Understanding the title search process is essential before purchasing property in India. This guide walks through the critical steps of verifying ownership documents, checking Sub-Registrar records, examining encumbrances, and reviewing mutation entries to ensure clear title and avoid legal complications in property transactions.

Avikshit Moral, Partner at Juris Corp gives his perspectives on a foray of legal issues.

Defective land titles in India pose significant risks to property buyers, often revealing that ownership is far more complicated than what appears in official documents. Understanding the complexities of property due diligence and title verification becomes crucial for anyone looking to invest in Indian real estate. This podcast explores the hidden challenges and legal intricacies that can turn a seemingly straightforward property purchase into a legal nightmare.

The Bombay High Court recently delivered a significant judgment in Flagship Infrastructure Limited addressing the applicability of Maharashtra Ownership of Flats Act (MOFA) provisions to deemed conveyance proceedings in township projects. This ruling examines whether traditional flat ownership regulations extend to large-scale residential developments and what implications this holds for property rights in integrated townships.

The Government has notified the ‘time of supply' in case of transfer of development rights in exchange of construction services.

In this episode, Aarya Singh discusses the Supreme Court’s decision in Raziya Begum & Ors. v. Nafisa Begum Abdul Hamid & Ors., decided on 7 August 2026.

Defective land titles in India create significant challenges for property buyers, often making ownership far more complicated than official documentation suggests. Understanding the complexities of property due diligence becomes essential when navigating India's intricate land ownership system and protecting yourself from potential legal disputes.

The law with respect to specific performance of a contract is well established in India. The grant of relief of specific performance is a discretionary and equitable relief.

In Indian real estate practice, there is a widely-held belief that once a sale deed is registered, the transaction is complete and the buyer acquires the absolute, title to the property.

On May 27, 2025, the Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, released the draft Registration Bill, 2025 ("Bill")...

The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 ("RERA") aims to protect the interest of real estate buyers and regulate the real estate sector...

The National Consumer Commission had ruled that a flat-buyer agreement was not sacrosanct, and a buyer was entitled to get his money back from the developer if he has lost interest in the property due to delay in its construction.

In a recent decision clarifying the statutory framework governing immovable property transactions in India, the Supreme Court in Vinod Infra Developers Ltd. v. Mahaveer Lunia & Ors...

India's economy is growing and growing fast. In fact, it has the potential to become the world's 3rd largest economy in the coming decade.

On 5 August 2020, the Kerala High Court (High Court), in its decision in MP Varghese v Annamma Yacob & Ors (MFA No 47/2020) (MP Varghese Case),...

On 5 August 2020, the Kerala High Court, in its decision in MP Varghese v Annamma Yacob & Ors (MFA No 47/2020) (MP Varghese Case), explained with considerable clarity the procedural mechanism to lift an encumbrance ...

Stamp duty is a very important factor in structuring transactions, specially with many of the states in India imposing high stamp duties on documents to shore up their revenues.

Legal Due Diligence in a real estate transaction is an investigation of real estate property records and anything else deemed relevant to the sale, purchase, lease or mortgage of the property.

"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:

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.