Legal questions on Property Law

Agricultural land sold at enormous rate

Does selling a piece of agricultural land at a rate way higher than that defined by government beget the trial for the owner and broker? I bought a piece of land in Bhilai, Chhatttisgarh from a broker on a trust basis. The cost incurred was 23 lacs rupees. I was so naïve that I didn’t even bother to scrutinize the details back then. Now, when I’m all out to sell this property, I got to know ...

Which is the best option for transferring property - will or gift

We have a two-storeyed house in Kolkata. It is in the name of my widowed mother. The property got transferred to her name after the death of my father as per the will executed by him. We are two brothers and one married sister. Now my mother wants to make a deed in order to transfer the property(the said house) in our names after her death. She also wants to make it clear in the deed who will g...

Property Dispute with distant relative

Hi Experts, We have a joint property where my father and two uncles used to live together. History of Property: After partition when my grandparents came to India, my grandmother bought a house from his elder brother(She had 3 brothers) in 1972 and the irony was she never got the papers transferred but in good faith just gave money and started living and till date the house is in our cus...

Family property dispute

Sir, I wish to bring some facts before asking my doubt. Actually, my grand mother (mom's mom), who owned a house property in Chennai, was died in 2015. She has three sons and two daughters (including my mother). One of my uncles, i.e., my grand mother's son and my mother's elder brother, alone is residing in this house along with his family. After demise of my grand mother, my uncles have plann...

Property sharing among my husband and my step brother in law

My father-in-law got married twice.my mother-in-law died because of a snake bit .that time my husband was very small,maybe he was in sixth standard I think so.after that my father-in -law married to my step mother-in-law.my father-in-law is having three kids.my husband,my sister-in-law and step brother-in-law.my sister -in-law got married.before my marriage my husband has given everything (what...

Extra charges imposed in last demand as interest delayed payment

Sir, I had purchased a flat. 10% was given as booking. Agreement was made in april 2012. Now loan process was started. Builder was demanded installment in october 2012. Now, the loan was approved by bank in march 2013. Delay is due to uncompleted papers of builder side. As per the demand made by builder at that time, bank paid full amount. In demand letter, no interest on delay payment was men...

Conveyance registration fee

I have purchased a underconstruction flat in Mumbai.95% payment is done and builder has sent offer for possession. He has asked extra amont on name of Betterment of complex and amenities which I have refused to pay till k get a breakup and justification of the same. He has also asked amount for registration towards deed of conveyance.But the same is asked by builder in his account and not in...

Two Sale Agreements and One Share Certificate

Hi, I have bought flat on resale and in our society everyone has two agreements for a flat. Say for example 201 & 202 (considered as one Unit). But then the share certificate is single and is referred as B201/202. 1. Agreement one is registered in my name and my wife's 2. Agreement two is registered in my name and my mom's 3. Share Certificate has five shares and bears three names mine, ...

Property from mother

A. We are 2 sisters and 4 brother for our father and mother. 1) Elder sister birth during 1938 ( Married during 1959).2) Elder Brother 1940, 3) Sister 1950 ( Married during 1979)4) Brother 1954,5) Brother 1958 6) Myself 1961 B. Father worked in a factory up to 1976. The factory provided house on "Hire and Purchase basis". Father expired during 1983. After long fight by residents of such hou...

Delay in providing possession of flats

Hello, I have booked a flat in June 2012 in Ghaziabad when it has not even started construction. At the time of booking i was told that construction is about to start in next month but it took ages to get the excavation done. In the current status, where i have already given 70% of the amount, the construction of 5th floor slab has just completed. With the current status and progress of cons...

Borewell Drilling Scam in our Apartment

Dear all, I stay in an apartment in Bangalore and we have formed association to take care of apartment common areas and registered under societies act. We had water problem in 2012 and all members decided to drill a new borewell and collected Rs 5,000.00 from each flats. We have one member who owns 32 flats in our building. He has not paid the contribution from his flats and one day he himse...

Property Tax Payment for a GPA Property

Hi Team, I am planning to buy a flat in Manikonda/ Jagir Village in Hyderabad which is a Panchayat Approved. I have a some Questions : Currently the property is in a GPA which has been given by the builder. The property tax has not been paid by the owner for the last there years .When I approached the Gram Panchayat office they mentioned that once the property got registered we will do the ...

Will not acceptable

My father, retired central govt employee, died last December followed by 5 legal heirs. 1. Son from first (dead) wife 2. Second wife 3. Daughter from second wife 4. Daughter from second wife 5. Son from second wife His fist wife died in 1967, and he re married in 1976. My father constructed two storey bunglow during his life. The bunglow construction started in 1989 and completed in 199...

Arbitration Clause in builder buyers agrement

I have a flat and possession need to be offered in Feb 2014 but as per current situation possession cannot be offered in another 1 year or so. Apart from this builder created parking ramp in front of my apartment but as per layout in my builder agreement it should be park and water front. When I raised this issue then he sent me an sole arbitrator appointment notice and started arbitration unil...

How to claim the land property from the maternal side?

Hi Sir, My brother and sister in law both have expired. They have one son and daughter of age 16 and 14 years respectively. Their maternal grandmother (earlier) and grandfather (later) also expired. They have 5 daughters (no son) of which my sister in law is fourth one and the last girl is mentally disabled. They have approx. 9-12 acres of agricultural land. This land again part of it is inher...

Issue regarding the co-ownership of currently dwelling flat.

I am a resident of Mumbai. The flat that I am living in right now was bought 3 years back. It's in the name of my maternal aunt and me, my maternal aunt's name being the first, and mine second, in the sale deed. The percentage of shares owned by my aunt or me is not mentioned anywhere in the sale deed. My aunt has entirely paid for the flat, and is currently paying the maintenance and electrici...

Love marriage. Property share.

It was our love marriage. 13 yrs back in same cast. But my husband belongs middle class family. We are muslim caste. He was our tenant. My father agreed for our marriage. But my mother, brothers. Sisters. Were against. However he did our Nikah in Mosque. Our family members never spend single piase on us. But my father has kept everything for marriage. Like cash in lakhs. Jewelry. Household its....

Partition disputes

Hi I have purchased a property from Mr x in 2013, it was a built house and had corporation khata in x name in bangalore city. Currently paying house loan EMI and had all the legal documents and bank loan taken Mr x purchased from Mr y in 2005. Mr y purchased from Mr z in 1995. Mr z purchased site from Mr A in 1980, later Bangalore development authority resold it to Mr z by giving...

Unregistered Lease Deed

A charitable Trust took a building with land and compound (Independent building) from a Power of attorney holder of a US citizen for its' business. The first lease deed was executed in 2006 for 2 years and subsequently renewed it for 2 years in 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 and last lease expiring on 2016. All these lease deeds were unregistered and there is a clause stating further renewal under mutu...

Land cheating

Sir., We (20members) have purchased a land each 300 sq. yards from landowner in year 2005 with the cost of Rs. 180000/- each( each square yard cost Rs. 600/-) but the registration cost is about Rs.60000/-. After passing seven years i.e., in 2012 we noticed that the land owner is cheated by way selling this land 2nd time. We requested him to pay the amount with Rs.2/- interest “ or” sho...