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The Government of Maharashtra has taken a significant step towards enhancing ease of doing business by rationalising the framework governing agricultural land conversion. As per the recent amendment to the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 (MLRC), notified on 31 December 2025, and the Government Resolution dated 10 February 2026, the requirement of obtaining a separate sanad or non-agricultural permission from the Collector has been abolished for permissible non-agricultural uses under the Development Plan or Regional Plan under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 (MRTP).

The Registration Act, 1908 (was enacted for inter alia providing the procedure for registration of transactions related to immovable property, to provide notice/information to the public at large, to avoid multiple transactions ...

"Benami Transaction" is defined under Section 2 (9) (A) of The Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") as:

The real estate sector in India, in the recent times, has been plagued with lack of transparency, unregulated and unscrupulous activities of developers, oppressed and highly dissatisfied consumers...

As India marches toward its 100th year of independence in the year 2047, we have seen in the recent past that India is making attempts to shed off its colonial legacy.

Year 2013 and start of 2014 witnessed interesting changes from a regulatory, legal and tax perspective.

India’s urban housing market continues to face a paradox. While millions of citizens struggle to find affordable accommodation, a significant number of residential premises remain vacant. One of the principal reasons for this phenomenon is the apprehension among property owners that a licensee may refuse to vacate the premises upon expiry or termination of a leave and licence arrangement.

The Supreme Court of India ("Supreme Court") in G. Kalawathi Bai (Died), per LRs v. G. Shashikala (Died), per LRs, 2025 INSC 851 (decision dated July 15, 2025) ("Kalawathi Judgment")...

The Supreme Court has held that a residential sale deed pertaining to land situated in an adjoining village cannot be relied upon to determine compensation for industrial...

Managing or living in a housing society involves far more than day-to-day maintenance. Co-operative Housing Society Laws in Maharashtra govern ownership rights, member obligations...

The Indian Real Estate industry is one of the largest growing sectors in the Country. The contribution of the Real Estate sector to India's GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is estimated to be around 6 to 7 percent.

Anand Infoedge was allotted a land by the Noida Industrial Development Authority vide Lease deed dated August 21, 2008.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about an economic slowdown, including in the real estate sector, and has curtailed the purchasing power of the citizenry.

This article examines the devolution of property under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, and the 2005 Amendment, with a focus on Sections 6, 8, 14, and 15.

The Supreme Court of India, vide its Order dated 2nd July 2019, in the matter of Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry, through Chief Manager Finance Mr. Chandra Prakash Goyal & Ors. vs. The State of Maharashtra, ...

With the advent of Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 ("Act") there is now a central piece of legislation governing the rights and obligations of all participants in the real estate industry.

In the instant case, an application was preferred by 141 petitioners against two interlinked corporate debtors, namely Grand Venezia Commercial Towers Private Limited ("GVCTPL") and Bhasin Infotech and Infrastructure Private Limited ("BIIPL") (collectively referred to as the "Corporate Debtors").