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Property owners in Telangana face registration challenges due to Section 22-A of the Registration Act, which prohibits transfer of certain immovable properties. Understanding the legal framework, judicial interpretations, and remedial procedures is essential for navigating these restrictions and ensuring successful property transactions.

In an order dated September 22, 2026, the Supreme Court directed authorities across States to give priority to preventing commercial activity in areas shown as exclusively residential. Premises used commercialy in breach of sanctioned land-use permissions are to be sealed in the first instance. The Court also cautioned against selective enforcement. The proceedings began with an unauthorised building case and grew into a wider examination of misuse of residential premises.

Long-term leasehold developments typically involve multiple stakeholders, including the principal lessee (original lessee) as well as a further transferee to whom the right to use the property may be subleased or further assigned (sublessee/assignee).

In this episode, Vshrupt examines the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s decision in Smt. Shanti Singh & Ors. v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors.

The Supreme Court of India has delivered a landmark ruling in a redevelopment dispute, firmly establishing that Permanent Alternate Accommodation Agreements executed under the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act are statutory instruments, not mere private contracts. This decision addresses critical questions about developer obligations, occupant rights, and regulatory authority when redevelopment projects fail to honor commitments made to original tenants.

Mumbai faces a striking contradiction: a rent-control law designed to protect both landlords and tenants has, through decades of administrative inertia, let down both. The Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 (Act) created a fast-track framework for resolving possession disputes, bypassing ordinary civil-court delays. Yet enforcement remained fragmented and slow.