Charitable Trust Property

How to Lease Public Charitable Trust Property in West Bengal

Law of Public Charitable Trusts

The law of trusts in West Bengal has developed in its own specialized way but it has definitely created a lot of advantages as a very convenient instrument for running religious and charitable organisations.

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Housing Society Rules

Managing Housing Society Allotment of Flats in West Bengal

Core Committee in a Housing Society in West Bengal

Under West Bengal Co-operative Society Rules 2011 (WBCS Rules 2011), Rule 124, before the Housing Society gets registered, the members should hold a meeting where the Chief Promoter, Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Treasurer from amongst the promoters should be elected. This helps in deciding the members who may then set up the procedure for housing society allotment of flats in West Bengal.

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Conversion Water Body West Bengal

Conversion of Doba or Tank or Water Body Land into Homestead Land or Commercial Land in West Bengal

Introduction

To convert doba/tank or water body land into residential or commercial or homestead land, one has to apply to the District Land Reform and Land Reform Officer (DLR/LRO) in the given format that is attached below.

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Saving Capital Gains

Save Capital Gains from Selling Co-operative Housing Property

Understanding Capital Gains

To understand Capital Gains from selling Co-operative Housing Society flat/plot in West Bengal it is important to understand the specific provisions of the Income Tax Act as provided under:

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Housing Society Dispute

Disputes and Differences in West Bengal Co-operative Housing Society

Disputes in West Bengal Co-operative Housing Societies

If disputes arise in a co-operative housing societies located at Kalyani, Krishnanagar, Nadia, Salt Lake, or any part of West Bengal then such disputes are to be referred to the Deputy Registrar or Assistant Registrar of Co-operative Societies in West Bengal.

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Hypothecation Mortgage Lawyer

Hypothecation and Mortgage of Property in West Bengal

What is Hypothecation?

Hypothecation legally means providing something as collateral for any form of debt. However, although a collateral security is provided the debtor usually does not have to turn over physical custody of the collateral although the lender is “hypothetically” in control of the collateral.

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Checklist for Buying Property

Checklist For Buying Flat or House or Property in West Bengal and Kolkata

You must check the following before embarking upon buying any property, be it a house, land or an ownership flat or even a Co-operative society flat.

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NRI Status India

Residential / Non Residential (NRI) Status in India

The concept of “Non Resident Indian” has been defined differently under various statutes such as the Income Tax Act, 1961 and Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999.

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Housing Society Rules

Co-operative Housing Society Rules West Bengal

Introduction

A cooperative housing society in West Bengal is formed under the West Bengal Co-operative Societies Act, 2006, which however came into force in 2010.

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