Delhi High Court
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Property and Real Estate Law
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30 ARTICLES
Delhi High Court
Grant of leave to defend does not preclude eviction upon adjudication of bona fide requirement.
The Petitioner-tenant challenged the judgment dated 24.04.2023 of the learned ACJ-cum-CCJ-cum-ARC, North District, Rohini Courts, Delhi, which allowed the Respondent-landlord’s eviction petition under Sections 14(1)(e...4 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Section 25B(8) revision cannot substitute the Rent Controller’s factual assessment absent jurisdictional error.
The Petitioners challenged, under the proviso to Section 25B(8) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 (“DRC Act”), the judgment dated 17 February 2026 by which the learned Additional Rent Controller dismissed their evic...3 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Section 25B(8) revision is confined to jurisdictional errors and does not permit reappreciation of evidence.
The Petitioner-tenant challenged, under the proviso to Section 25B(8) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 (“DRC Act”), the order dated 19 February 2026 passed by the Additional Rent Controller (West), Delhi, in ARC No...4 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Section 25-B(8) revision does not permit factual reappreciation absent manifest illegality, jurisdictional error, or perversity.
The petitioner-tenant challenged, under the proviso to Section 25-B(8) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 (“DRC Act”), the eviction order dated 23.01.2026 passed by the learned ACJ-cum-ARC-cum-CCJ, North-East Distric...4 MIN READ↗
Karnataka High Court
Sale deed for alternate land given as acquisition compensation exempt from stamp duty and registration fee, Karnataka HC rules
The petitioner’s property at Congress Road, Tilakwadi, Belagavi, was acquired by the Belagavi City Corporation in 1994 for road widening. Instead of monetary compensation, the Corporation agreed to allot him an altern...4 MIN READ↗
Supreme Court
An appellate court must decide every Order XLI Rule 27 application before final judgment.
Respondent Nos. 5 and 6 instituted O.S. No. 485 of 1999, subsequently renumbered as O.S. No. 86 of 2006, before the Senior Civil Judge, Devanahalli, seeking partition and separate possession of the suit properties des...3 MIN READ↗
Karnataka High Court
Mere adverse revenue entries do not trigger limitation for declaration absent a clear and unequivocal threat.
The plaintiff claimed ownership and possession of land bearing Sy. No. 143, formerly Sy. No. 92/3, measuring 4 acres 11 guntas at Managi Village, Sira Taluk, asserting that it had been granted to him in 1951 and subse...4 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Tehbazari rights cannot be mutated based on private transfer absent eligible allottee status.
The Petitioner sought mutation of Tehbazari Site No. 583, measuring 6 × 4 feet at Sewa Nagar Nallah, New Delhi, and issuance of a relocation letter in his favour.3 MIN READ↗
Supreme Court
Article 142 permits parity in compensation under the same acquisition notification despite abnormal delay.
The respondents issued a notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 on 11 February 1999 to acquire 7 Acres 12 Guntas in Survey No. 161/2, Mudhol Village, Karnataka, for accommodating families di...3 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Mutation of a Tehbazari site cannot be granted absent eligibility, predecessor records, and actual vending activity.
The Petitioner sought mutation of Tehbazari Site No. 557, measuring 6 × 4 feet at 25, Sewa Nagar Nallah, New Delhi, and issuance of a relocation letter in respect of the site3 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Failure to adjudicate material contentions vitiates an eviction order and warrants remand under Section 25B(8).
Absterge Real Estate Pvt. Ltd. initiated an eviction petition under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, against Masihi Sahitya Sanstha concerning the tenanted premises.3 MIN READ↗
Supreme Court
Part-payment of sale consideration does not invalidate a registered sale; remedy lies in recovery.
The original plaintiffs, a son and his mother, executed two registered sale deeds dated 10 March 1975 in favour of the original defendant concerning two properties.3 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
In absence of independent market evidence, contractual rent is an appropriate measure of mesne profits.
The Respondent-landlord claimed ownership of property bearing No. C-183, Surajmal Vihar, Delhi, and alleged that the Appellant was inducted as a tenant under a Rent Agreement dated 8 November 2019 at a monthly rent of...4 MIN READ↗
Bombay High Court
A development agreement granting rights to construct and sell constitutes a conveyance for stamp-duty purposes.
The petitioner, a developer, entered into two development agreements with Bombay Veerashaiva Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. dated 27 March 1987 and 20 August 1987 for development of two parcels of land.5 MIN READ↗
Bombay High Court
Prior Collector sanction is mandatory for Mahar Watan land transfers, but its absence does not automatically void the sale, rules Bombay High Court
The suit land was originally Mahar Watan land and was regranted to the original occupants on 23 July 1968.4 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
An unconditional registered gift cannot be unilaterally revoked absent a valid Section 126 TPA ground.
The dispute concerned Flat No. 3389, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, originally allotted to defendant no. 1, Padam Chand Jain, who acquired its freehold title through a conveyance deed dated 28 August 2003.4 MIN READ↗
Bombay High Court
Developer cannot seek de-registration of society by citing construction irregularities he caused, Bombay High Court rules
M/s Hatkesh Builders, owned by Respondent No. 1, developed and sold approximately 72 industrial units on land at Village Ghodbunder, Thane, from 1979–80 onwards.4 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
A purchaser under registered Agreement to Sell and GPA may recover possession from the tenant as landlord.
The suit property, bearing No. 4/19, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi, originally belonged to Ram Nath Nijhawan under a registered perpetual lease deed. After the deaths of Ram Nath Nijhawan, his wife Basanti Devi and thei...5 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Non-payment of sale consideration does not invalidate a registered sale intended to transfer ownership.
Usha Garg instituted CS DJ 829/2018 seeking declaration that the sale deed dated 2 June 2017, executed by Amarjeet Kaur in favour of Surender Singh in respect of the third floor with terrace rights of property bearing...4 MIN READ↗
Bombay High Court
Pending membership and resolution disputes do not bar Section 9 interim protection for approved redevelopment.
The petitioner, claiming to be the owner and developer of the redevelopment property, relied on a registered Development Agreement dated 26 December 2023 executed with Respondent No. 1, Rachana Co-operative Housing So...5 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Section 25-B(8) revision cannot substitute the Rent Controller’s factual findings on bona fide requirement.
The Respondents-landlords filed an eviction petition under Sections 14(1)(e) and 25-B of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 (“DRC Act”) concerning part of property No. 4520, Ward No. VII, Lambi Gali, Ajmeri Gate, Delhi.4 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Proposed reconstruction does not negate bona fide residential requirement under Section 14(1)(e).
The Petitioners-tenants filed a revision petition under the proviso to Section 25-B(8) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, challenging the order dated 13 February 2026 of the learned CCJ-cum-ARC, Central District, De...4 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
A tenant is estopped from challenging the landlord’s title or sale deed after admitting the landlord-tenant relationship.
The Petitioner, a tenant, challenged the order dated 20 September 2025 passed by the learned SCJ-cum-Rent Controller, District Central, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi, in RC ARC No. 511/2024, concerning premises bearing Mun...3 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
RCS must consider delayed self-draw regularisation applications and forward compliant recommendations to the DDA.
The petitioner sought directions to the Registrar, Cooperative Societies (“RCS”), for allotment and regularisation of Flat No. 50 in Shankar Cooperative Group Housing Society Ltd., Rohini, and thereafter sought proces...3 MIN READ↗
Gujarat High Court
Purely factual disputes over land-acquisition measurements are not amenable to writ jurisdiction.
The petitioners challenged the correctness of a measurement-sheet dated 13 January 2025, which formed the basis for acquisition notifications dated 22 July 2025 and 3 August 2025 issued under the Right to Fair Compens...2 MIN READ↗
Allahabad High Court
Police and executive authorities cannot adjudicate private property disputes or dispossess parties without court orders.
The petitioner filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking directions restraining the respondents from interfering with her peaceful possession over the disputed property and from harassing her without an interim...3 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Undiverted agricultural land may be valued for residential potential, subject to appropriate development deductions.
The Madhya Pradesh Housing and Infrastructure Development Board acquired lands situated at Village Padra, Tehsil Hujur, District Rewa, for implementation of a housing scheme.3 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Undiverted agricultural land may be valued according to its residential development potential at acquisition.
The Madhya Pradesh Government acquired lands situated at Village Padra, Tehsil Hujur, District Rewa, for implementation of a housing scheme by the Madhya Pradesh Housing and Infrastructure Board.4 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Actual land-use diversion is unnecessary when assessing land’s development potential for compensation.
The Madhya Pradesh Housing and Infrastructure Board acquired land situated at Village Panda, District Rewa, for implementing a housing scheme.4 MIN READ↗No articles match these filters.