IST
Father bought 5-bigha land in elder brother’s name, other brothers claimed it was joint family land; M.P. High Court rules in elder brother’s favour, here's whyFather bought 5-bigha land in elder brother’s name; other brothers objected, claiming joint family funds were used, but Madhya Pradesh HC u...
21 Oct, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
Sister’s husband claimed he got his father-in-law's land via oral gift and sold it but her brothers objected; Madras HC rules in brothers' favour for this reasonSister’s husband’s family sold her father’s 36 cents land claiming he had got the land via oral gift; Madras HC rules this oral gift invali...
20 Oct, 2026, 09.53 AM IST
- In 2018, a $6,123 tax debt put a New Orleans property in play; a $6,883 tax-sale bid led to a legal battle over ownership
James M. Thorrick, on September 20, 2004, bought the property at 739-741 Montegut Street. According to the court records, he failed to pay ...
18 Oct, 2026, 08.07 PM IST
Cash landing on you: Litigation funders bet on inheritance battles over croresLitigation funding has emerged as a viable option for individuals involved in inheritance disputes in India. Firms are assessing the potent...
18 Oct, 2026, 12.10 PM IST
Man earns Rs 75 lakh by redeveloping property inherited from mother, pays no income tax, receives notice, wins case in ITAT DelhiProperty owner inherits mother’s land, converts it into freehold, DDA grants mutation, redevelops it, gets Rs 75 lakh from builder, pays no...
14 Oct, 2026, 11.39 AM IST
In 1942, a woman inherited property worth $33,650, its value rose to $95,000, then a mother-son ownership arrangement triggered a US estate-tax disputeThe dispute reached the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, which ruled on November 1, 1967, in favour of the Internal Revenue Serv...
13 Oct, 2026, 09.28 PM IST
In 2002, ‘Charlie’s Angels’ star Drew Barrymore paid $4.35 million for a Hollywood Hills home; 16 years later, she sold it for $16.5 million, nearly four times as muchDrew Barrymore sold her Hollywood Hills estate in 2018 for a significant profit after 16 years. The Los Angeles housing market has seen sub...
13 Oct, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
Neighbour claiming your property? Your sale deed’s boundary details could be crucialIn a significant legal clash in Bangalore, Mr. Thimmadasappa defended his land rights against K.M. Venkatamuniyappa's unfounded claim that ...
10 Oct, 2026, 04.24 PM IST
Married daughter becomes sole legal heir for father's land without patta, her ownership rights were rejected by authorities; High Court orders to accept her claimHimachal Pradesh High Court has quashed an order denying a woman patta for land her father was granted in 1972, ruling that the Nautor Land...
08 Oct, 2026, 07.12 AM IST