PROPERTY DISPUTES

HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST UNREASONABLE AND EXCESSIVE DEMAND OF PROPERTY TAX BY MCD ? : THAT WHAT DELHI HIGH COURT EXPLAINED IN “K. L. RATHEE V. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI” (PART-II)

The first remedy is that of Appeal which is provided under Section 169 of DMC Act which can be filed before Municipal Taxation Tribunal ( in short MTT). Here you can challenge the increase of your property tax by giving all the reasons which you think are required to be taken into account by MCD

HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST UNREASONABLE AND EXCESSIVE DEMAND OF PROPERTY TAX BY MCD ? : THAT’S WHAT DELHI HIGH COURT EXPLAINED IN “K. L. RATHEE V. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI” (PART-I)

Many a times it have been seen that there is an unreasonable demand of property tax by MCD authorities that too for a time period spanning 10 to 20 years. It makes the property tax a huge burden as it is nearly impossible to pay such a big amount that too within a short period of time.

WHAT TO DO IF YOUR SIBLING, EVEN AFTER TAKING HIS SHARE IN PARENT’S PROPERTY, DISHONESTLY DEMANDS ANOTHER PARTITION FROM YOUR SHARE? : THAT’S WHAT THE PATNA HIGH COURT EXPLAINED IN “GIRIJA NANDAN SINGH AND ORS. VS GIRDHARI SINGH AND ORS.”

It often happens that the siblings in the family solve their disputes regarding paternal property themselves and without making any undue publicity of it. Further it makes sense to pay a stamp duty when you purchase a property from some stranger but when you are getting your father’s/mother’s property which was always yours, need to pay stamp duty is never felt.

IF A PURHCASER/AUCTION PURCHASER NEGLECTS TO VERIFY THE ANTECEDENTS OF THE PROPERTY, LIKE A PRIOR MORTGAGE, CHARGE OR TENANT LIVING IN THE PURCHASED PROPERTY, THEN HE HAVE TO PAY FOR THESE LIABILITIES OUT OF HIS OWN POCKET: THAT’S WHAT CALCUTTA HIGH COURT HELD IN “JNANENDRA NATH ROY V/S SHASHI MUKHI DEBYA”

Charge is entirely different from the a mortgage defined under Section 58 of Transfer of Property Act, 1882. If a mortgage (colloquially called “Girwi rakhna” in North India) of Rs.100 remains unpaid to the Mortgagee (the person who gives the loan on the security of the property) and the Mortgagee brings a suit for Foreclosure and Sale of the property whereby the property is sold for Rs.60 then the Auction Purchaser have to just pay the bidding amount to the Mortgagee and nothing more.

IF A TENANT DENIES TO PAY RENT TO THE LANDLORD, CAUSING LANDLORD TO FILE A CASE, THEN THE LANLORD IS NOT ONLY ENTITLED TO GET THE RENT TILL THE DATE OF FILING OF THE CASE BUT RENT SHOULD BE PAID TO HIM FOR EVERY FUTURE MONTH TILL THE CASE ENDS: THAT’S WHAT THE DELHI HIGH COURT HELD IN “APNAGHAR BUILDERS PVT. LTD. VS. INTENSE FITNESS & SPA PVT. LTD.”

For this reason that the court asked the tenant to pay Rs.17 Lacs per month to the landlord from the day it failed to do so i.e. November 2017 till the end of the case. This way it doesn’t matter how long the case goes the tenant have to pay the said amount every month to the landlord.

EVEN IF YOU PURCHASE A PROPERTY UNDER THE INNOCENT BELIEF THAT SELLER IS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, THOUGH HE IS NOT, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO GET THE PROPERTY BACK IF THE SELLER BECOMES OWNER AT A LATER DATE: THAT’S WHAT SUPREME COURT HELD IN “JUMMA MASJID, MERCARA VS KODIMANIANDRA DEVIAH”(PART-II)

P being his only son becomes owner of the Bungalow as per Section 8 of Hindu Succession Act. Now Section 43 comes into picture and W can ask the Court to force P to transfer the Bungalow in his name. This is the true interpretation of Section 43.