Regularisation fee deters Delhi's unauthorised colony residents from legalising propertiesThe MCD's property regularisation drive has seen minimal applications in two months. Many low-income residents find the high charges unaffo...
08 Jul, 2026, 12.47 PM IST
Authorities issue notice to tenants in Gurugram's DLF Phases 1 to 5 to vacate by June 30Hundreds of tenants in Gurugram's DLF phases face eviction by June 30 as authorities crack down on illegal commercial use of residential pl...
25 Jun, 2026, 12.29 PM IST
Living in a flat? Govt may soon introduce a new certificate that could reveal whether your building is actually safe to live inThe Indian government is considering introducing durability certificates for buildings to address growing concerns over unsafe construction...
19 Jun, 2026, 01.39 PM IST
Granddaughter can’t reopen settled family property deal, rules HC; no legal right after mother sold propertyThe Bombay High Court rejected a granddaughter's attempt to reopen a settled family property deal. The court ruled that once legal heirs ac...
22 Jan, 2026, 08.26 AM IST
How can NRI’s tackle property challenges in India while living abroad?Being abroad shouldn’t mean losing sleep over property. NRIs are finding ways to stay in control.
19 Jan, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
Tenants constructed two extra floors in rented property without consent; landlord wins eviction case in high court due to this reasonTenants who illegally constructed two additional floors on a rented property in Shimla have been ordered to demolish them by the Himachal P...
27 Dec, 2025, 06.16 PM IST
Electricity can’t be denied to tenant due to landlord-tenant dispute and pending legal case, rules Delhi High CourtDelhi High Court has declared electricity a fundamental right. A tenant's power supply cannot be cut off due to a dispute with the landlord...
26 Dec, 2025, 04.10 PM IST
House lease: 5 rules landlords, tenants should follow for a peaceful tenancyKnowing one’s legal rights can help do away with unnecessary litigation and harassment, ensuring a peaceful tenancy for both.
16 Jun, 2025, 06.30 AM IST
Tenant eviction: It took 60 years long legal fight involving two generations of a landlord's family to win eviction order against tenant in Supreme CourtA landlord's legal battle against tenants spanned 60 years. The Supreme Court of India ruled in favor of the landlord's children in April 2...
06 Jun, 2025, 02.54 PM IST
SC frowns on 'bulldozer justice' by some statesThe Supreme Court has expressed disapproval over "bulldozer justice" where houses of accused individuals are demolished. The court aims to ...
03 Sep, 2024, 12.11 AM IST
25 government bills pending in Rajya SabhaThere are currently 25 government bills pending in the Rajya Sabha, including a bill from 1992 that proposes a two-child norm for panchayat...
07 Sep, 2023, 04.26 PM IST
Deity is owner of land attached to temple, priest cannot be treated as 'Bhumiswami': SCSupreme Court added that the law is clear on the distinction that the Pujari is not a Kashtkar Mourushi, (tenant in cultivation) or a gover...
07 Sep, 2021, 03.31 PM IST
Money received from tenant as part of compensation, damages should be taxable, says Delhi HCWhile filing the tax returns for the year the property owner claimed that the amount received from the tenant was not an income and should ...
28 Nov, 2020, 10.18 AM IST
Centre to auction 1st batch of ‘enemy properties’ in BengalIn 2017, the Centre amended the Enemy Property Act, 1968, and Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971. It was decide...
10 Feb, 2020, 11.21 AM IST
‘Aadhaar no proof you are legally occupying house’The families, claimed they had been staying in apartments at Laxmi Niwas, Matunga, for around four decades and had been issued identity and...
19 Mar, 2018, 12.48 PM IST
Public sector undertakings suing each other is sad state of affairs: High CourtThe court observed that CCI's possession of the subject property was unauthorised and it had no right to continue in possession.
04 Sep, 2014, 06.44 PM IST
- Centre gives nod to regularise 900 colonies in Delhi
Centre today gave green signal to Delhi Government to regularise around 900 unauthorised colonies which were given provisional regularisati...
27 Aug, 2012, 10.06 PM IST