Maharashtra, orissa, punjab, tripura, uttar pradesh, west bengal and all the. Maharashtra repeals land ceiling act, finally business. Act 20 of 1964 maharashtra agricultural produce marketing regulation act, 1963. The urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976 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 ceiling area applicable to him. This act was repealed in november 2007 in the state of maharashtra. The state of maharashtra vide its notification dated 1.
On the off chance that, if the individualfamily possesses more land than the ceiling lim. The urban land ceiling and regulation act, or ulcra, mandated that no individual entity could own more than 500 sq. Urban land ceiling and regulation act repealed schedule i. Act 27 of 1961, agricultural lands ceiling on holding act, 1961.
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. Full text of the maharashtra agricultural lands ceiling on. Imposition of ceiling on agricultural holdings amendment and validation act, 1979. Be it enacted by parliament in the fiftieth year of the republic of india as follows. 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The maharashtra government today repealed the threedecadeold urban land ceiling and regulation act ulcra at its assembly session in nagpur. Declaration as to giving effect to cer tain directive principles. Haryana, himachal pradesh, karnataka, maharashtra, orissa, punjab. 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. The maharashtra government repealed the urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976 on november 29 saying the basic purpose of the act was not fulfilled. 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. Confusion over repeal of urban land ceiling act stalls mumbai. 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. 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. Land over and above the ceiling limit, called surplus land. The tamll nadu urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1978. Land ceiling act of maharashtra ii have the following queries. 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.
Congressled government in maharashtra on thursday succeeded in. New developments on proposed land ceiling act maharashtra has said no to centre plan to cut agricultural land ceiling. The tamil nadu urban land ceiling and regulation act. 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 urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976 lawyers law. Statement of objects and reasons section 15 of the rajasthan imposition of ceiling on agricultural holdings act, 1973 act no. 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. 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. Urban land ceiling act, 1976 a critical analysis of impact on. An act to impose a maximum limit or ceiling on the holding of agricultural land in the state of maharashtra. Maharashtra moves to free vacant land exempted under ceiling act. Maharashtra govt proposes amendment to land acquisition act. 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.
Section 20 in the urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976. 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. 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. Haryana relaxes law on land ceiling chandigarh hindustan.
Urban land ceiling and regulation repeal act, 1999. 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. Be it enacted by parliament in the fiftieth year of the republic of india as. What are the indian land ceiling laws in laymans terms. The state of maharashtra imposes one time premium for. Maharashtra agricultural lands ceiling on holdings act, 1961. Land ceiling act implies settling maximum size of land holding that an individualfamily can own. Vide its section 12, it applies in the first instance to the. 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. The maharshtra revenue minister balasaheb thorat on monday said there was no question of accepting the centres controversial proposal to. Act 22 of 1950, merged areas enclaves and specified areas amd of laws act, 1950. 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 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. List of maharashtra acts enacted during the year 2012. Maharashtra agricultural lands ceiling on holdings act 1961. Urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976 wikipedia. 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. Bombay high court empowers maharashtra government to act. Suitable changes will be made in the maharashtra land acquisition act, 20, it was decided at a cabinet meeting. Urban land ceiling and regulationrepeal ordinance, 1999. Under ulcra, no one is allowed to hold land in excess of 2,000 square metres.
Maharashtra govt proposes amendment to land acquisition act for mumbainagpur expressway changes to enable speedy acquisition of land. Be it enacted by parliament in the fiftieth year of the. Maharashtra to amend land acquisition act the hindu. The ceiling was higher in other cities in the state. 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. The urban land ceiling and regulation repeal act, 1999. Act 03 of 1922, cotton contracts control war provisions repeal act, 1922. Supreme court decides the fate of landholders affected by the. 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.