Property Law

The Middle East conflict that began on 28 February 2026 has created urgent and immediate questions for millions of individual Indians in the Gulf, not just business owners, but workers and employees whose livelihoods depend on Gulf employment, and property investors whose savings are tied up in Dubai real estate. This article is for you. It explains what rights you have, what Indian law provides, and what practical steps you can take right now. Indian Workers in the Gulf: Th

The Middle East is in active conflict. Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched military operations targeting Iran. Iran retaliated with hundreds of ballistic missiles and drone strikes, with the UAE among the countries affected. Lebanon has been drawn into active conflict with over 820 killed and nearly one million people displaced. The Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 per cent of global oil flows, has been directly impacted. This is not a distant cris

One of the most persistent misconceptions in Indian property transactions is that registering a sale deed guarantees clear and enforceable title. In Mehnoor Fatima v. Vishveshka Infrastructure, the Supreme Court emphatically reaffirmed the ancient Latin maxim nemo dat quod non habet, meaning that no one can give what they do not have. The Court held that registration of a sale deed does not cure or override defects in the seller's title, and that a purchaser who buys from a p

The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 is one of the most significant and contested pieces of legislation to emerge from Parliament in recent years. Amending the Waqf Act, 1995, it introduced structural changes to how waqf properties are created, administered, and adjudicated in India. The law has since been the subject of extensive litigation before the Supreme Court of India, with several provisions drawing sharp criticism from Muslim personal law bodies, minority rights advocates,

The Bombay High Court's landmark ruling on GST applicability to leasehold rights assignment has significant implications for real estate transactions and taxable supply classification. This decision clarifies whether the assignment of leasehold rights constitutes a transfer of immovable property exempt from GST or a supply of services subject to GST. The ruling impacts developers, landlords, property managers, and buyers engaged in leasehold transactions across India. Underst

If your builder has missed the possession date promised in your agreement, you are not powerless. The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) fundamentally changed the power balance between homebuyers and developers, establishing a dedicated regulatory framework with time-bound remedies, mandatory project registration, and enforceable financial penalties on builders who fail to deliver. By mid-2025, over 85,000 RERA complaints had been resolved across India,

Delays in the possession of flats continue to plague the Indian real estate market, causing immense distress to homebuyers. These delays...