Over 500 families of a residential society staged a protest outside the office of promoter company Unitech Ltd, on January 19, 2019, alleging lack of basic amenities. The residents, who have been living there … READ FULL STORY
The Supreme Court, on January 16, 2019, observed that the flat buyers of Amrapali Group were not able to register their flats with the authorities concerned, as they did not have the completion certificate … READ FULL STORY
The Supreme Court, on January 7, 2019, restrained the Karnataka government from pumping secondary treated water from its sewage treatment plants (STPs) in Bengaluru, into irrigation tanks in Kolar district for recharging the ground … READ FULL STORY
Participating in a discussion in the state assembly on the sealing drive issue, Delhi’s urban development minister Satyendar Jain, on January 3, 2019, slammed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the BJP-led municipal corporations, … READ FULL STORY
The Supreme Court, on December 10, 2018, issued notices to five states, seeking their responses on a plea challenging the validity of certain amendments made by them, to a central law of 2013 on … READ FULL STORY
Concept of Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) and ancestral property Hindus have a peculiar concept of ancestral and personal ownership of assets. Although they do not follow the Hindu religion, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists are … READ FULL STORY
A legal question that has been put to test time and again before various courts, is whether the rights of nominees prevail over those of successors, in respect of various subjects of nomination, such … READ FULL STORY
While buying a property, people enter into an agreement with the seller. The form and format of the agreement may be different. It may either be an agreement for sale or it may be … READ FULL STORY
A Supreme Court bench of justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta, on November 26, 2018, said officials who have failed to act on complaints regarding pollution in Delhi, were required to be prosecuted. … 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
Chairman of the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) Bhure Lal, on November 14, 2018, recommended to the pollution watchdog CPCB that it should implement, either the odd-even scheme or impose a complete … READ FULL STORY
Delhi’s air quality turned ‘severe’, on November 12, 2018, as the pollution level increased due to unfavourable meteorological conditions, even as the Supreme Court-appointed EPCA directed authorities to allow construction only during the daytime … READ FULL STORY
As violations of the Supreme Court-imposed restrictions on the use and sale of firecrackers were reported across states during Diwali, questions cropped up, on November 8, 2018, over implementing the ban in a short … READ FULL STORY
