In 2001, 125 wind turbines went up on Texas land used for sheep grazing and hunting; those uses continued, while the project paid about $930,000 in school taxesIn Texas, large wind turbines coexist with agricultural activities, allowing farmers to maintain traditional crops and livestock. Many land...
30 Sep, 2026, 07.00 PM 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
Not even $10,000 per household could convince this rural Pennsylvania town to stop protesting an AI data center projectA Pennsylvania town was offered $10,000 for each of its roughly 4,500 households as part of a proposed AI data center project, but many res...
29 Sep, 2026, 07.31 PM IST
Mother wins property battle against son and daughter-in-law: Delhi HC orders them to vacate her houseThe Delhi High Court ordered a son and his wife to vacate his parents' house after ownership documents proved that his mother was the sole ...
29 Sep, 2026, 04.26 PM IST
Godrej Properties inks JV to build Rs 6,000 cr luxury housing project at Marine Lines, MumbaiGodrej Properties Ltd has entered into a partnership to develop a luxury housing project in Mumbai. The development agreement covers a prim...
28 Sep, 2026, 06.07 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
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
Quote of the day by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 'You forget that the fruits belong to all and that the land belongs to no one' offers timeless lessons on human connection, emotional well-being, purpose, meaning, validationQuote of the day by Jean-Jacques Rousseau remains a powerful advice because it challenges a question that has never disappeared: who truly ...
22 Sep, 2026, 07.44 PM IST
My sister gifted me Rs 37 lakh from land sale. Will she have to pay income tax?ET Wealth Reader's Query: My sister and I received Rs 37 lakh each from the sale of agricultural land in our native place. She has gifted h...
22 Sep, 2026, 12.46 PM IST
Goa's property boom hits a realty checkGoa's real estate market is stabilizing after a significant boom period. Sales and enquiries for second homes have slowed considerably over...
21 Sep, 2026, 08.47 AM IST
Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu distributes house site deeds to over 28,000 familiesThrough the distribution of title deeds to 28,445 families, 399 acres of land is being regularised, encompassing over 19.3 lakh sq yards of...
19 Sep, 2026, 09.47 PM IST
5 Bangalore landowners formed a partnership firm to develop property, received income tax notice for undisclosed rental income; won relief in ITAT for this reasonBangalore landowners get relief from undisclosed rental income tax notice after proving in ITAT that their partnership firm received the re...
19 Sep, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
In 1999, Metallica's James Hetfield bought a 1,150-acre Marin ranch, then gave up development rights. 19 years later, 1,000 acres were protected as working agricultural land foreverFor Hetfield and his family, the decision was also presented as a way to maintain agriculture and the scenic character of the ranch. In a s...
17 Sep, 2026, 11.52 PM IST
Virginia family owned 560-acre land but a pipeline company wanted part of it. They refused to sell; what happened next ended in a $523,327 court battleA Virginia family had owned a 560-acre property for seven generations when Mountain Valley Pipeline sought an easement through part of the ...
17 Sep, 2026, 08.25 PM IST
Washington couple spends nearly $300,000 trying to build a home on their 66-acre family land, but now claims they are being asked to surrender 44.2 acresIn Washington, a determined couple grapples with a myriad of regulatory hurdles and hefty expenses while trying to build their dream home. ...
17 Sep, 2026, 06.37 PM IST
Building demolished for enroaching government land while survey maps showed the property had all approvals; High court orders reconstruction, Rs 10 lakh compensationCalcutta High Court found that authorities went beyond the government plots marked for encroachment removal and demolished a two-storey com...
17 Sep, 2026, 11.23 AM IST