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READY RECKONER RATE IN INDIA

WHAT IS READY RECKONER RATE? The Ready Reckoner rate, commonly known as the circle rate, is the lowest price at which a property must be recorded in the event of its transfer. All state governments publish area-based ready reckoner rates of properties once a year in order to prevent the avoidance of stamp tax via…

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<strong>DOCTRINE OF LIS PENDENS</strong>

In India, the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, Section 52, recognizes the action at law doctrine. It reflects litigation is currently ongoing when the phrase action at lawis employed. The maxim ‘ut lite pendent nihil innovateur’, which says nothing new should be added during the pendency of litigation, expresses the doctrine of legal action. Let’s understand the concept with…

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WHAT IS FREEHOLD LAND?

INTRODUCTION Freehold land is defined as being “free from hold” of any entity other than the proprietor. The term “freehold land title” refers to a freehold property title under which the freehold land’s owner has perpetual ownership of the property (free from hold). For the landowner and its beneficiaries, freehold land title ownership has no…

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DOCTRINE OF LIS PENDENS

In India, the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, Section 52, recognizes the lis pendens doctrine. It reflects litigation is currently ongoing when the phrase lis pendens is used. The maxim ‘ut lite pendent nihil innovateur’, which says nothing new should be added during the pendency of litigation, expresses the doctrine of lis pendens. Let’s understand…

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