Legal
On Thursday, the Karnataka High Court came to the conclusion that the BBMP should give back the lands to UAS. The Chief Secretary carried out the task of asking the BBMP to stop constructions on the road between Yeshwantpur and Yelahanka which goes through the University of Agricultural Sciences. After hearing the petition which was [...] Continue Reading »
The biggest obstruction on the road to successful development of highway projects is the acquisition of land. According to the top official of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the government coming to power should make this issue their top priority in order to deal with it the right way. The infrastructure projects are [...] Continue Reading »
The agricultural department firstly proposes to have a review on land ceiling laws as Narendra Modi takes over. Cabinet secretary Ajit Seth checked a presentation on a review of land ceiling laws. 10-20 acres of irrigated lands of two crops are held by each state which stops large-scale acquisition and hampers lease. To boost irrigation [...] Continue Reading »
The new bench, which was constituted by the Supreme Court to hear the Sahara case, is scheduled to begin proceedings in the matter today, May 19. The justices that comprise the new Supreme Court bench for hearing the Sahara case include justices TS Thakur and AK Sikri. The constitution of the new bench was necessitated [...] Continue Reading »
The Maharashtra Housing Act 2012 was well received in the mainstream media ever since it was passed. It’s commendable that Maharashtra took this initiative, but what’s important to understand is that this Act has provisions that negatively impact home buyers and promote developers’ interests. What’s more, the State Act limits, and in many cases negates [...] Continue Reading »
The Delhi High Court will next week hear a PIL seeking a CBI probe into licences granted to several real estate developers in Haryana. The list of real estate developers include one allegedly associated with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra. Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Pradeep Nandrajog will hear the PIL. Advocate [...] Continue Reading »
The department of industrial policy and promotion (DIPP) secretary Amitabh Kant on Wednesday stressed on the need for amending the existing Land Acquisition Act stating that it has become difficult to acquire land for construction of roads, ports and creating other infrastructure under the act. He points out that a lot of projects have been [...] Continue Reading »
According to the section 185 of the Companies Act 2013, a company cannot give loans to (or provide security on a loan taken by) a person in whom its director is interested. Such a director could mean a director of a lending company or its holding firm, or a partner or relative of any such [...] Continue Reading »
In pursuance of an earlier order, NHAI recently submitted relevant records before a Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice BD Ahmed and Justice Siddharth Mridul. The court heard the plea of DP Majhi, who is presently working as an under-secretary in Human Resources Development Ministry and asked NHAI to produce relevant files before it to “resolve [...] Continue Reading »
The home buyers in realty developer Supertech’s two under-construction 40-storey towers in Noida held demonstrations on Sunday. They were protesting against the builder and the Allahabad High Court ruling that ordered demolition of the apartment blocks. About 250 home buyers gathered at the construction site in Noida’s Sector 93A. Anil Kumar, who bought a 1,050 [...] Continue Reading »
