Neither the district registrar nor the inspector general of registration are vested with powers to cancel a sale deed executed by following the procedures as contemplated under the Registration Act, the Madras High Court … READ FULL STORY
Even though a married woman lives at her husband’s home, it is wrong to presume that she has given up her residential status at her parents’ home, the Madras High Court (HC) has ruled. … READ FULL STORY
The Karta can sell, mortgage and alienate the joint assets of his Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) even if a minor member may have an undivided interest in it, the Supreme Court has ruled. The Karta does … READ FULL STORY
Parents are free to take back property they have given to their children through a settlement deed if they don’t get the promised care from them, the Madras High Court (HC) has ruled. The … READ FULL STORY
In a ruling favouring homebuyers, the Madras High Court (HC) upheld an order issued by the district registrar (administration) Chennai that declared collection of the transfer fee by flat owners’ association to be illegal. … READ FULL STORY
Madras, the former name for today’s bustling metropolis – Chennai, was founded on the 22nd of August, 1639 when a deal on a small patch of land (now Fort St.George) was struck between the … READ FULL STORY
The Madras High Court, on October 4, 2019, refused to quash a money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), against real estate firm VGN Developers Private Limited, related to the purchase of … READ FULL STORY
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) told the Supreme Court, on August 22, 2019 that the Rs 10,000-crore Salem-Chennai eight-lane green corridor road project, is of ‘national importance’ and that the Madras High … READ FULL STORY
A Supreme Court bench of chief justice Ranjan Gogoi and justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna, on April 22, 2019, said that it is not inclined to interfere with the Madras High Court order … READ FULL STORY
The Madras High Court, on February 5, 2019, directed the Tamil Nadu government to inspect all old age homes in the state and file a report, after a PIL alleged that senior citizens had … READ FULL STORY
Disputes, settlements and arrangements within a family over property, have been a part of human civilisation. The war of Mahabharat happened due to a family dispute over property, which could not be resolved by … READ FULL STORY
A petition seeking to declare as null and void, the entire land acquisition proceedings initiated for the proposed greenfield Chennai-Salem highway project, was filed in the Madras High Court. The plea, filed on June … READ FULL STORY
Coming to the rescue of a 66-year-old man, fighting a legal battle for more than five years, to take possession of his property in a prime area in Chennai, the Madras High Court has … READ FULL STORY
