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Dear Sir,
You and your father (elder son) can challenge the deed in civil court if:

Undue influence / coercion (old lady in vulnerable state at old age home, dependent on them).

Fraud / misrepresentation (property was for old age home benefit but taken in owner’s personal name).

Lack of free consent / lack of mental capacity (if she was unwell or not in a fit state of mind).

Suppression of material facts (death not informed to heirs, cremation done against religious custom).

Dear Sir,
File Representation before the Thasildar/Assistant Commissioner

Since classification was altered without notice, you can file an application under Section 136(2) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964, seeking correction of the record.

Ground: Violation of natural justice (no notice given), and long-standing RTC entries show it as A-Kharab.

Appeal to Assistant Commissioner

If Thasildar does not act, file an appeal under Section 136(2) before the Assistant Commissioner within 60 da

Dear Client,
If the apartment you bought from the builder or promoter is a registered project of RERA, then be informed that according to sub-section 3 of Section 14 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016(RERA), in case any structural defect or any other defect in workmanship, quality or provision of services or any other obligations of the promoter as per the agreement for sale relating to such development is brought to the notice of the promoter within a period of five year

Dear Sir,

Obtain an Encumbrance Certificate (EC) via Kaveri Portal

Use the Kaveri Karnataka portal (kaveri.karnataka.gov.in) to apply for an Encumbrance Certificate—essentially confirming if the property is free from mortgages, liens, or other legal burdens.

EC should cover at least the past 15 years to ensure the title is clean.

Dear Client,
A Schedule of property in a Deed of Conveyance/Sale specifies the volume of property, including a covered car parking garage or excluding the same. As per the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) Act, 2016, builders are allowed to sell covered garage spaces separately. So, apart from the Share certificate, you should check the Deed of Conveyance/Sale of the property to verify the status of the covered garage and the rent/lease agreement based on which a tailor shop is running to

Dear Client,
The transfer of title or ownership of an immovable property devolves upon a person either through the law of succession post demise of the owner or through a sale deed or deed of gift, paying requisite stamp duty while the owner is alive. The nominee does not automatically become the owner of the assets but holds them in trust until the legal heirs can claim their rights. The nominee's role is essentially administrative, managing the assets until the legal process of succession is

Dear Client,
In case of intestate succession, all the surviving legal heirs of the deceased owner are entitled to an equal share in the property left by the owner. After the amendment of the Hindu Succession Act in 2005, daughters regardless of their marital status, were given the right to claim their share both in movable and immovable assets/property, if left intestate by their parents. So, a residential plot of 0.09 acres shall be equally divided among the five legal heirs including your gra

Dear Sir,

Yes — a partition deed of a leasehold BDA property executed before the actual sale deed can be disputed, but whether the challenge succeeds will depend on the facts and the legal position in Bangalore/Karnataka regarding such property.

Dear Client,
Until and unless an undivided ancestral property or self-acquired property(if left intestate) is partitioned through a decree of partition passed by a Civil Court, a coparcener or legal heir cannot get his/her share in the said property. So, if the house built in the share of the land acquired by the legal heir/owner post partition of the property, then it is legal, otherwise it is illegal.

Dear Client,
Section 15 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 governs the succession of property of an issueless Hindu female dying intestate, i.e, without any WILL. As per Section 15(1) of the Act, if a female Hindu dies intestate without leaving any issue, then the property inherited by her from her father or mother would go to the heirs of her father whereas the property inherited from her husband or father-in-law would go to the heirs of the husband. As per Section 15(1)(a) of the Act, a female