https://lawjournals.celnet.in/index.php/njrel <p>National Journal of Real estate law involves anything dealing with real property (land). These laws are designed to determine who owns land and the buildings on it, who has a right to possess and use land or buildings, the sale and purchase of real property, landlord and tenant issues, the development of real property, and compliance with local, state, or national regulations affecting the use of real property. An attorney practising real estate law may focus on contractual issues by drafting and reviewing contracts; some real estate attorneys may be more focused on litigation issues, such as determining the ownership of land in court, challenging or enforcing easements, seeking to allow the specific development of property, or trying to prevent or alter a planned development of real property. In addition, an attorney practicing real estate law may focus on a specific type of real estate law or a related area of law, such as oil and gas or natural resources law.</p> en-US [email protected] (Mr. Gagan Kumar (Associate Editor)) [email protected] (Ms. Ankita Srivastava (Journal Manager)) Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:37:50 +0000 OJS 3.3.0.5 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 https://lawjournals.celnet.in/index.php/njrel/article/view/2040 <p>The rapid expansion of real estate development into urban fringe areas represents not only an environmental crisis but a profound failure of legal governance in the twenty-first century. As metropolitan populations swell and housing demand intensifies, peri-urban landscapes once characterised by agricultural lands, wetlands, forests, and grasslands are being systematically converted into residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments, often in direct contravention of existing statutory protections. This article examines the legal dimensions of such transformation, interrogating the regulatory frameworks and their failures governing biodiversity loss, soil degradation, hydrological disruption, urban heat island intensification, air<br>quality deterioration, and the fragmentation of ecological corridors. Drawing upon statutory law, judicial precedents, and comparative regulatory analysis across rapidly urbanising jurisdictions in Asia, Africa, and the Americas, this paper evaluates the legal architecture and its structural inadequacies that permit irreversible ecological harm in peri-urban zones. The discussion<br>contextualises findings within the broader framework of environmental constitutionalism, sustainable development law, and the emerging jurisprudence of rights of nature. The article concludes with law reform recommendations grounded in rights-based environmental governance, mandatory green infrastructure standards, and ecosystem-based legal frameworks aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.</p> Swarnima Gorani , Bhupinder Singh Copyright (c) 2026 National Journal of Real Estate Law https://lawjournals.celnet.in/index.php/njrel/article/view/2040 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://lawjournals.celnet.in/index.php/njrel/article/view/2039 <p>This paper examines the evolution, application challenges and the impacts of the basic structure doctrine. It also traces the vision of the constitution framers to maintain the unity and integrity of the country. The paper also analyses the development of the doctrine through cases such as Shankari Prasad v. Union of India (1951), Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973), and Shayara Bano v. Union of India (2017). Moreover, it investigates the problems, including Variation in Court Decisions, Unclear Boundaries for Parliament, and challenges in Balancing Conflicting Constitutional Values. The paper not only inculcates the problems but also provides the solutions by suggesting Sovereign, Democratic, and Republican Nature, Secularism, and Welfare State Principles, etc, to inculcate in the basic structure doctrine framework. The paper concludes with several impacts of the basic structure doctrine, notably Protecting National Unity, Safeguarding Democracy, Preserving Secularism and Fundamental Rights.</p> PAYAL KUMARI Copyright (c) 2026 National Journal of Real Estate Law https://lawjournals.celnet.in/index.php/njrel/article/view/2039 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000