property law

Divided stand the erstwhile Jaipur royals. Barely a week after the passing away of Rajmata Gayatri Devi, Royalty Jaipur is heading for    an..

Railways have been submitting necessary proposals for land acquisition for railway projects from time to time to the State Governments.  Timely availability of land is one of the issues connected with execution of projects. The land acq..

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued contempt notices to the state government and three directors of a construction company on a petition challenging the government’s failure to take action against illegal construction of a five-storeyed hotel on the green belt of Ganesh nagar colony in Babaria Kala. A division bench comprising Justices Deepak Mishra and Satish Ch..

 If you thought the absence of ``unreasonable'' allies would make it all smooth for UPA 2, think again. For, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has virtually capped the government's proposal to introduce a greater balance between the land holder's rights and the imperatives of land acquisition for industry an..

'Land' and 'Colonisation' being State subjects, it is primarily the responsibility of State Governments to provide for adequate Shelter and enact enabling regulatory measures to facilitate the same. However, the National Conference of State Ministers of Housing,..

 Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee is understood to have raised serious objection to the bill relating to land acquisition for industrialisation and rehabilitation of the land losers. She raised her objections at a meeting of the Union Cabinet on Thursday night on the provisions of the Land Acquisition (amendment) Bill 2007 a..

The Madras High Court dismissed a petition filed by Banumathi Thambidurai, wife of former AIADMK Minister M Thambidurai and the Managing Trustee of the Adiyaman Educational Trust in a land allotment case and directed her to pay the land cost to Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB). In 1988, TNHB allotted 62 grounds of land to the Trust for constructing an engineering college at ..

Strongly disapproving of the sale of immovable properties through general power of attorney (GPA), agreement to sell and will, the Supreme Court has declared that such sales of property are not only illegal, but also cause huge loss of revenue to the state exchequer, besides encouraging the real estate mafia and their musclemen to indulge in fraudulent sale of properties to more than one purcha..

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court while observing that land grabbing, particularly of prime and forest land, was not possible without the active connivance of officers, asked Orissa Government to ‘unravel the truth’ and punish the erring officials.  Dealing with a case relating to the alleged grabbing of 53.95 acres of prime land in Bhubaneswar, th..

NO SHRINES ON PUBLIC SITES: HC TELL GOVT BANGALORE, 7 Mar 2009 : The high court on Friday said no church, temple or masjid should exist in public sites and asked the state government to come out with a uniform stand within two weeks. It asked the government what action it proposes to take about places of worship encroaching upon civic amenity sites and other public properties. "If a po..

CRZ row: HC raps coastal sarpanchas PANAJI,6 Mar 2009: Ahead of the government’s bid to regularize illegal structures in CRZ areas, four sarpanchas from Canacona taluka were recipients of a severe reprimand from the high court of Bombay at Goa on Thursday for not demolishing structures violating CRZ rules and built after February 19, 1991. A division bench comprising Justice P B Maj..

Meghalaya to approach SC to solve boundary issue with Assam Shillong | Thursday, Mar 5 2009 IST The Meghalaya government today asked its Advocate General G S Massar to sort out the vexed border dispute with Assam. The government approved the formation of 'Legal Committee' during the Cabinet meeting today, which discussed at length the long pending dispute with its neighbouring state Assa..

HC asks DDA to explain ''P'' in layout plan New Delhi | Wednesday, Mar 4 2009 IST The Delhi High Court today asked the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to explain the meaning of 'P' mentioned in their layout plan of Loha Mandi, Naraina. ''Is it 'a Park ' or is it a 'Parking area' a bench headed by Chief Justice asked the DDA. Acting on a petition filed by All India Crime Prevention ..

The Supreme Court said that all state governments must provide reservation in their scheme for allotment of lands for disabled persons at concessional rates. "We are issuing directions that whenever any state government or local (municipal) body works out scheme for allotment of land, they must provide reservation for disabled persons at concessional rates," a Bench comprising Chief Justice K..

HC Vacates Munnar Stay Order Kochi, Tuesday,3 March 2009 : The Kerala High Court Monday vacated the stay order on assignment of land at Munnar. A Division Bench, comprising Acting Chief Justice J B Koshy and Justice M C Hari Rani made it clear that the assignment would be subject to the final order of the court. The court also directed the District Collector to supervise the assignment p..