Woman can't use husband's name after divorce: Supreme Court

Must a name mean something? Asks Alice as she travels through Wonderland while William Shakespeare famously asked "What's in a name?" To a Mumbai resident it definitely meant something as he fought a legal battle all the way to the Supreme Court to stop his ex-wife from using his surname. Fifty-three-year-old Mr. Dinesh Patil, an Assistant Police Inspector with the Mumbai police, finally won the battle with the apex court recently dismissing an application by his former wife Nisha (34) to continue using her ex-husband's name after their divorce. "We are not inclined to interfere with the impugned order (passed by the Bombay High Court and family court)," said the apex court.

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Tenants can claim protection against increase in rent by Public Sector Undertakings – An analysis

In a recent landmark judgment delivered by the Supreme Court of India, it was held that certain provisions of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 (MRC Act) with respect to fixation of standard rent for premises and requiring the landlord not to cut off or withhold essential supply or service and to restore the same when necessary, are not in conflict with or repugnant to any of the provisions of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 (Public Premises Act). Some of the relevant facts of the case are briefly as under: 

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Supreme Court of India rests out the much awaited & debated issue of Power of attorney

Will there be any impact of the same in the real estate transactions involved in Maharashtra?

Do the home seekers here in Maharashtra have any reason to worry?

Consider a situation where a developer enters into an arrangement with a landowner which is 'intent to do a deal' and gets a general Power of attorney signed by the land owner but doesn't register it. Based on this POA, he does a 'soft launch' or ‘pre launch’ booking of flats in the project which is yet to be sanctioned. What do you think of the situation the Home Seekers might have to face on booking in such projects?

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Hindu woman entitled to equal Property Rights

The Supreme Court of India has ruled that Hindu Woman is entitled to equal Property Rights examines Adv. R. P. Rathod.

The Supreme Court of India has ruled that “A Hindu woman or girl will have equal property rights along with other male relatives for any partition made in intestate succession after September 2005”.

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