The Madras High Court has questioned the action by Tamil Nadu authorities, in allotting huge extent of land to commercial institutions, when steps were being initiated to evict encroachers from government lands in the … READ FULL STORY
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, on January 9, 2019, said her government will ensure that refugees, settled in different parts of state for years, were given land deeds at the earliest. The exercise … READ FULL STORY
Traditionally, property investment has been viewed as a safe and stable long-term asset in India. It is often an emotional decision for Indians and is perceived as an indication of one’s status and wealth … READ FULL STORY
The West Bengal cabinet has taken a decision, to introduce an online system for granting mutation of properties, the state’s chief minister Mamata Banerjee said, on December 24, 2018. The move will benefit people … READ FULL STORY
The Karnataka government, on December 17, 2018, informed the assembly that it was mulling creating an industrial node, in association with the centre, in about 12,000 acres of abandoned land of Bharat Gold Mines … READ FULL STORY
Technology is increasingly playing an important role in the Indian real estate sector. Property technology, also known as ‘proptech’, made its presence felt in the Indian real estate market around 2005, when we saw … READ FULL STORY
Crisis-hit Jaypee Group will have to clear dues of Rs 108 crores by the end of 2018, or otherwise, it may lose the land allotted for its Formula One Buddh International Circuit and Jaypee … READ FULL STORY
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust’s Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is expecting to rake in Rs 900-1,000 crores, from the auction of a 300-acre land parcel meant for industrial area, a top official has said. The … READ FULL STORY
The Noida Authority, on November 1, 2018, gave its in-principle approval to the conversion of land holding rights, from ‘leasehold’ to ‘freehold’, subject to a nod from the Uttar Pradesh government, according to officials. … READ FULL STORY
The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has sent notices to the district revenue officers (DROs) in Tamil Nadu, asking them to specify details, including extent of ‘panchami lands’, encroachments and the steps taken … READ FULL STORY
Members of Ekta Parishad, a group working for social and land reforms in the country, demanded, on October 9, 2018 that the government ensures the passage of the Homestead Land Bill (2013) and the … READ FULL STORY
As many as 307 farmers consented for acquisition of their land on September 10, 2018 – the maximum in a single day so far – for the proposed international airport at Gautam Buddh Nagar … READ FULL STORY
Dismissing a public interest litigation (PIL) by a green, non-governmental organisation (NGO), which is likely to affect the Salem-Chennai Expressway, a division bench of the Madras High Court, comprising justices TS Sivagnanam and V … READ FULL STORY
