Order of the High Court of Gujarat in the matter of Samsuddin Jainulabiddin Shaikh & Others Vs The State of Gujarat & Others dated 06/05/2025. A petition was filed by 58 people who are residing near Chandola lake, Ahmedabad. The petitioners have constructed hutments along the periphery of Chandola lake. …
NGO urges L-G to strop misuse of green areas To meet the increasing demand for housing in the Capital, the Delhi Development Authority has decided to change land use of a marshland in Dheerpur and announced a housing project for the Delhi Police on the site. Incidentally, the same marshland …
With the new year approaching, the forest department is gearing to get its boots dirty and dig trenches to safeguard its land from encroachers. With 2,232 illegal structures, incsluding shanties, huts and pucca houses, razed so far, the department has now spread its patrolling to prevent these structures coming up …
The Odisha High Court (HC) on Thursday declared the agreement between ARSS Infrastructure Projects Ltd, a city-based firm and Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) ‘null and void’. ARSS and OSRTC had entered into a pact for developing a modern, state-of-the-art bus terminal over 14.43 acres at the Baramunda locality …
The irony was not lost on anyone when Meerut, part of the ancient Harappan settlement renowned for its sophisticated drainage systems, was promised a decent sewerage system under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewable Mission (JNNURM) as late as 2005. The city seemed poised for a facelift after centuries of …
The Centre is working on a new scheme of affordable housing for the economically weaker sections in urban areas. The plan will be different from the UPA government's flagship JNNURM, one of the two sub-missions which the ministry of housing and urban poverty alleviation is anchoring. Apart from housing, the …
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the scam-tainted Adarsh Housing Society to file a formal application seeking the transfer of petition challenging the demolition order to the National Green Tribunal (NGT). A division bench of acting Chief Justice D D Sinha and Justice K K Tated also directed the …
RBI has allowed companies to raise up to $1 bn but hedging of costs could make this unattractive for borrowers Though the Reserve Bank of India has allowed real estate developers and housing finance companies to raise up to $1 billion (Rs 5,400 crore) via external commercial borrowing (ECB), hedging …
The government proposes to create an enabling environment for the social empowerment of the de-notified tribes so that they could utilise reservation benefits in education and employment. A nation-wide survey of de-notified tribes’ settlements is to be conducted to form the basis for introducing a suitable shelter programme for them. …
The Bombay High Court has directed the Union ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) to file its reply to a plea by the controversial Adarsh housing society to transfer its petition challenging the demolition order to the National Green Tribunal (NGT). A division bench of acting Chief Justice DD Sinha …
The high court bench of acting Chief Justice D D Sinha and Justice K K Tated on Tuesday directed the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) to file its reply to a plea by Adarsh housing society to transfer its petition challenging the demolition order to the National Green …
Court responds to PIL on ‘misuse’ of agrarian land Keeping in view the population explosion and the exploitation of prime agriculture lands for construction purposes, particularly in Srinagar, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the state government to bring out some plans to accommodate the increasing demand for …
The government is considering a proposal to allow debt restructuring for real estate projects that face delays due to sovereign clearances. It is also considering creating a sub-category of commercial real estate-housing to allow an extended repayment period to developers. As per the current policy, any loan given to developers …
Improved water and sanitation facilities, better housing, streamlined transportation systems and waste management are some of the services that smaller cities in the country can look forwards to in the next phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, the flagship programme of the Union Urban Development Ministry. The …
The Bombay High Court on Thursday said if the Supreme Court has directed all cases pertaining to environment law to be heard by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), then even the controversial Adarsh Housing Society matter will automatically stand transferred. This observation was made by a division bench of Justices …
JAIPUR: Despite receiving appreciation from the Central government for its flagship programme of affordable housing scheme, in ground reality, the state government is nowhere close to meeting its target. Last week, Union ministry of housing and urban poverty alleviation recommended Rajasthan's affordable housing policy to other states to address the …
NGO cites study to claim discrimination in allotment of housing reservation After BMC served demolition notices to 400 houses along Malvani-Marve Road in Malad Monday, urban planners and activists reiterated a long-pending demand Tuesday to include slums in the development plan (DP) of the city. The demand was made at …
The civic existing land use survey has deliberately blanked out several existing slums, alleged various NGOs working with deprived sections of society. Activists fear that the deletion of slums in the report is a precursor to throw the poor out of the city by depriving them of the right to …
Soon after her return from Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday convened a meeting of the Delhi Cabinet at her residence in which decisions were taken on pushing development works in all unauthorised colonies and to allow educational institutions functioning from non-confirming areas …
The scam-tainted Adarsh Housing Society on Friday sought the Bombay High Court to transfer its petition challenging the demolition order passed against it by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) to the National Green Tribunal (NGT). "The Supreme Court in August this year directed for all those petitions …
In a bid to tackle urban housing shortage and to achieve the targets of providing housing to people under the National Building Code (NBC), the urban development ministry will hold a meeting with developers, financial institutions, law firms and suppliers to discuss the way forward. Also on agenda will be …
