The Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 (Act) was enacted with an objective to consolidate and make uniform laws relating to purchase and holding of agricultural land, conferment of ownership on tenants, vesting of occupancy rights, and ceiling on land holdings of the agricultural land in the State of Karnataka.
Subhro Chatterjee is a Partner in the Real Estate Practice Group in the Kolkata office.
Abhiraj Gandhi is a Partner in the Real Estate practice group in the Mumbai office. He specialises in property matters including title investigations and acquisition agricultural land, residential and commercial properties, leasing of commercial and residential premises. He has advised on warehousing, logistics projects and various redevelopment projects such as Slum Rehabilitation, MHADA Layout redevelopment under DCR 33 (5), projects under DCR 33 (7), MIDC Land, MMRDA Lands and IT Parks.
The Delhi High Court has vide its order dated 21 May 2020 in the case of Ramanand and ors v. Dr Girish Soni and anr (Rent Control Revision Petition No. 447/2017) analysed whether the present Covid-19 pandemic and resultant lockdown would entitle tenants to claim waiver from payment of rent or suspension of rent and has clarified the legal position in this regard.
As India enters the last week of the 21-day nation-wide lockdown, there is still uncertainty of what lies ahead. It is possible that the lockdown may only be gradually eased.
The government of Maharashtra recently increased the stamp duty inter alia for sale, gift and transfer, by 1% and there are possibilities of further hikes in stamp duty and registration charges looming. However, an uncertainty that plagues flat owners and purchasers, lies a little closer to home – the levy of transfer charges by a cooperative housing society (society), on the sale and transfer of shares and rights to the flats in a building.
The Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 (ULC Act) was enacted to prevent concentration of urban properties in the hands of a few and to ensure equitable distribution/utilization of urban vacant lands.
The Delhi High Court recently ruled that a home buyer is allowed to approach the NCDRC and RERA concurrently. Our legal experts throw light on the implications of the judgment.
