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Behind Khan Market’s busy cafés and restaurants lies a less visible problem: many of the market’s older buildings were never designed to meet modern fire-safety standards. Several restaurants operate from the first and second floors, which are reached through narrow staircases and, in some cases, only one practical entry and exit route. This structural limitation became a legal issue when the New Delhi Municipal Council (“NDMC”) linked the renewal of restaurant permissions to obtaining a fire no-objection certificate (“Fire NOC”).

As of December 2024, insolvencies in the real estate sector accounted for approximately 22% of admitted cases under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("IBC"), making it second only to the manufacturing sector that accounted for 37% of admitted cases.

The Supreme Court of India in its recent decision in Mohammade Yusuf & Ors V. Rajkumar & Ors. observed that a compromise decree does not require registration if it does not take in property that is not the subject-matter of the suit.

Conveyancing in India has evolved, and words like, ‘Qabuliyatnama', ‘Jagirdar', ‘Muafidar' and ‘Charpatra (Redemption of rent)' etc., are occurring from ancient days in the Indian literature.

The Hon'ble Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority ("HRERA"), in the case of Puneet Gupta ("Complainant/Allottee") Vs. International Infratech Pvt. Ltd. & Ors...

Section 19 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 provides that in an agreement where consent to an agreement if caused by coercion, fraud or misrepresentation...

The Circular references the order of the Hon'ble Bombay High Court's in Writ Petition No. 3565 of 2025, which clarified that MahaRERA orders should be executed akin to civil court decrees.

Where there is a right, there is remedy: the conduit between the substantive and procedural laws, often gets muddled in the interplay of statutes; particularly, the interface between the Specific Relief Act, 1963 and other laws governing interest in property.

In a detailed and consequential decision, the Supreme Court reaffirmed that immovable property can only be transferred through a registered instrument.

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are investment instruments provide developers with an avenue to accrue profits from revenue-generating real estate while simultaneously allowing investors...

In continuation to our earlier write up on Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016 or RERA, covered in May 2017 issue (Volume X Issue V) of the Indian Legal Impetus, ...

The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act ("RERA") came into effect on May 1, 2016 with the aim of curbing unethical practices of developers and intermediaries in the real estate market.

The Supreme Court of India ("Supreme Court") in its judgement passed on February 27, 2025 in the matter between M.S. Ananthamurthy v J. Manjula, Civil Appeal Nos. 3266-3267 OF 2025...

In the intricate landscape of Indian property law, few subjects generate as much litigation, or as much misconception, as the distinction between long-term possession and absolute ownership.

Apartment ownership in Maharashtra is governed by a distinct legal framework separate from cooperative housing societies.

Urban housing in Mumbai has long been plagued by the complex challenge of slum rehabilitation, where competing interests of landowners, slum dwellers, and developers often collide.

Though the concept of ancestral property has been in existence since time immemorial, the term has not been defined in any of the legislations governing

In the scheme of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, properties classified as ancestral or joint family property ("coparcenary property") are subject to the shares of the members of the family...