The Supreme Court, on April 5, 2019, stayed the Delhi High Court order asking Associated Journals Ltd (AJL) to vacate the National Herald House building in New Delhi. A bench headed by chief justice … READ FULL STORY
The government has merged the ministries of Urban Development and Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, which are involved in policy making in urban areas, to form the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. A … READ FULL STORY
Although the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2016 was passed by Parliament in March 2016 and all the 92 sections of the Act come into effect from May 1, only 13 states and … READ FULL STORY
The Urban Development Ministry has proposed a six-fold increase in its ‘reform incentive fund’ to over Rs 3,000 crores annually, over the next three years, to push implementation of various schemes in the urban … READ FULL STORY
A bench headed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) chairperson, justice Swatanter Kumar, on January 5, 2017, took the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to task, for not ‘applying its mind’, while amending … READ FULL STORY
Pedestrianisation of Connaught Place on a pilot basis, will be implemented for three months from February 2017, for ground-level testing of issues related to changes in traffic circulation, experience of pedestrians and shop owners, … READ FULL STORY
Refusing to stay a December 9, 2016, notification issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), exempting real estate projects from obtaining prior environmental clearance, a bench headed by NGT chief justice Swatanter … READ FULL STORY
The Urban Development Ministry, on November 23, 2016, finalised the rules under the Real Estate Act for Delhi, which provides for a regulatory authority to undertake third-party quality audit of real estate projects, to … READ FULL STORY
Marking the first anniversary of the announcement of the government’s flagship programme, prime minister Narendra Modi will launch projects on the ‘Smart City Mission’ from Pune’s 5,000-capacity Shiv Chatrapati Sports Complex, on June 25, … READ FULL STORY
