Son fights for full share in father’s property after stepmother transfers it to daughter, who sells it; SC rejects his claimSon claims to fully inherit father’s property under Mitakshara Hindu law, however, stepmother gave it to step-sisters who sold it; Supreme ...
08 Oct, 2026, 07.14 AM 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
In 1979, Oregon family sold 1,843 acres, IRS demanded tax, then mostly lost: How a ruling changed tax-deferred property exchangesBack in 1967, an Oregon family's sale of their 1,843 acres of timberland sparked a major dispute with the IRS. The case ended up in the Nin...
08 Oct, 2026, 01.19 AM IST
Inherited property tax explained: Know how the US 1031 exchange works and what are the rules for co-inheritors?In simple terms, in the United States, a provision known as a 1031 exchange may offer a way for an heir to exchange qualifying investment r...
07 Oct, 2026, 11.39 PM IST
83-year-old grandfather arrested for grandson's death over property dispute: How bullet wound, blood stains exposed alleged coverup, leading arrest of 5 family membersA 33-year-old Lonavala lawyer was allegedly shot dead by his 83-year-old grandfather following a property dispute, with police saying relat...
07 Oct, 2026, 10.33 AM IST
In 2018, Silvio Scaglia paid $56M for a Tribeca penthouse; 8 years later, it sold for $57MSilvio Scaglia bought a Tribeca penthouse for $56 million in 2018. The property sold for $57 million in February 2026 after it was awarded ...
06 Oct, 2026, 05.05 AM IST
Diane Keaton once owned a striking Los Angeles hillside home; Decades earlier, a silent-film star acquired it after finding out embezzlement of funds by his managerDiane Keaton once owned the Samuel-Novarro House in Los Feliz, Los Angeles. The home was completed in 1928 by architect Lloyd Wright for Lo...
06 Oct, 2026, 12.47 AM IST
Son sells ancestral land for Rs 8 crore, buys 2 more properties; gets income tax notice but wins at ITAT Chandigarh: Know whyA family from Panchkula owned some ancestral land in a village. A member of this family sold his share of the the said land for Rs 8 crore ...
05 Oct, 2026, 03.48 PM IST
US couple awarded thousands of dollars after logging crew cuts more than 1,000 trees from their Mississippi land; how photos, stump records and a survey helped them winA Mississippi couple won thousands of dollars judgment after a logging company working on neighbouring land crossed the property boundary a...
05 Oct, 2026, 12.35 PM IST
In 1997, Paul Allen bought land in LA for $20 million; after listing for $150 million post-death, it eventually sold for $65 millionPaul Allen's 120-acre Beverly Crest property, once listed for $150 million, sold for $65 million. After Allen's death in 2018, the property...
04 Oct, 2026, 12.59 AM IST
An Oklahoma homeowner owned five acres bought from his grandfather in 1994, 32 years later, the county claimed a 40-foot strip beside his house belonged to it and put a $47,000 value on itAn Oklahoma homeowner who bought five acres from his grandfather in 1994 says he believed the entire property was his. Three decades later,...
03 Oct, 2026, 10.13 PM IST
Grandmother gifted 2.5-acre land to son’s second wife, who sold it; granddaughter challenges sale claiming it to be ancestral land, but loses case in the High Court for this reasonGranddaughter lost 2.5 acre of land as her grandmother had gifted it to her step-mother who sold it; Madras HC rejects granddaughter’s ance...
02 Oct, 2026, 07.00 AM IST
Texas couple refused to give up their land for a national park; the government eventually paid them $55,000 and let them stay for lifeIn 1970, a Texas couple refused to sell their land for the proposed Guadalupe Mountains National Park and demanded $1 million. After condem...
29 Sep, 2026, 09.05 PM IST
Ancestral vs self-acquired property: When oral relinquishment is valid under Hindu succession lawFor ancestral property oral relinquishment can suffice but not for self-acquired properties; Check what Hindu Succession law says. Ancestra...
26 Sep, 2026, 12.04 PM IST
Section 22-A properties can now be registered; Telangana opens approval process for eligible buildingsSection 22-A properties issues resolved: Telangana has allowed registration of Section 22-A properties for owners with valid layout or buil...
25 Sep, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
Father attested brother’s sale deed, children lost 3.5 acres: What Madras HC ruled on oral partitionAttesting brother’s sale deed has major legal consequences in proving oral partition of ancestral land; How children lost 3.5 acre land dis...
24 Sep, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
Family land dispute: Karnataka HC upholds partition based on Taluka Surveyor’s report; owners can separately claim encroached portionsWhile family was disputing about their properties, neighbours grabbed some lands and encroached it; Karnataka HC upholds partition of prope...
23 Sep, 2026, 11.58 AM IST