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In this section, we detail the path that the Code has taken in terms of its evolution and emerging jurisprudence; the continual improvements during the past one-year...

Three categories of tenure were specified for the purpose of computation of conversion fee: 30 years, between 30 years and 99 years and between 99 years to 999 years.

Before implementing RERA, the country's consumer courts handled the complaints made by homebuyers against the builders. These grievances were made in accordance with the Act of the Consumer Protection.

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.

The question of whether the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Authority (RERA) has jurisdiction over completed projects with pending defect liability periods presents a nuanced legal position. Based on authoritative judicial precedents and statutory interpretation, RERA generally does not have jurisdiction over projects that have already received completion certificates, even if the 5-year defect liability period under Section 14(3) of the RERA Act, 2016 is still ongoing.

The principle underlying compulsory land acquisition is that when private property is acquired by the State for a public purpose, affected landowners must receive fair and reasonable compensation. However, under the framework of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, a significant disparity historically emerged between landowners who sought judicial enhancement of compensation under Section 18 and those who did not.

Despite this inherent potential, India has underperformed in attracting sustained foreign investment in real estate when compared with other emerging markets.

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) was designed for time‐bound corporate resolution, RERA (2016) protects homebuyers in real estate, and PMLA (2002) combats financial crime. When a real‐estate firm enters insolvency or fraud is alleged, these laws collide.

Adding to the rights of accused against arbitrary and adverse effects on their fundamental and legal rights, the Supreme Court while hearing the instant case under the PMLA laid down the following:

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.

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.

This article examines the right of a minor to (a) object to sale of his/her share in the joint family property, and (b) get the sale made in favour of a third party purchaser declared void.

India’s rental housing market has historically operated within a fragmented and largely informal ecosystem. Residential and commercial tenancies have frequently been governed by oral arrangements, outdated rent control laws, unregistered agreements, and inconsistent state-level regulatory frameworks.

Vide the consultation paper, SEBI seeks comments/views/suggestions from the public on the proposal for regulating fractional ownership platforms.

The appellants were the original owners of an agricultural land (admeasuring 6,070 sq.m.) in Narol, District Ahmedabad ("Appellants").

Each project must now be ring-fenced in its own bank account, costed through an independent assessment before bids are invited, and, where the CoC so decides by a 66 percent vote, put forward for exclusion from the process altogether.