Life is very hard for some people. When a person goes through a lot of financial hardships, getting a property worth crore of rupees is nothing less than bliss.Can we imagine cases, where people are not even aware that they are being duped by their own siblings or close relatives ?We were approached by a […]
Partition of a property is an act of dividing up a concurrent land into separate portions representing the proportionate interests of the renters either by a court order or otherwise.In India, there are two modes of transferring a property. They are: Voluntary Transfer Involuntary Transfer In the voluntary transfer of property, the owner will divide […]
Ever since the beginning of time, the property is deemed to be a mark of high economic status. Numerous displays of family disputes over property in movies and novels, only go on to prove this point. The partition of property amongst family members may be:Contested – In this case, a lawsuit may be filed in […]
Succession is a matter of right and a necessity as well. Every person will have to renounce the world once and with that, all the legal rights and obligations of the person are dissolved and passed to someone else. In India, succession comes under personal laws which are based on religion. Hence, the law of […]
The Hindu Law defines a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) as a family which consists of male lineage decedents from a common ancestor and also includes their wives and unmarried daughters. HUF is also a separate legal entity under the Income and Wealth Tax Act and is liable to pay tax. It is common knowledge that […]
There are times that an NRI is the co-owner with somebody, in a property. By itself this might not be a problem; but sometimes, this leads to property disputes taking place. Usually the scenario would be that the other person would be seeking major control or manage or even try and sell the property as […]