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The Supreme Court of India in the matter of K. Gopi vs The Sub-Registrar & 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.

Earlier, developers/builders quantified area on the basis of Super Area and charged thereon, thereby attaining huge profit margins. Super Area as defined in various agreements between builder and buyer...

On May 27, 2025, the Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, released the draft Registration Bill, 2025 ("Bill")...

The primary objective of foreign investment could not have been more aptly defined than by Dr. Jaslin U. Salmon, National Coordinator, Poverty Eradication Programme, Jamaica; when he stated, "Foreign investment must empower the poor".

Obtaining an Environmental Clearance is critical for infrastructure, real estate, and manufacturing sector. Historically, project proponents have faced issues in getting Environmental Clearance not because there is an issue with their project but because the State Level Appraisal bodies have become non-functional due to expired tenures resulting in bulk transfer of pending applications to an already overburdened Central Authority.

In a bid to breathe life back into the stalled Slum Rehabilitation projects (SRA Projects) in the state of Maharashtra, the state government recently passed a resolution to frame a policy...

This raises a question of which legislation would be applicable to the projects which had commenced prior to the RERA Act coming into force and are still ongoing.

This decision of SC is laudable as it has acted as a shield against illegal attempts of the States to water down provisions of RERA and fail or omit to implement it.

The Supreme Court of India in its ruling safeguarding the rights of consumers and reinforcing the constitutional guarantee of free speechhas quashed a criminal defamation complaint filed by a real estate developer...

The Division Bench comprising of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan of the Hon'ble Supreme Court...

In a changing real estate landscape, advanced analytics are replacing conventional decision-making methods.

The Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 was enacted and has been a part of law for the last of 28 years.

The Bombay High Court recently made a significant ruling for condominiums registered under the Maharashtra Apartment Ownership Act, 1970 ("Apartment Act") under Sachin Malpani...

On August 9, 2019, CCI imposed a penalty on Jaiprakash Associates Limited (‘Jaypee') for imposing unfair/ discriminatory conditions in a Provisional Allotment Letter (‘PAL') ...

On January 31, 2020, the Hon'ble Delhi High Court has held that under Section 47A of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, circle rate is not the only factor to determine the value of a property.

In the year 1971, the State Government had invited offers for the lease of a plot in Back Bay Reclamation Estate.

In this Article, we analyze the judgment of the Hon'ble Bombay High Court dated 31st January 2024 in Axayraj Buildwell Private Limited v. State of Maharashtra and Collector of Stamps, Andheri, Mumbai in a writ petition ...