Property disputes in Pakistan combine the complexity of civil procedure with the idiosyncrasies of revenue law — a combination that punishes those who treat them as routine. The Fard, the jamabandi, the mutation record, the registered sale deed, and the development authority approval are all separate documents that must align. When they do not — when a seller's title is encumbered, when a mutation was entered without proper proceedings, when a development scheme allocates a plot that has already been sold to someone else — the problem does not fix itself. It compounds.
The chambers' property law associate combines revenue law knowledge with civil litigation experience to provide what most property lawyers offer separately: advice on title before the transaction and representation in court when it goes wrong after. For matters involving inheritance of immovable property, the associate works closely with the chambers' family law practice. For matters where a government authority's decision has affected a property right, the constitutional litigation team stands ready to intervene.
What We Handle
- Title verification and due diligence for urban and rural immovable property
- Drafting and registration of sale deeds, gift deeds, leases, and mortgages
- Fard, mutation, and revenue record rectification
- Adverse possession and boundary disputes
- Pre-emption matters under the Punjab Pre-emption Act
- Urban development authority approvals, NOCs, and building by-laws compliance
- Litigation for declaration of title, possession, and eviction
- Housing scheme disputes — allotment cancellations, refund claims, and developer accountability
Property in Commercial Transactions
Real estate frequently appears in commercial transactions — as security for financing, as a contribution to a joint venture, or as the subject of a development agreement. The chambers' corporate and commercial practice and banking and finance team work alongside the property associate on transactions where property is part of a larger commercial structure, ensuring that the legal documentation and the revenue record move together.
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