Urban Land Ceiling Act
After a long delay, Maharashtra government finally cracked whip against 57 out of the 99 holders of the lands declared “surplus” under the Urban Land Ceiling Act (ULCA). This was done for non-compliance of rules and this measure should have been taken long back. Justice RK Batta probe panel had indicated these loop holes long [...] 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 »
Developers hoping to get relief from the restrictions of Urban Land Ceiling Act by the Maharashtra state government will have to wait. The state government has sought legal opinion from the advocate general on the request made by seeking exemptions from ULC approvals since the law was repealed. The Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry (MCHI), body of [...] Continue Reading »
The West Bengal government is planning to come up with a new policy for land acquisition that would be specifically meant for land owned by private individuals or groups. Since the auction route for land allocation is not favouring builders who are facing acute shortage of land for new development, the government has planned to [...] Continue Reading »
Kolkata- The first meeting of task force on urban infrastructure will be held on 10th of December 2012 at state assembly to resolve the problems of developers . The representatives of the construction-builder community will also be part of this meeting. This force set up by Mamata Banerjee comprises of chief secretary and ministers and secretaries [...] Continue Reading »
The Urban Land Ceiling Act in West Bengal is restricting the availability of large sized freehold land in the city. The real estate developers of the city are paying a premium amount for getting government auctioned land. The cost of lad was Rs 58 lakh a cottah in 2005, which has been increased to Rs [...] Continue Reading »
Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry (MCHI) has disagreed seeking no-objection certificates from the state government. MCHI- a body of real estate developers are hoping to seek relief from Urban Land Ceiling Act restrictions. Now that the act has been repealed, the state government has sought legal opinion as per developers request to seek exemptions from [...] Continue Reading »
