Transfer Of Property

The apex court called India's property registration process "traumatic" and asked the Centre to use blockchain technology to modernise and secure land ownership records

He also expressed happiness that intellectuals and positive-minded individuals from the community support the amendment

A person can't be deprived of right to livelihood and to live with dignity merely on account of old age and frail health, the Delhi High Court has observed while upholding an order directing eviction of a tenant from a property which is now required by a landlord for carrying out his business. The high court rejected the stand taken by the tenant that looking at the old age and health of the landlord, it was not believable that he would carry out any business from the premises which was sought to be vacated. The high court dismissed the petition by the tenant challenging an order of an additional rent controller (ARC) which had passed the eviction order. "The bona fides of the requirement set up by the landlord cannot be shrouded with doubts on such presumptive arguments. Merely because the landlord suffers old age and frail health, it cannot be presumed that he does not require the tenanted premises to run his business or is not capable of earning livelihood," Justice Girish ...

Court judgments have said they are entitled to rights in both self-acquired and ancestral properties of parents

The amount they can charge is capped in many cities; you can go legal to avoid payment or even recover your money paid under pressure

However, assets inherited from one's maternal grandfather are not regarded as ancestral

Mutation entry does not confer any property right, title or interest in favour of an individual and is only for the fiscal purpose, the Supreme Court has said.

Transfer of Immovable Property is generally affected through two modes: One, through a sale deed executed between the buyer and seller which attracts stamp duty of 6% (approx.) of the sale price of the property, and second, through execution of a general power of attorney (GPA), agreement to sell and will by the seller in favour of the buyer, which attracts a significantly lesser stamp duty