by The Legal Blog | Apr 1, 2021 | Columns, Criminal Law, Interpretation of Statutes, Legal Concepts, Litigation, Property Law
Author : Saurabh SethThe Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 (“Original Act”) was enacted in the year 1988 with the object of prohibiting benami transactions. A benami transaction in simple terms refers to a transaction where a person actually purchasing a...
by The Legal Blog | Mar 19, 2012 | Delhi Rent Control Act, Property Law
Justice R.S. Endlaw Delhi High Court We had earlier discussed the observations / guidelines issued by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India to reduce landlord tenant litigation by suggesting, inter alia, the increase in the rentals at the prevalent rates. However,...
by The Legal Blog | Oct 13, 2011 | Legal Concepts, Practice and Procedure, Property Law
Justice R.V. Raveendran Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court in an order passed in Suraj Lamp & Industries Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Haryana & Anr. has discussed the ill effects of transfer of property by means of a General Power of Attorney / Will / Agreement...
by The Legal Blog | Oct 5, 2011 | Family Law, Property Law, Succession
Justice A.K. Mathur Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court in Appasaheb Peerappa Chandgade vs Devendra Peerappa Chandgade has ruled on the presumption regarding joint family property under the Hindu law. The Supreme Court after considering various precedents on the...
by The Legal Blog | Sep 30, 2011 | Legal Concepts, Legislation, Property Law
Justice Dalveer Bhandari Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court in State of Haryana v. Mukesh Kumar & Ors. has reiterated the need for a review of the law relating to adverse possession in India. The present case raised a vital question whether the State, which...
by The Legal Blog | Aug 18, 2011 | Legal Concepts, Property Law
Justice R.M. Lodha Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court in Laxmi Ram Pawar Vs. Sitabai Balu Dhotre has examined the definition and meaning of the term ‘tresspasser’ in the context of the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment)...
