--- title: "Matters handled in Chennai · Vakyl Rahman" description: "Every kind of case taken on in Chennai: property and title disputes, inheritance and family property, money recovery, family and matrimonial matters, tenancy and rent disputes — each linked to a plain-language guide." url: https://vakyl.in/areas/chennai/matters/ --- # Matters handled in Chennai Every kind of case Advocate Abdul Rahman Usman takes on in Chennai, for either side — grouped by area, each with the guide that explains how it works. ₹500 for 30 minutes · in person, phone or video · Tamil or English Property and title disputesInheritance and family propertyMoney recoveryFamily and matrimonial mattersTenancy and rent disputes ## Property and title disputes Land, houses, flats and commercial premises in Chennai — who owns them, who is entitled to be on them, and whether the documents hold up. - [**Title disputes and declaration of ownership**](https://vakyl.in/practice/declaration-of-title/) A court declaration that the property is yours, where someone denies it or the records say otherwise. - [**Patta, chitta and revenue-record disputes**](https://vakyl.in/blog/patta-chitta-encumbrance-certificate-what-each-proves/) Where the revenue records conflict with ownership — a patta records possession for revenue purposes; it is not title. - [**Forged, fraudulent or unauthorised sale and settlement deeds**](https://vakyl.in/practice/cancellation-of-deed/) Setting aside a deed executed by fraud, without authority, or by someone with no right to execute it. - [**Encroachment, boundary disputes and illegal construction**](https://vakyl.in/practice/injunction/) Stopping a neighbour building over the boundary, or construction that should not go ahead. - [**Stopping a sale, mortgage or transfer during a dispute**](https://vakyl.in/practice/injunction/) An injunction to keep the property as it is while the dispute is decided. - [**Trespass and threatened dispossession**](https://vakyl.in/practice/injunction/) Protecting possession against someone trying to take it without due process. - [**Recovering possession from an unauthorised occupant**](https://vakyl.in/practice/eviction/) Getting property back from a person who stays on without right — including a licensee whose permission has ended. - [**Legal notices in property disputes**](https://vakyl.in/blog/a-legal-notice-has-arrived-what-now/) Sending a notice, and replying to one, before anything is filed. ## Inheritance and family property What happens to property after a death in the family, and how inherited or jointly held property is divided. - [**Partition of ancestral and inherited property**](https://vakyl.in/practice/partition-suit/) Dividing jointly held family property into separate shares, by agreement or by a partition suit. - [**A daughter's share in her father's property**](https://vakyl.in/practice/partition-suit/) Including married daughters, and claims raised years after the death. - [**One heir keeping the others out**](https://vakyl.in/practice/partition-suit/) Where a co-heir has sold, mortgaged or let the property as if it were entirely theirs. - [**Legal heir certificate and patta transfer after a death**](https://vakyl.in/blog/legal-heir-certificate-patta-transfer-after-death/) The documents families need, in order, and the point at which it becomes a partition case. - [**Parents taking back a gifted or settled property**](https://vakyl.in/blog/parents-cancel-gift-settlement-deed-senior-citizens-act/) Revoking a gift or settlement deed under the Senior Citizens Act, 2007, where the child has stopped caring for the parent. ## Money recovery Recovering money that is owed — from an individual or a business — through the civil courts in Chennai. - [**Money lent and not returned**](https://vakyl.in/practice/money-recovery/) Hand loans to friends, relatives or acquaintances, with or without a written acknowledgement. - [**Unpaid dues, invoices and business payments**](https://vakyl.in/practice/money-recovery/) Sums owed for goods supplied, work done or services rendered. - [**Summary suits on written contracts and promissory notes**](https://vakyl.in/practice/money-recovery/) The faster Order XXXVII CPC route, where the claim rests on a written contract or instrument for a fixed sum. - [**Civil recovery on a cheque or promissory note**](https://vakyl.in/practice/money-recovery/) Recovering the money itself through a civil suit — separate from any criminal complaint over a dishonoured cheque. - [**Legal notice demanding payment, and replying to one**](https://vakyl.in/blog/what-is-this-notice-i-received/) The notice that usually comes first, and what to do when one arrives. ## Family and matrimonial matters Divorce, separation, maintenance and children — before the Family Courts in Chennai. - [**Mutual consent divorce**](https://vakyl.in/practice/mutual-divorce/) Both spouses agree; the two-motion procedure, and when the waiting period can be waived. - [**Contested divorce**](https://vakyl.in/practice/contested-divorce/) Divorce on a statutory ground where the other spouse does not agree. - [**Maintenance for a wife, children or parents**](https://vakyl.in/practice/maintenance/) Under s.144 BNSS (old s.125 CrPC) and the personal laws — including interim maintenance while the case runs. - [**How the maintenance amount is decided**](https://vakyl.in/blog/how-courts-decide-maintenance-amount/) Income, needs and the disclosure each side must make. - [**Judicial separation**](https://vakyl.in/practice/judicial-separation/) Living apart under a court order without ending the marriage. - [**Child custody**](https://vakyl.in/practice/child-custody/) Who the child lives with, decided on the welfare of the child. - [**Visitation, and enforcing access orders**](https://vakyl.in/practice/child-custody/) Access for the parent the child does not live with, including when an order is not being honoured. ## Tenancy and rent disputes For landlords and tenants alike — disputes under the Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Act, 2017, before the Rent Court in Chennai. - [**Rent Court (RLTOP) applications**](https://vakyl.in/practice/rltop-rent-court/) The forum for rent, deposit and eviction disputes on a registered tenancy. - [**A tenant who will not vacate**](https://vakyl.in/practice/eviction/) Eviction on the grounds the Act allows, through the Rent Court or, where it applies, the civil court. - [**Arrears of rent**](https://vakyl.in/practice/rltop-rent-court/) Rent unpaid, and the notice the Act requires before eviction on that ground. - [**Security deposit or advance not returned**](https://vakyl.in/practice/rltop-rent-court/) When the deposit is returnable, and how to recover it. - [**Rent increase disputes**](https://vakyl.in/blog/rent-increase-every-year-tamil-nadu/) Whether and how a landlord can raise the rent under the 2017 Act. - [**Water, electricity or other essential services cut off**](https://vakyl.in/practice/rltop-rent-court/) A remedy under the Act, with an interim order for immediate restoration. - [**Tenancy registration, and unregistered tenancies**](https://vakyl.in/blog/how-to-register-tenancy-tenancy-tn-gov-in/) Registering on tenancy.tn.gov.in, and what follows when a tenancy was never registered. - [**Appeals to the Rent Tribunal**](https://vakyl.in/practice/rltop-rent-court/) Challenging a Rent Court order. Vakyl Rahman (vakyl.in) is the independent website of one enrolled advocate, Abdul Rahman Usman, practising in Chennai. It is not a lawyer marketplace, directory or legal-services platform, and is not part of or affiliated with any. If your situation needs advice specific to your facts, a paid consultation is available. ₹500 for 30 minutes · in person, phone or video · Tamil or English [Book a Consultation](https://vakyl.in/book-consultation/)