Real Estate

Trusted Counsel in High-Stakes Real Estate Disputes

Keystone Partners has an experienced real estate litigation, arbitration, and advisory practice. The Firm represents leading developers, institutional investors and lenders, individuals, families, landlords, tenants, and homebuyers in complex disputes before civil courts, arbitral tribunals, consumer fora, and specialised authorities including RERA and its Appellate Tribunal, the NCLT and NCLAT — through to the Supreme Court of India. The practice spans the full real estate lifecycle: contested questions of title, possession, and partition; specific performance of agreements to sell and development deals; landlord-tenant and commercial property disputes; large-scale joint development and redevelopment disputes; oppression and mismanagement actions in real estate joint ventures; and insolvency proceedings involving real estate companies. The Firm draws on a deep understanding of Hindu law, succession enactments, and the statutory framework governing transfers of property rights, and regularly advises clients facing coercive actions under the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act and the Land Grab (Prohibition) Act.

Service overview

Proven Experience, Outstanding Results

We provide end-to-end real estate services that cover every aspect of the dispute resolution process. Our offerings include:
Civil Suits Involving Property Rights
Acting in civil suits concerning disputed ownership, title and possession, adverse possession, partition of estates and ancestral / joint family property, and recovery of possession; and in actions under special enactments including state-level Inam Abolition Acts and the Wakfs Act.
Prosecuting and defending claims for specific performance of agreements to sell, development agreements, and other contracts for the conveyance of immovable property; and advising on cancellation of powers of attorney, stamping, and registration disputes.
Representing landlords, tenants, and commercial occupiers in eviction proceedings, lease term and termination disputes, leave-and-licence arrangements, and disputes under rent control statutes.
Acting for developers, co-developers, landowners, contractors, and consultants in JDA disputes, redevelopment projects, mixed-use urban developments, and complex infrastructure-linked real estate ventures — in domestic and institutional arbitrations.
Representing JV partners, promoters, and institutional investors in oppression and mismanagement actions before the NCLT and NCLAT, and in claims of fraud and erstwhile-management misconduct in real estate JVs.
Representing financial creditors, corporate debtors, promoters, allottees, and resolution professionals in insolvency proceedings before the NCLT, NCLAT, and the Supreme Court — including landmark constitutional challenges to the IBC framework on behalf of real estate allottees.
Acting for both developers and homebuyers in proceedings before RERA Authorities, Appellate Tribunals, the High Courts, and the Supreme Court — and in consumer protection actions concerning delays in possession, deficiency in service, and project delivery failures.
Advising on coercive actions under the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act and the Land Grab (Prohibition) Act; slum rehabilitation disputes; and coordinated multi-forum strategies spanning insolvency, SARFAESI, RERA, and civil suits.

Representative experience

Civil Suits & Property Rights

Representing the heirs of the owner of a high-value Mumbai residential apartment in proceedings before the Supreme Court seeking eviction of a tenant under the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act.

Civil Suits & Property Rights

Defending a public charitable trust in proceedings instituted by family members of the trust’s original settlor seeking partition of lands worth crores in Bengaluru, before the City Civil Court, Bengaluru, and the Karnataka High Court.

Civil Suits & Property Rights

Successfully represented a private automobile manufacturer in prosecuting claims for grant of occupancy rights in respect of its lands in central Bengaluru, under the Mysore Religious and Charitable Inams Abolition Act.

Lease, Tenancy & Commercial Property

Acted for a leading international EPC contractor, in a high-stakes tenancy dispute over commercial property.

Lease, Tenancy & Commercial Property

Acted for a leading Chinese EPC contractor in a high-stakes tenancy dispute over commercial property in Kolkata.

Large-Scale Real Estate Development Disputes

Representing a real estate developer in claims against another major real estate developer in proceedings before the Supreme Court of India and in arbitration before a tribunal of three retired Supreme Court judges, arising out of the construction of joint projects (INR 200 crores).

Large-Scale Real Estate Development Disputes

Acted in arbitration relating to the construction of a mixed-use urban development project in Bengaluru (INR 800 crores).

Large-Scale Real Estate Development Disputes

Acted for a landowner on the termination of a Development Agreement entered into with a Developer for a property in Mumbai valued at over INR 1,200 crores.

Large-Scale Real Estate Development Disputes

Representing a leading Indian real estate developer in defending an INR 580-crore enforcement of a London-seated ICC award, involving high-value indemnity claims and complex demerger disputes with a major Middle Eastern conglomerate.

Large-Scale Real Estate Development Disputes

Representing a leading Bengaluru-based interior works contractor in arbitration before a retired Supreme Court judge against a Hyderabad-based real estate conglomerate, arising out of additional ‘non-tendered’ works claims.

Large-Scale Real Estate Development Disputes

Acting for real estate developers and corporate investors in property and slum rehabilitation disputes before the Bombay High Court and the City Civil Court.

Joint Venture Disputes in Real Estate

Representing the Indian JV partner of a listed real-estate conglomerate in disputes before the NCLT and NCLAT pertaining to oppressive undervalued rights issues undertaken by its UAE-based partner.

Joint Venture Disputes in Real Estate

Representing a real-estate aggregator entity in disputes raised by minority shareholders (land contributors) alleging oppression and mismanagement.

Joint Venture Disputes in Real Estate

Acted for an Indian-based real estate company and its foreign investor in proceedings against the erstwhile management involving a fraud exceeding INR 200 crores.

Insolvency of Real Estate Companies

Represented the lead petitioner in landmark proceedings before the Supreme Court of India challenging the constitutional validity of certain amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, on behalf of real estate allottees.

Insolvency of Real Estate Companies

Representing a leading Non-Banking Financial Company in insolvency and liquidation proceedings against real estate companies for defaults greater than INR 300 crores.

Insolvency of Real Estate Companies

Representing a Mumbai-based real estate development company and its promoters in defending creditor actions before the NCLT and NCLAT, arising from defaults in respect of Non-Convertible Debentures aggregating to INR 30 crores.

Insolvency of Real Estate Companies

Representing and advising one of India’s largest construction companies against real estate debtors before the NCLT, NCLAT, and the Supreme Court of India.

RERA, Homebuyer & Consumer Disputes

Acted for both developers and flat purchasers in proceedings under RERA before the Authority, the Appellate Tribunal, the Bombay High Court, and the Supreme Court of India.

RERA, Homebuyer & Consumer Disputes

Acted for a group of allottees against the developer of a well known project, securing favourable refund orders before the RERA Tribunal, the Bombay High Court, and the Supreme Court of India over delays in possession.

RERA, Homebuyer & Consumer Disputes

Acted for homebuyers in a real estate project in Borivali in proceedings before the MahaRERA and the MahaRERA Appellate Tribunal, addressing a 10-year delay and non-compliance with sale agreements.

RERA, Homebuyer & Consumer Disputes

Acted for allottees against a developer securing a refund of INR 1 crore over delayed possession before the MahaRERA Tribunal.

RERA, Homebuyer & Consumer Disputes

Acted for a major Bangalore-based real estate developer in proceedings before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and the Supreme Court of India in disputes pertaining to alleged delays in delivery of numerous high-value developments.

news & insights

MahaRERA pulls up Borivali developer for 10-year delay

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Warrant issued against Swadhinta Builders by MahaRERA Appellate Tribunal

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Mumbai HC upholds RERA Tribunal order for refund to Wadala Towers flat buyers

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Supreme Court rejects builder’s plea against Wadala flat buyers’ refund order

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Litigating homebuyers relieved: Real Estate Tribunal acts in support

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Mumbai RERA Tribunal directs builder to refund Rs 1 crore over late possession

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