Real Estate & Property Law

This category focuses on property and real estate regulation, including transactions, development controls, housing disputes, and legal risks in land and built assets, practice before RERA and REAT forums.

Articles in this section draw from my experience in real estate litigation and advisory work. I cover property documentation, title and possession disputes, development regulations, apartment governance, and practical remedies before courts and authorities.

The amount of interest is compensation to the beneficiary.

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he Section 71 of the Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Act 2016 empowers only the adjudicating officers to award compensation. As per the rulings of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, interest and damages is also compensation. Hence, those complaints which are filed under section 31 of the RERA Act, 2016 demanding refund plus interest should only be adjudicated by the Adjudicating Officers and not by the Chairperson and members of the RERA. The refund plus interest orders passed by the RERA so far are without jurisdiction hence, null and void.

The right to form an Association is conditioned by recognition by the Government

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Constitution   Bench of   Supreme Court of India   in  Smt. Damyanti   Naranga   Vs.   The   Union   of   India   and   Ors.  (1971) 1 SCC 678 , which had approved the exposition in G.K. Ghose and Anr. Vs. E.X. Joseph (1963) Supp. 3 SCR 789 had held that … Read more

Fiduciary Relationship in Real Estate Transactions.

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When a real estate agent or broker acts in an agency capacity for a buyer or seller client in a transaction, the agent or broker functions under certain legally mandated duties called fiduciary duties, acting in the best interests of the client. Such duties are regulated in some cases and sometimes not.