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Vide recent Notification dated April 19 2017 being S.O. 1216(E) issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation sections 3 to 19, 40, 59 to 70 and 79 to 80 of the Real Estate (Regulation...

In Balaso Bhimgonda Patil v. State of Maharashtra & Others, the Bombay High Court answered this question in the negative, holding that registration and stamping are distinct legal requirements the mere fact that a document is unregistered does not, by itself, justify its impounding under the Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("IBC/Code"), now approaching its tenth anniversary, witnessed a year of profound judicial interventions and regulatory refinements.

A number of lenders have lent to landowners based on the amounts receivable by them in the course of development.

A housing finance company ("HFC") is another form of a non-banking financial company ("NBFC") which primarily is engaged in the business

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.

This article revolves around the concept of "One Main Residential House", which is exempted from attachment in terms of proviso (ccc) of Section 60(1) of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

This is the third and final segment of ELP's article series on Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and its significance against the backdrop of the upcoming Mutual Evaluation in India.

Affordable housing in India has evolved from a welfare-driven state intervention into a structured, market-linked growth strategy that integrates fiscal incentives, credit support, and private sector participation.

This is Part 1 of 3 Part series of Real Estate Regulation and Development Act, 2016. In this part we will cover what is RERA, registration and revocation of Real estate projects...

‘Title' is a legal term; it means the ownership right to property. Investigation of title is essential to ascertain the ownership of the property and ensuring that, the title is complete...

The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has hit populations around the world and has resulted in many restrictions, including free movement of people.

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2026 (‘Amendment Act’), which amends the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (‘Code’), received Presidential assent on April 6, 2026. Most amendments took effect on May 26, 2026. However, three significant mechanisms the accelerated admission deadline, creditor-initiated resolution, and group insolvency have been enacted but have not yet come into force and will take effect only upon the issuance of a commencement notification by the Central Government under the applicable provisions of the Code.

Redevelopment in Mumbai is rarely just about bricks and mortar. More often, it is about power, memory, and the stubborn mathematics of majority rule. When Polestar Realtors Pvt. Ltd. found itself staring at twenty-six holdouts in a sixty-three-member housing society in Bandra, the dispute landed before Justice Amit Borkar at the Bombay High Court.

When one looks at the current huzzle and buzzle around privatization of infrastructure in India, it is difficult to imagine that just about six years back, privatization was virtually unknown in India. The story started with the Road sector in the late 1990’s but that too initially was not under the BOT Model. The project was funded by the Government through a 1% cess on diesel.

In this article we will be analysing the legal hurdles that may arise from GWT in an unplanned and sudden manner leading to minors inheriting assets including immovable and movable property such as shares in a company.

RERA introduced a sector-specific regulatory regime aimed at institutionalising transparency, financial discipline, and accountability in real estate development. Nearly a decade after its enactment, the law has reshaped industry practices, triggered significant litigation, and influenced investment patterns in the sector.