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The Pune Cantonment Board is seeking approval to commercially utilise a 5.43-acre defence land parcel in Koregaon Park to strengthen its finances. The land, classified as ‘C’ land and managed by the board, has remained unused for decades. The board has approached the Principal Directorate of Defence Estates, Southern Command, for statutory sanction to explore commercial use. The proposal comes as the board faces a monthly funding gap, with expenses of at least INR 12 crore against revenue of about INR 2 crore, increasing its dependence on central government aid.Read more
26 Aug 2026
The Goa government has approved an extension of the deadline for applications to regularise eligible homes built on comunidade land, increasing the application window from six months to 18 months. The move is intended to help eligible landless occupants who could not complete the process within the original period because of documentation and administrative constraints. The one-time framework covers dwelling houses constructed before February 28, 2014. It also provides for compensation to comunidades and the return of excess encroached land, balancing residents' housing needs with comunidade land rights.Read more
26 Aug 2026
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has submitted a status report in a sealed cover before the Rouse Avenue court in New Delhi as it continues investigating the role of real estate company DLF in the Shikohpur land deal. The agency has sought additional time to complete the investigation and has supplied documents to the accused, while seeking three weeks to provide a list of unrelied documents. The court also received a translation certificate for a Gujarati-language land deed. The matter has been listed for September 23, with the court directing the ED to address an unanswered query in its next report.Read more
26 Aug 2026
The plan to monetise 271 hectares of land around Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Nagpur has moved forward, with Mihan India Ltd initiating the process to appoint a consultant for preparing a development roadmap. The identified land comprises 122 hectares belonging to the Airports Authority of India and 149 hectares held by Maharashtra Airport Development Company. The proposed plan will assess opportunities for commercial, industrial, residential and aviation-linked development. The exercise comes alongside the airport's planned modernisation and could support new investment and infrastructure growth around the airport corridor.Read more
25 Aug 2026
A 5.25-acre land parcel in Hyderabad’s Raidurg area has fetched a record INR 264 crore per acre in an e-auction conducted by the Telangana Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TGIIC). The Plot P1 parcel in Survey No. 83/1, located in the Knowledge City layout at Raidurg Panmaktha, generated around INR 1,386 crore. The winning bid was 50.9% above the reserve price of INR 175 crore per acre and surpassed the previous record of INR 237 crore per acre achieved in the same corridor earlier this year.Read more
25 Aug 2026
The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA) has allotted 41 returnable plots to 23 farmers from Undavalli village who contributed their land for the construction of the Seed Access Road in Amaravati. The allotment was carried out through an online e-lottery at the APCRDA office in Rayapudi, with a trial run conducted before the live draw. The process resulted in the allotment of 26 residential and 15 commercial plots. Provisional certificates were handed over to the beneficiaries, while officials advised them to complete registration and said GIS and survey teams would help identify their plots.Read more
24 Aug 2026
Thane has 103 plots earmarked for public amenities, including gardens, playgrounds and recreational facilities, but only 39 are currently available for public use, according to data compiled from civic records and documents obtained under the Right to Information Act. Around 60 reserved plots have not yet been acquired by the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), while about 30 are reported to face encroachments. The gap between land reserved in planning documents and land actually accessible to residents highlights a long-standing urban planning challenge. The issue is particularly relevant in densely populated parts of Thane, where accessible neighbourhood-level open spaces remain limited.Read more
24 Aug 2026
A Gujarat court has rejected the bail applications of Popular Builders owner Dashrath Patel in two separate cases involving allegations of illegal land acquisition in Ahmedabad district. The cases relate to disputed parcels in Sanand taluka, including land at Chekhla village, where Patel and others have been accused of using fraudulent documentation and other means to obtain control over property. The prosecution has opposed bail, citing the seriousness of the allegations, the scale of the transactions and the possibility of evidence being influenced. Patel’s defence has contested the accusations and sought relief in both matters. The court’s latest orders keep the builder in custody while investigations into the alleged land deals continue.Read more
22 Aug 2026
Land does not depreciate, does not need a tenant to exist, and rewards patience in a way flats and offices rarely do. But "investing in land" is not one strategy, it is at least four, each with its own timeline, risk and exit. This piece looks at how Indian investors currently approach land: buying and holding it raw, building on it, leasing it out, and, increasingly in cities like Mumbai, redeveloping what already stands on it.Read more
21 Aug 2026
The Uttar Pradesh urban development department is considering a comprehensive land audit across 17 municipal corporation cities to identify government and public land parcels that have been encroached upon. The proposed exercise comes after the state notified 35 new urban local bodies over the past three years and expanded the jurisdiction of another 62 civic bodies, creating the need to reassess land records and boundaries. The audit will examine parcels that were earlier under gram sabha administration or belonged to other government agencies, along with nazul land requiring demarcation. Officials plan to cross-check details against revenue department records before local bodies initiate action to reclaim illegally occupied plots. The exercise is intended to establish clearer land records within expanding urban areas and support subsequent enforcement by the concerned civic authorities.Read more
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21 Aug 2026
The Maharashtra government has lifted the freeze on allotment of state-owned land to cooperative housing societies, which had been in place since 2010. Under the revised policy, at least 20% of members in societies receiving government land will have to be from backward classes and 5% will have to be persons with disabilities. The government has also replaced the earlier lottery-based system with a public auction and bidding process. Land will be offered on a 30-year lease, with different base prices for Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra.Read more
21 Aug 2026
The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow bench has cleared the way for a proposed hotel project in Ayodhya by setting aside an order that had kept its land under the acquisition process. The court held that government departments should honour commitments made under the state’s investment and tourism policies, particularly when approvals had already been granted before an acquisition notification was issued. The case relates to 2,530 square metres of land in Kudakeshavpur Uparhar village, where Kalpana Nigam had proposed the Ramakulam Regency hotel. The state government has now been given six weeks to reconsider the land’s exemption from acquisition.Read more
20 Aug 2026
Opposition corporators clashed with the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance at the BMC General Body meeting over the leasing of civic land under Public-Private Partnership arrangements, alleging that public assets, including the Century Mill plot, CSMT Market and the Worli asphalt plant, were being handed to private developers. Shiv Sena (UBT) demanded the PPP policy be scrapped and a special audit conducted, while the civic administration defended the transactions, citing competitive bidding and rehabilitation guarantees for affected mill workers.Read more
20 Aug 2026
The Allahabad High Court has criticised the Uttar Pradesh government for taking possession of land belonging to the Shri Thakur Ram Jankiji deity at Sugriv Kila in Ayodhya, acquired for development around the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, without paying the agreed sale consideration. A sale deed for 1,512 square metres was executed in December 2023 for approximately INR 1.38 crore, but the court noted the state had taken possession while simultaneously disputing the deity's title to the land. The court described the sequence of events as appearing deliberately engineered to delay payment.Read more
20 Aug 2026
Ayala Corporation has purchased 600,000 common shares of Ayala Land Inc. at an average price of 15.180 Philippine pesos per share, according to a Reuters report. The transaction increases Ayala Corporation's holding in its real estate subsidiary, although the latest transaction alone represents a relatively small addition to its overall stake. Ayala Land is one of the Philippines' largest property developers, with operations spanning residential and commercial development, estates, offices, retail, hotels and other real estate businesses. Ayala Corporation remained the company's controlling shareholder, with an effective ownership of 51.85% as of the end of 2024.Read more
20 Aug 2026
The Tamil Nadu Registration Department has made its ‘Anywhere Registration’ system mandatory for the first sale of plots and flats from August 17, removing the requirement for buyers, builders and developers to visit Sub-Registrar Offices for these transactions. The first phase covers first-sale plot registrations by developers, along with the corresponding deposit of title deeds, and first-sale apartment registrations by builders with linked mortgage documents. Applicants must create dedicated portal logins, upload Aadhaar details, complete fingerprint or iris-based authentication, submit photographs and make payments online. The initiative is intended to reduce physical footfall at registration offices, improve transparency and distribute workloads more evenly. The state has also amended provisions under the Registration Act, 1908, to provide legal validity to digitally registered documents.Read more
19 Aug 2026
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has announced that the state government will purchase private land in areas where government, Gram Panchayat, wasteland or Gauchar land is insufficient, and provide residential plots free of cost to eligible rural families. The move is aimed at expanding the coverage of the state’s rural housing programme and ensuring that land shortages do not prevent eligible families from receiving plots to build homes. The announcement was made on August 15 as part of a wider package of rural housing and infrastructure measures.Read more
19 Aug 2026
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s Improvement Committee has approved the lease of about 15 acres of reclaimed land at the former Mulund dumping ground to Navbharat Mega Developers Pvt Ltd, the special purpose vehicle implementing the Dharavi Redevelopment Project. The five-year lease will allow the company to establish a casting yard, precast element manufacturing facility and ready-mix concrete plant for the redevelopment works. The proposal had earlier faced objections over environmental and civic concerns, but was cleared by the panel on August 14 following further consideration. The BMC is expected to receive about INR 103.47 crore in gross rent.Read more
19 Aug 2026
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s Improvement Committee has approved a 30-year lease of about 25,543 sq m of its Century Mills land in Lower Parel to Peddar Realty Ltd for redevelopment at a consideration of INR 1,321 crore. The agreement includes an option to extend the lease by another 30 years. The proposal concerns an existing mill workers’ colony comprising 23 buildings, 476 residential tenements and 10 shops. Eligible occupants are to be rehabilitated as part of the redevelopment. The approval faced opposition from Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress members over the terms and proposed use of the civic land.Read more
18 Aug 2026
A tribunal order concerning the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has brought the issue of commercial activity on land designated for residential use under renewed scrutiny. The matter comes amid wider judicial attention to the unauthorised commercial use of residential areas in Jaipur and other state capitals. The Supreme Court has directed municipal bodies across state capitals to identify residential properties being used for commercial purposes and submit compliance reports. In Jaipur, concerns have centred on commercial establishments operating in areas earmarked for residential development, raising questions over land-use compliance, planning enforcement and coordination between development and civic authorities. The issue has implications for developers, property owners and commercial establishments operating from residential plots, particularly where the underlying land-use designation does not permit such activity. The latest tribunal-related developments add to the regulatory scrutiny surrounding the conversion and commercial use of residential land in the city.Read more
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