property law

DELHI DEFACEMENT OF PROPERTY ACT, 2007 : Enforced New Delhi | Monday, Mar 2 2009 IST The Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act 2007 (Delhi Act (1) of 2009), aimed at preventing Defacement of Properties in the national capital through banners and posters and to help in improving the beauty and aesthetics has been enforced. The Bill, passed by the Delhi Legislative Assembly, receive..

NEW DELHI, 3 Mar 2009: The Delhi High Court has tossed out the petition filed by Bihar cadre IPS officer Nirmal Dhoundial who is embroiled in a bitter property row with octogenarian former DU don Lotika Sarkar. HC's move came after the court commissioner appointed by it reported that he found Sarkar living with her relatives of her own free will and saw nothing to suggest she had been bra..

NEW DELHI: Despite a Supreme Court order for status quo on the Aravali Hills and Haryana mining matters, a surprise check by the conservator of forests on Sunday revealed that constructions are still on in the prohibited areas. R P Balwan, conservator of forests (south circle), Haryana, said he found that boundary walls were being constructed in Mewla Maharajpur and Ankhir villages (two vi..

HC suggests Tamil Nadu to amend Registration Act Chennai, Feb 13 : The Madras High Court has suggested the Tamil Nadu government to amend Registration Act to prevent duplication in land registration process. The court, yesterday held that cancellation of a sale deed, executed by mutual consent by all parties, if presented for registration, the registering officer was bound to register the ..

SC Restrains Demolition In Gomti Nagar: Sends Notices To UP Govt Dated : 28-02-2009 Source UNI Delhi : TEXT : The Supreme Court restrained the Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh from carrying out further demolition in Lucknow’s Gomti Nagar and its surrounding areas for the Chief Minister’s dream project. A bench comprising Justices B N Agrawal and G S Singhvi directed the state..

The Madras High Court has suggested the Tamil Nadu government to amend Registration Act to prevent duplication in land registration process. The court, yesterday held that cancellation of a sale deed, executed by mutual consent by all parties, if presented for registration, the registering officer was bound to register the document provided other requirements like Section 32-A of the Registrati..

CJI Constitutes 5 Member Bench For Amarinder Singh's case Dated : 22-02-2009 Source : UNI Delhi : Text : Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan has constituted a five-judge constitution bench headed by himself, to hear the petition filed by former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh challenging his expulsion from the state Assembly in the Amritsar land scam. Other judges on t..

Govt Officials Get Court Notice Over Braj Mining Dated: 19 Feb 2009, 0504 hrs IST, Source: TNN JAIPUR: Text: The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday issued a contempt of court notice to former secretary of mines department Ashok Singhvi, former Bharatpur district collector Anand Kumar, the then superintending engineer MP Meena and mines engineer, Bharatpur, Abdul Latif for fai..

Delhi HC: Give Proper Compensation For Land Acquired By Govt Dated:18-02-2009 Source: UNI DELHI : The Delhi High Court asked the Land Acquisition Commissioner (LAC) to consult the Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit to make a policy to grant adequate compensation to all those whose land was being acquired by the Government for development purposes. ‘I suggest the compensation should b..

Delhi HC Refuses To Stay DDA Flat Allotment Dated:18-02-2009 Source: UNI DELHI : The Delhi High Court dismissed a petition seeking stay on allotment of flats by the Delhi Development Authority on allegations of large scale irregularities in the draw of lots. A Bench comprising Chief Justice A P Shah and Justice Sanjeev Khanna refused to stay the allotment of flats under the DDA’s r..

Stamp Duty Rates To Stay, Says State 13 Feb 2009, 0158 hrs IST, TNN Text: MUMBAI: After dithering for over a month, the revenue department, led by senior Congress minister Patangrao Kadam, has dropped the proposal to revise the stamp duty on real estate transactions. "We had received a series of proposals from a section of builders and the Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Indu..

NEW DELHI: In a major judgment, the Supreme Court has ruled that a father can gift a reasonable portion of his ancestral immovable property to daughters at the time of their marriage or even long after their marriage. The ruling was given by a Bench comprising Justice R C Lahoti and Justice Ashok Bhan while settling a 15-year-old dispute between a father and his daughters in Salem district ..

RMC Auctions Three Shops For Tax Recovery 9 Feb 2009, 2238 hrs IST, TNN Text: RAJKOT: Officials of tax recovery department of Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) have begun auctioning properties that have Rs 1 lakh or more overdue taxes. After auctioning five such shops last Friday, RMC officials auctioned three shops located on Ghee Kanta Road of the city on Monday. As it turn..

Delhi HC: Legal Validity Of New House Tax Laws Challenged 1/24/2009 The Delhi High Court issued notices to the Centre, Delhi government, the MCD and the NDMC on a petition filed by the Airport Authority of India and others challenging the legality of the new Municipal Laws that govern the house tax computation by the unit area method. A bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Suresh Kait ..

Property Tax To Be Valued Differently 20 Jan 2009, 0000 hrs IST, Prafulla Marpakwar MUMBAI: The age-old system of charging stamp duty based on the ready reckoner will be obsolete in a matter of months. The inspector-general of stamps and registration has submitted a report to the state government recommending that the value of property be henceforth calculated on the basis of se..