Pressure on Kerala’s limited land resources, due to the growing population, denudation of the Western Ghats and climate change, could be the reasons behind the floods that have ravaged the state, eminent scientist, K … READ FULL STORY
Under a proposal, cleared by the Maharashtra cabinet on August 7, 2018, the MHADA (Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority) will form joint ventures with interested private landowners, to execute the centre’s flagship scheme, … READ FULL STORY
The Congress, on August 1, 2018, demanded a probe against the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner, after the civic body lost the court case of a plot worth Rs 500 crores in a suburb. … READ FULL STORY
While the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA) has mandated that developers have compulsory title insurance, it is imperative to understand why the issues related to unclear land titles, have not been addressed. … READ FULL STORY
Nearly 12,066 acres of surplus land of the Railways, are now up for grabs. The national transporter has written to 13 states, asking them to either buy or exchange these land parcels, for developmental … READ FULL STORY
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has submitted a detailed report in a Pune court, in connection with the case of alleged irregularities in the purchase of MIDC land near the city, involving former Maharashtra revenue … READ FULL STORY
Integrated townships, with high-end infrastructure and facilities that are on par with ‘smart cities’, are fast becoming the order of the day and are changing the way developers are planning their new projects. Much … READ FULL STORY
In a statement issued on April 2, 2018, Congress leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, citing the Bakshi Committee report on denotification of land, asked the Maharashtra government to remove industries minister Subhash Desai. Patil said … READ FULL STORY
A Supreme Court bench, comprising chief justice Dipak Misra and justice AM Khanwilkar, on February 16, 2018, asked Omshakthy Agencies (Madras) Pvt Ltd to deposit Rs 90 cores after Unitech Ltd informed the court … READ FULL STORY
An interim report related to the ‘illegal’ sale of a dargah land belonging to the Delhi Waqf Board, was tabled in the Delhi assembly, on January 16, 2018. The questions and reference committee of … READ FULL STORY
A petition challenging allotment of more than 4,000 acres of land to Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Yog Sansthan, in Noida in Uttar Pradesh, came up for hearing before the Allahabad High Court, on August 28, … READ FULL STORY
A Supreme Court bench of chief justice JS Khehar and justice DY Chandrachud, on August 4, 2017, warned states to file their responses, on a plea seeking the return of unused land acquired for … READ FULL STORY
The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA), has been implemented with the purpose of enhancing transparency, mitigating information asymmetry and applying a uniform ‘code of conduct’ for developers across various states. It seeks … READ FULL STORY
