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According to a recent amendment, now in case of a divorce, a woman gets to keep a share of immovable residential property rather than all immovable properties owned by the husband. Due to which, a woman can acquire only the residential immovable properties of her spouse. The main motto is that in case of a [...] Continue Reading »
Two accused in Adarsh Society scam were granted bail by the CBI special court. Those two accused had been in custody since their arrest on April 3, had filed their bail applications on Monday. In the bail application the lawyer has said that all the offenses are punishable for less than 10 years and therefore [...] Continue Reading »
The bail appeal for the accused persons in the APIIC-Emaar township project case was denied by the special CBI Court. According to CBI, the promoters of the Stylish Holmes Real Estate Private Ltd had allegedly collected money to the tune of several crore towards plots developed by Emaar MGF in the controversial township project from [...] Continue Reading »
The Madras High Court on Monday gave six weeks’ time to the State government to amend the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act for dealing with illegal constructions. The government has conveyed to the court its intention to amend various sections of the Act, relating to effective enforcement action and for providing solution to [...] Continue Reading »
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notices to Mohali Tehsildar and other Punjab government authorities to stop all illegal constructions in the Chaparchiri Khurd area. In a petition it was claimed that some unscrupulous elements had grabbed around seven acres of government land located within the Abadi of village Chaparchiri Khurd, SAS Nagar [...] Continue Reading »
Any buyer of any apartment in India can sue the builder of the apartment for any king of construction defect under the Consumer protection Act. The Supreme Court has said a private developer selling a flat to a consumer can be defined as a service and thus falls under the Act. New flat owners will [...] Continue Reading »
The Supreme Court has declared the sale of immoveable property in Delhi through the use of a power of attorney will not be considered as a valid mode of transfer of immovable property. This judgment will have a negative effect on the residential real estate market of the national capital. The Power of attorney is [...] Continue Reading »
The Bangalore Urban District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has ordered the SJR builder to pay compensation to a petitioner for not handing over an apartment in Bangalore on time. The complainant had booked an apartment at SJR Luxuria with SJR Enterprises situated in Arakere, Bangalore. As on April 26, 2011, the petitioner had paid Rs [...] Continue Reading »
The capital value-based regime and contending new property tax rule of Mumbai goes to High Court for proper justice. In a petition the applicant has said to the court that the present tax hike for the properties in Mumbai is unequal and is injustice to certain property-owners in the city. Under the new tax regime, [...] Continue Reading »
The consumer forum has ordered TDI Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, a real estate firm to refund Rs 11.31 lakh to a customer for its failure to give him the possession of a shop in the desired time limit. Moreover, the booking amount was collected without having an agreement and it is considered as unfair trade practice [...] Continue Reading »
