429 results found

With 10 million new homes required to be built every year to keep pace with Indian housing demand, significant opportunities exist with regard to establishing new techniques in climate-responsive construction.

The applicability of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 ("MSMED Act") to a works contract has emerged as a contentious legal issue with significant ramifications for the construction and contracting industry in India. As infrastructure development accelerates across the country and contractual disputes proliferate between enterprises, a fundamental question has come to the fore: Whether Works Contract fall within the ambit of the MSMED Act's protective framework?

CRUX is HKA's integrated research program which provides unprecedented insight into the common claim and dispute causation factors for engineering and construction projects on a sectoral and regional basis.

In recent times, several noteworthy judgments have been rendered by the Indian courts in matters relating to the law of arbitration in India.

Property transactions in Mumbai involve high financial stakes and layered legal complexities. Conducting property due diligence in Mumbai is therefore a non-negotiable step before purchasing any residential or commercial property.

While dismissing multiple appeals, the Court emphasised the binding nature of Development Agreements and arbitral awards under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

Delay in handing over possession remains one of the most persistent issues in the Indian real estate sector. Homebuyers often make substantial financial commitments based on possession timelines promised by developers, and delays result in significant hardship, including continued rent obligations, loan repayments, and blocked investments. To address these concerns, the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (“RERA Act”) introduced a statutory framework ensuring greater transparency, accountability, and protection for allottees, including the right to claim interest and compensation for delayed possession.

At the outset, it ought to be noted that the Statement of Objects and Reasons of the Act cannot be inferred to be of a prohibitory nature.

The Appellant is a developer who entered into a Development Agreement in respect of premises situated at Kolkata, West Bengal, with Late Kalidas Sadhu, who was the predecessor-in-interest of the Respondents herein.

Multiple appointments of the same arbitrator for a single corporate group can lead to the appearance of a conflict, even if none exists. This blog takes a critical look at disclosure obligations, institutional rules and specific appointments in construction, infrastructure, insurance and energy arbitration under Indian, English law.

In a significant interim order impacting forest land disputes, urban development, and Transferable Development Rights (TDR) in Maharashtra, the Supreme Court has stayed the operation of the Bombay High Court’s judgment directing the release of approximately 193 acres of land at Manpada, Thane from acquisition under the Maharashtra Private Forests (Acquisition) Act, 1975.

In June 2019, the RBI introduced the Prudential Framework for Resolution of Stressed Assets but excluded project loans from this.

Service tax has assumed significance in recent years as one of the major contributors to the Government exchequer.

Lately cases of unreasonable delay in handing over possession to the Buyers/ Purchasers have been on a steep rise.

Maharashtra has demonstrated overtime that it is a pioneer in policy planning, it being one of the first states in India to devise an IT & ITES Policy that was announced in 1998.

In the domain of construction arbitration, contractual disputes frequently emerge from delays in execution, unforeseen disruptions, or premature and often contentious termination of agreements.

RBI published its Draft Second Amendment Directions 2026 to the "Commercial Banks - Credit Facilities" framework on February 2026 which introduces a systematized approach for banks to provide credit to Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and establishes unified standards for Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs).

Mumbai's redevelopment wave is reshaping the city's skyline, replacing aging structures with modern infrastructure. Builders play a pivotal role in this transformation, but the process is layered with legal, regulatory, and procedural complexities.