An act to impose a maximum limit or ceiling on the holding of agricultural land in the state of maharashtra. Section 20 in the urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976. List of maharashtra acts enacted during the year 2012. Land ceiling act of maharashtra ii have the following queries. The maharashtra government today repealed the threedecadeold urban land ceiling and regulation act ulcra at its assembly session in nagpur. Congressled government in maharashtra on thursday succeeded in.
Provided also that, a person who had not applied for grant of such land within the period of 90 days. This research paper is an attempt to understand the relevance of the urban land ceiling act, 1976 1, in todays scenario keeping in mind the fact that india is striving to be a market driven economy and the reasons for which it should be repealed. Part of 3 year course first year sem iv 5 year course third year sem viii topics central legislation urban land ceiling act 1976 although it is repealed, it continues to remain in force in maharashtra land acquisition act 1940 or right to fair compensation and transparency in land acquision, rehabilitation and resettlement act. The state of maharashtra imposes one time premium for. Urban land ceiling and regulation act repealed schedule i. Received the a sspnt of the president on the 14th may 1978, first pblihed in the tamil nadu government gazette extraordinary on the 17rh may 1978 aikasi. The act in question, subsequently repealed in maharashtra in 2007, had imposed a ceiling on how much vacant land an individual entity may hold across 64 urban agglomerates in india to prevent concentration of urban land in a few hands. Feb 16, 2014 the parliament by the urban land ceiling and regulation repeal act, 1999 on 22. The tamil nadu urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1978. The golden jubilee year of the land reforms act has set off yet another tiff between the cpm and cpi over the lineage in the states path breaking act. Maharashtra moves to free vacant land exempted under ceiling act. An act to provide for the imposition of a ceiling on vacant land in urban agglomerations, for the acquisition of such land in excess of the ceiling limit, to regulate the construction of buildings on such land and for matters connected therewith, with a view to preventing the concentration of urban land.
The maharshtra revenue minister balasaheb thorat on monday said there was no question of accepting the centres controversial proposal to. Haryana relaxes law on land ceiling chandigarh hindustan. New developments on proposed land ceiling act maharashtra has said no to centre plan to cut agricultural land ceiling. Till 2012, the state had acquired only 262 acres of excess vacant land in the city over 30 years, but had granted exemptions for an astounding 1,851 acres of such excess land. The state government was under severe pressure from the centre to repeal the act to avail funds under the jawaharlal nehru national urban renewal mission. Haryana relaxes law on land ceiling coming to the rescue of real estate developers, the council of ministers in haryana on wednesday approved the draft of an ordinance to amend haryana ceiling on. Urban land ceiling act, 1976 a critical analysis of impact on. Maharashtra to amend land acquisition act the hindu. Be it enacted by parliament in the fiftieth year of the republic of india as follows,short title, application and commencement,1 this act may be called the urban land ceiling and regulation repeal act, 1999. Vide its section 12, it applies in the first instance to the. Land over and above the ceiling limit, called surplus land. Maharashtra agricultural lands ceiling on holdings act, 1961.
In section 281aa of the maharashtra agricultural lands ceiling on holdings act, 1961 hereinafter referred to as the principal act, in subsection 3, after the second proviso, the following proviso shall be added, namely. The tamil nadu urban land ceiling and regulation act. Maharashtra repeals land ceiling act, finally business. Where after the imposition of ceiling under this act, any land is, by recession of any river, added to any holding, under any law or custom and the area of the land so added, together with the area of other existing land held by a tenureholder, exceeds the ceiling area applicable to him. Act 20 of 1964 maharashtra agricultural produce marketing regulation act, 1963. Haryana, himachal pradesh, karnataka, maharashtra, orissa, punjab. Under ulcra, no one is allowed to hold land in excess of 2,000 square metres. Mrashtra repeals urban land ceiling the financial express. Maharashtra govt proposes amendment to land acquisition act for mumbainagpur expressway changes to enable speedy acquisition of land.
The urban land ceiling and regulation repeal act, 1999 no, 15 of 1999 22nd march, 1999. What are the indian land ceiling laws in laymans terms. Aug 31, 2015 the act in question, subsequently repealed in maharashtra in 2007, had imposed a ceiling on how much vacant land an individual entity may hold across 64 urban agglomerates in india to prevent concentration of urban land in a few hands. Click to share on twitter opens in new window click to share on facebook opens in new. Act 27 of 1961, agricultural lands ceiling on holding act, 1961. Imposition of ceiling on agricultural holdings amendment and validation act, 1979. I this act may be called the haryana ceiling on land holdings act, 1972. Apr 24, 2015 the urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976 act no. Maharashtra agricultural lands ceiling on holdings act 1961. The urban land ceiling and regulation repeal act, 1999. Urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976 wikipedia. Act 03 of 1922, cotton contracts control war provisions repeal act, 1922.
An act to provide for the imposition of a ceiling on vacant land in urban agglomerations, for the acquisition of such land in excess of the ceiling limit, to regulate the construction. An act to provide for the imposition of a ceiling on vacant land in urban agglomerations, for the acquisition of such land, in excess of the ceiling limit, to regulate the construction of buildings on such land and for matters connected therewith with a view to preventing the concentration of urban land in the hands of a few persons and. Declaration as to giving effect to cer tain directive principles. The urban land ceiling and regulation act, or ulcra, mandated that no individual entity could own more than 500 sq. Maharashtra, orissa, punjab, tripura, uttar pradesh, west bengal and all the. An act to repeal the urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976 be it enacted by parliament in the fiftieth year of the republic of india as follows. It shall be deemed to have come into force in the states of haryana and punjab and in all the union territories on the 11th day of january, 1999 and in other state which adopts this act under clause 2 of article 252 of the constitution on the date of such adoption. An act to repeal the urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976. The income tax department never asks for your pin numbers, passwords or similar access information for credit cards, banks or other financial accounts through email the income tax department appeals to taxpayers not to respond to such emails and not to share information relating to their credit card, bank and other financial accounts.
Maharashtra govt proposes amendment to land acquisition act. On the off chance that, if the individualfamily possesses more land than the ceiling lim. This act was repealed in november 2007 in the state of maharashtra. Full text of the maharashtra agricultural lands ceiling on. Supreme court decides the fate of landholders affected by the. Be it enacted by parliament in the fiftieth year of the republic of india as follows. The repeal, done after months of delay and debate, could free up as much as 500 hectares 1,234 acres of land available for development, chief minister vilasrao deshmukh said today. The tamll nadu urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1978. Be it enacted by parliament in the fiftieth year of the republic of india as. The state of maharashtra vide its notification dated 1.
Act 22 of 1950, merged areas enclaves and specified areas amd of laws act, 1950. The urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976 act no. Statement of objects and reasons section 15 of the rajasthan imposition of ceiling on agricultural holdings act, 1973 act no. Where after the imposition of ceiling under this act, any land is, by recession of any river, added to any holding, under any law or custom and the area of the land so added, together with the area of other existing land held by a tenureholder, exceeds the. The urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976 lawyers law. Urban land ceiling and regulation repeal act, 1999.
The maharshtra revenue minister balasaheb thorat on monday said there was no question of accepting the centres controversial proposal to further reduce the ceiling on agricultural land. The maharashtra government repealed the urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976 on november 29 saying the basic purpose of the act was not fulfilled. The repeal was a precondition to the state government with a grant under the jawaharlal nehru national urban renewal mission jnnurm, to be used for major infrastructure development projects like the mumbai trans harbour link, the mumbai metro project, the bandraworli. Bombay high court empowers maharashtra government to act. Urban land ceiling and regulationrepeal ordinance, 1999. Be it enacted by parliament in the fiftieth year of the. Suitable changes will be made in the maharashtra land acquisition act, 20, it was decided at a cabinet meeting.
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