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Safeguard property rights of orphans: Delhi HC tells govt

The matter arose from a plea filed by two orphaned minors, urging the court to secure their interest, on the ground that the properties belonging to their parents were being frittered away by their relatives.

The ruling was released on Friday. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Published on Apr 06, 2025 06:00 AM IST

ByShruti Kakkar

PDP legislator moves bill for proprietary rights for house owners on J&K land

Para submitted the private Bill in the assembly secretariat last week and is hopeful the bill will be passed with the support of all the legislators

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and assembly member from Pulwama Waheed ur Rehman Para (File)

cities

Published on Feb 18, 2025 09:32 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Srinagar

The stark divide that South Africa's land act seeks to bridge

USA-TRUMP/SAFRICA-LAND (PIX, TV):The stark divide that South Africa's land act seeks to bridge

world news

Published on Feb 09, 2025 08:32 PM IST

Reuters |

Standing panel report flags issues in drone-based land mapping

The parliamentary standing committee on rural development and panchayati raj department has raised concerns in the implementation of drone-based mapping of land parcels in rural areas

india news

Updated on Dec 24, 2024 07:48 AM IST

ByAbhishek Angad, New Delhi

Supreme Court calls for property rights parity for tribal women

The court was hearing an appeal challenging a 2019 decision of the Chhattisgarh high court, disallowing a plea by persons who were members of the Sawara tribe.

india news

Published on Dec 20, 2024 09:05 AM IST

ByUtkarsh Anand

Supreme Court says ‘bulldozer justice’ has no place in society governed by law

The Supreme Court ruled that any demolition must be preceded by proper surveys, written notices, and consideration of objections

The court mandated six essential steps before any property can be razed, even for development projects. (HT Archive)

india news

Updated on Nov 10, 2024 10:37 AM IST

ByAbraham Thomas

Hindu society’s norms should not be challenged for property rights: SC

The Supreme Court upheld the Hindu Succession Act, asserting inheritance norms prioritize a woman's husband's family, not gender inequality, urging legislative changes only.

The court said Parliament has crafted a “scientific and logical” framework for inheritance, and any changes should come from the legislative body, if deemed necessary. (HT Photo)

india news

Updated on Nov 07, 2024 06:52 AM IST

ByUtkarsh Anand, New Delhi:

Supreme Court clarifies principles of eminent domain doctrine

The Supreme Court clarified eminent domain principles, emphasising legislative power in acquiring private property for public use under Article 39(b).

india news

Updated on Nov 06, 2024 04:37 AM IST

ByUtkarsh Anand, New Delhi

Two judges deem CJI’s view on justice Iyer ‘unwarranted’

The Supreme Court's ruling on property rights reveals deep divisions among judges, with a majority criticizing past judgments for economic biases.

india news

Updated on Nov 06, 2024 06:54 AM IST

ByUtkarsh Anand, New Delhi

Sons booked for assaulting, kicking elderly parents out of house over property dispute

Malad police filed an FIR against two sons for allegedly assaulting their elderly parents over property rights, forcing them out of their home.

cities

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 07:00 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Century-old school building vandalised, police book several

A century-old school building in Dalibagh was vandalized by 20-25 people. Two suspects named in an FIR deny involvement; ownership is disputed.

The property is located on Rana Pratap Marg of Dalibagh

cities

Updated on Sep 06, 2024 08:26 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Positive development: India on move to return private land to Hindu, Sikh minorities in Afghanistan

The Taliban regime has reportedly set up a commission to ensure return to owners the rights of private land which were seized by warlords during the tenure of the previous dispensation in Kabul.

India on Friday described as “positive development” the move by the Taliban regime to restore private land rights to Afghan Hindus and Sikh minorities. (Rahul Singh)

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Updated on Apr 13, 2024 09:10 AM IST

ByPress Trust of India, New Delhi

Release complete amount of package for displaced persons: Apni Party

The package was sanctioned and released in favour of the displaced persons so that they can be provided some financial support for their rehabilitation by the government.

He also demanded reservation of eight legislative assembly seats of the displaced persons (DPs), while expressing disagreement with the reservation of just one seat in J&K. (Bloomberg file)

cities

Published on Feb 08, 2024 10:06 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Jammu

Uttarakhand: UCC panel seeks four-month extension of tenure to complete draft

According to the committee, they received approximately 2.25 lakh suggestions (both offline and online) on various subjects, including marriage, divorce, property rights, succession/inheritance, adoption, maintenance, custody and guardianship

Retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Desai is heading the Uttarakhand panel for Uniform Civil Code (File Photo)

cities

Updated on Apr 29, 2023 04:13 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

India must bridge the gender equality gap

A concerted focus on a more robust implementation of the targets of Goal 5 (Gender Equality) of SDGs would lend heft to India’s declared commitment on women-led development

The average wage salaries for women remain at around 70% of their male colleagues (HT PHOTO)

opinion

Updated on Apr 28, 2023 07:51 PM IST

ByMeenakshi Gopinath

Psychiatrists issue statement supporting same-sex marriage ahead of SC hearing

The Indian Psychiatric Society has said that LGBTQA spectrum individuals should be treated like all citizens of the country and should be able to enjoy all civil rights including marriage and adoption

The Indian Psychiatric Society’s position statement that homosexuality is not an illness had played a key role in the Supreme Court striking down Article 377, which criminalised homosexuality, on September 6, 2018. (Representative Image)

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Updated on Apr 09, 2023 03:46 PM IST

BySomita Pal

India needs stronger copyright and IP laws

The article has been authored by Priyanka Khimani, founder, Khimani & Associates.

India has improved its IP score by 13%, but it still ranks 43 out of the 55 countries as per the International IP Index, 2022.(AFP/shutterstock.com)

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Published on Aug 11, 2022 01:28 PM IST

ByHindustan Times

Delhi HC restrains rogue website from infringing HT Media's intellectual rights

The high court passed an interim order in favour of HT Media and HT Digital Streams Ltd. by restraining the rogue website from using the domain name www.hindustantimes.tech or any other domain name, consisting of the word ‘HINDUSTAN TIMES’ or is deceptively similar to the mark of the group.

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Published on May 26, 2022 08:11 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

DDA seeks simpler process for property rights at unauthorised colonies

Till December 3, the DDA has received 90,700 applications of which approximately 21,000 were rejected as the applicants were found to be ineligible and 11,500 were given ownership documents.

New Delhi, India - Sept. 23, 2021: A view of Jama Masjid, in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, September 23, 2021. (Photo by Sanjeev Verma/ Hindustan Times) (Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Dec 13, 2021 12:21 AM IST

ByRisha Chitlangia, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Ayushmann Khurrana, Farhan Akhtar, Shraddha Kapoor welcome SC decision on equal property rights for daughters

A number of Bollywood celebrities such as Farhan Akhtar, Ayushmann Khurrana, Shraddha Kapoor hailed the Supreme Court’s decision to grant equal inheritance rights to daughters as sons, irrespective of the year they were born.

Ayushmann Khurrana and Farhan Akhtar among others hailed the SC decision.

entertainment

Updated on Aug 13, 2020 11:40 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Entertainment Desk

Covid-19: Why India doesn’t need to worry about investor-State dispute settlement claims

The Indian executive, however, must remain conscious of such a possibility and ensure that their emergency regulatory actions are not arbitrary, discriminatory or disproportionate, and are adopted in good faith following due process.

If a claim of indirect expropriation is brought against India, the government can argue that the measures adopted to combat the pandemic are a part of the State’s police powers. Many Investor-State Dispute Settlement tribunals have held that states do not violate their BIT obligations when they act in the exercise of their police powers(Biplov Bhuyan/HTPhoto)

analysis

Updated on Apr 01, 2020 01:29 PM IST

ByPrabhash Ranjan

Here’s how Chinese divorce law affects women’s well-being

In a new study, Yale sociologist Emma Zang examined the consequences of the 2011 judicial interpretation on the well-being of men and women.

Couples are adapting to protect each other’s well-being.(Unsplash)

lifestyle

Updated on Jan 25, 2020 04:17 PM IST

Washington D.C. | ByAsian News International

The draft Personal Data Protection Bill is flawed | Opinion

It will increase compliance costs for industry, stifle innovation, weaken privacy, and strengthen State power

Its idea of user consent is inadequate. Its definition of harm is imprecise(Shutterstock)

analysis

Updated on Dec 16, 2019 09:27 AM IST

ByAnirudh Burman

Rajya Sabha passes Bill granting rights to illegal colonies in Delhi

Union urban development minister Hardeep Puri said that after the bill gets the President’s nod, work on uploading of maps of 1,731 colonies would be completed.

The National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Bill, 2019, which was passed in the Lok Sabha on November 28, is expected to benefit eight lakh families.(HT File / Photo used for representational purpose only)

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Updated on Dec 05, 2019 06:37 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Govt floats draft guidelines for implementing IPR policy in academic institutions

In case of copyright, the draft suggests that ownership rights in scholarly and academic works generated utilising resources of academic institution, including books, dissertations and lecture notes, shall ordinarily be vested with the author.

The 23-page model guidelines on implementation of IPR policy in Academic Institution have been prepared by the Cell for IPR Promotion & Management (CIPAM), under the commerce and industry ministry.(cipam/Facebook)

india news

Updated on Sep 09, 2019 05:30 PM IST

New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India

Metro work damages Kolkata buildings, minister among hundreds evacuated

Among those asked to vacate their residences, as a precautionary measure, by senior Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Ltd official (KMRCL) was minister of state for parliamentary affairs Tapas Roy.

A view of the house that collapsed at Bowbazar area due to the underground metro rail work, in Kolkata, West Bengal(Samir Jana/HT Photo)

india news

Updated on Sep 06, 2019 12:15 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Kolkata | ByHT Correspondent

Srinagar deputy mayor booked for ‘fraud’

The case was registered a week after the ACB raided the bank’s corporate headquarters. The raids were conducted after Pervaz Ahmad was removed as the bank’s chairman.

The ACB said it found that the cost of the project was much lower than the projected cost.(Twitter/@imrankehwah)

india news

Updated on Jun 15, 2019 11:13 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Srinagar | ByMir Ehsan

Yabba dabba don’t: California town rejects Flintstones house. See pics

The latest battle in the war between government rules and property rights is playing out in a posh San Francisco suburb, where a retired publishing mogul has installed an elaborate homage to “The Flintstones” family.

An exterior view of the Flintstone House. The San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Hillsborough is suing the owner of the house, saying that she installed dangerous steps, dinosaurs and other Flintstone-era figurines without necessary permits.(AP)

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Updated on Apr 05, 2019 02:37 PM IST

HILLSBOROUGH, California | ByAssociated Press

Legitimise informal rental agreements in slums

For slum housing policies to be truly inclusive, the State must recognise diverse tenurial arrangements

An aerial view of Dharavi slums in Mumbai. New migrants in a city prefer to rent. When migrants belong to low-income groups, they usually find a shelter in the city’s slums thanks to kinship and other social networks(HT file photo)

analysis

Updated on Feb 12, 2019 10:37 PM IST

ByVaidehi Tandel

The US-China trade war is an opportunity for India

With a large labour force, India is well positioned to capture the market of larger firms exiting China for more economic pastures. While the government must offer a strong commitment and support, the Shenzhen-type special governance zones should have institutional and economic autonomy.

Shenzhen was carved out as an experimental ground for capitalism with flexible governance and legal framework.(REUTERS)

analysis

Updated on Jan 16, 2019 09:56 AM IST

ByTinaz Mistry and Avanti Durani

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The matter arose from a plea filed by two orphaned minors, urging the court to secure their interest, on the ground that the properties belonging to their parents were being frittered away by their relatives.

Para submitted the private Bill in the assembly secretariat last week and is hopeful the bill will be passed with the support of all the legislators

USA-TRUMP/SAFRICA-LAND (PIX, TV):The stark divide that South Africa's land act seeks to bridge

The parliamentary standing committee on rural development and panchayati raj department has raised concerns in the implementation of drone-based mapping of land parcels in rural areas

The court was hearing an appeal challenging a 2019 decision of the Chhattisgarh high court, disallowing a plea by persons who were members of the Sawara tribe.

The Supreme Court ruled that any demolition must be preceded by proper surveys, written notices, and consideration of objections

The Supreme Court upheld the Hindu Succession Act, asserting inheritance norms prioritize a woman's husband's family, not gender inequality, urging legislative changes only.

The Supreme Court clarified eminent domain principles, emphasising legislative power in acquiring private property for public use under Article 39(b).

The Supreme Court's ruling on property rights reveals deep divisions among judges, with a majority criticizing past judgments for economic biases.

Malad police filed an FIR against two sons for allegedly assaulting their elderly parents over property rights, forcing them out of their home.

A century-old school building in Dalibagh was vandalized by 20-25 people. Two suspects named in an FIR deny involvement; ownership is disputed.

The Taliban regime has reportedly set up a commission to ensure return to owners the rights of private land which were seized by warlords during the tenure of the previous dispensation in Kabul.

The package was sanctioned and released in favour of the displaced persons so that they can be provided some financial support for their rehabilitation by the government.

According to the committee, they received approximately 2.25 lakh suggestions (both offline and online) on various subjects, including marriage, divorce, property rights, succession/inheritance, adoption, maintenance, custody and guardianship

A concerted focus on a more robust implementation of the targets of Goal 5 (Gender Equality) of SDGs would lend heft to India’s declared commitment on women-led development

The Indian Psychiatric Society has said that LGBTQA spectrum individuals should be treated like all citizens of the country and should be able to enjoy all civil rights including marriage and adoption

The article has been authored by Priyanka Khimani, founder, Khimani & Associates.

The high court passed an interim order in favour of HT Media and HT Digital Streams Ltd. by restraining the rogue website from using the domain name www.hindustantimes.tech or any other domain name, consisting of the word ‘HINDUSTAN TIMES’ or is deceptively similar to the mark of the group.

Till December 3, the DDA has received 90,700 applications of which approximately 21,000 were rejected as the applicants were found to be ineligible and 11,500 were given ownership documents.

A number of Bollywood celebrities such as Farhan Akhtar, Ayushmann Khurrana, Shraddha Kapoor hailed the Supreme Court’s decision to grant equal inheritance rights to daughters as sons, irrespective of the year they were born.

The Indian executive, however, must remain conscious of such a possibility and ensure that their emergency regulatory actions are not arbitrary, discriminatory or disproportionate, and are adopted in good faith following due process.

In a new study, Yale sociologist Emma Zang examined the consequences of the 2011 judicial interpretation on the well-being of men and women.

It will increase compliance costs for industry, stifle innovation, weaken privacy, and strengthen State power

Union urban development minister Hardeep Puri said that after the bill gets the President’s nod, work on uploading of maps of 1,731 colonies would be completed.

In case of copyright, the draft suggests that ownership rights in scholarly and academic works generated utilising resources of academic institution, including books, dissertations and lecture notes, shall ordinarily be vested with the author.

Among those asked to vacate their residences, as a precautionary measure, by senior Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Ltd official (KMRCL) was minister of state for parliamentary affairs Tapas Roy.

The case was registered a week after the ACB raided the bank’s corporate headquarters. The raids were conducted after Pervaz Ahmad was removed as the bank’s chairman.

The latest battle in the war between government rules and property rights is playing out in a posh San Francisco suburb, where a retired publishing mogul has installed an elaborate homage to “The Flintstones” family.

For slum housing policies to be truly inclusive, the State must recognise diverse tenurial arrangements

With a large labour force, India is well positioned to capture the market of larger firms exiting China for more economic pastures. While the government must offer a strong commitment and support, the Shenzhen-type special governance zones should have institutional and economic autonomy.

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