Land Title
Little room: Businesses struggle for expansion in Kolhapur and Sangli
Stifled growth: Businesses grapple with land shortage and soaring power tariffs
 "Little room: Businesses struggle for expansion in Kolhapur and Sangli")
Important legal documents you need when buying land: A complete checklist
Buying a home in one - or building your own - is frightening because of the possibility of scams or getting involved in legal battles in the clogged up court system
 "Important legal documents you need when buying land: A complete checklist")
J&K DCs authorised to transfer agricultural land for non-agriculturalist
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday authorised the district collectors to alienate agricultural land to a non-agriculturist for extending the primary activity on a larger commercial scale. "The Administrative Council (AC), which met here today under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, authorised the District Collectors to grant permission to an agriculturist to alienate land to a non-agriculturist subject to certain conditions and procedure for extending primary activities on larger commercial lines and reap benefits under economy of scale," an official spokesman said here. The spokesman said there have been multiple demands by Mahajans, Khatris and Sikhs for right of sale-purchase of agriculture land for investment in agriculture and allied activities. "Their resentment existed on the statutory provision that defined certain section of the society as agriculturist class who alone were eligible to own agricultural land under J&K Land Alienation Act ...
 "J&K DCs authorised to transfer agricultural land for non-agriculturalist")
New govt SPV likely to get powers to acquire and develop PSU land
The entity will be able to rent, lease and develop assets to monetise them for a fee, an official said
 "New govt SPV likely to get powers to acquire and develop PSU land")
Protest in Bihar town shows what happens to people when land isn't surveyed
Eight Indian states and two UTs have areas that have not been surveyed by the state government. People living and working on these lands have no land titles and hence no protection from displacement
Land acquisition won't lapse if compensation is deposited, says SC
Section 24 of the Act deals with situations under which a land acquisition proceedings shall deemed to have been lapsed
 "Land acquisition won't lapse if compensation is deposited, says SC")
Govt mulls amending rules to ease granting of land titles to forest-dwellers
Forest-dweller files his claim for land title to gram sabha which after examining it, refers to Sub-Divisional Level Committee
 "Govt mulls amending rules to ease granting of land titles to forest-dwellers")
Maharashtra plans Bill on land titling
Hopes titling of land to create confidence among land owners
 "Maharashtra plans Bill on land titling")
