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title: "Blog · Vakyl Rahman"
description: "Plain-language notes on court procedure in Chennai — property and money recovery, family and tenancy matters."
url: https://vakyl.in/blog/
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Legal awareness notes

# Notes on how the law here actually works

Short pieces on the questions that come up most often — what a notice means, which court hears what, what a step really costs in time. Written and reviewed by Advocate Abdul Rahman Usman, Chennai.

[All](https://vakyl.in/blog/) [Rent & Tenancy Property & Civil Family Property & Civil **Can parents take back a property they gifted or settled on a child?** Section 23 of the Senior Citizens Act lets the Maintenance Tribunal void a transfer made on condition of care. Whether that condition must be written into the deed is still contested in Madras. 5 November 2026 · 3 min read](https://vakyl.in/blog/category/rent-and-tenancy/) [Rent & Tenancy **How to register a tenancy on tenancy.tn.gov.in** The documents to have ready, the steps on the State tenancy portal, the 90-day window and the fee — and why, since June 2026, the registration number decides the forum. 24 October 2026 · 3 min read](https://vakyl.in/blog/how-to-register-tenancy-tenancy-tn-gov-in/) [Rent & Tenancy **Can my landlord raise the rent every year in Tamil Nadu?** Under s.9 of the 2017 Act, a rent increase follows the agreement, needs three months’ notice by default, and cannot happen mid-term unless the agreement provides for it. 11 October 2026 · 3 min read](https://vakyl.in/blog/rent-increase-every-year-tamil-nadu/) [Property & Civil **After a death in the family: legal heir certificate, patta transfer, and when it becomes a partition case** The legal heir certificate, the succession certificate and the patta transfer, in the order families need them — and the point at which it becomes a partition suit. 7 September 2026 · 3 min read](https://vakyl.in/blog/legal-heir-certificate-patta-transfer-after-death/) [Family **How does a court actually decide the maintenance amount?** There is no fixed percentage. What courts weigh, why both sides now file affidavits of assets and liabilities, and what makes a claim credible. 24 August 2026 · 7 min read](https://vakyl.in/blog/how-courts-decide-maintenance-amount/) [Property & Civil **Patta, chitta and encumbrance certificate: what each one actually proves** A patta is not title. What each Tamil Nadu land record does and does not establish, which to obtain before buying, and how they fit together with the deeds. 17 August 2026 · 7 min read](https://vakyl.in/blog/patta-chitta-encumbrance-certificate-what-each-proves/) [Property & Civil **A legal notice has arrived. What should you do this week?** A legal notice is a demand, not a court order — but ignoring it is still the wrong move. What it can and cannot do, and the five things worth doing before you reply. 10 August 2026 · 6 min read](https://vakyl.in/blog/a-legal-notice-has-arrived-what-now/) [Property & Civil **You have received a notice. How to tell what it actually is** A lawyer’s notice, a court summons and a Rent Authority notice are three different things with three different deadlines. How to identify what is in your hand, and what happens if you ignore it. 8 August 2026 · 8 min read](https://vakyl.in/blog/what-is-this-notice-i-received/) [Rent & Tenancy **Your rent agreement is not registered. Does it still count?** Since the 2017 Act, a Tamil Nadu tenancy must be in writing and registered with the Rent Authority within 90 days. What happens if it was not — and what to do now. 1 August 2026 · 6 min read](https://vakyl.in/blog/tenancy-registration-tamil-nadu-2017-act/)

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