19 Mar 2026

The Haryana government has initiated a large-scale land buyback programme covering over 6,600 acres in Ambala to facilitate planned urban expansion through the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP). Announced in the past week, the initiative adopts a consent-based model via the e-Bhoomi portal, allowing landowners across seven villages to voluntarily offer land and indicate expected prices. The acquisition aims to support the development of new residential, commercial, and institutional sectors with upgraded infrastructure, including roads, sewerage, and utilities. Authorities have set a deadline later next month for landowners to register interest. The move reflects a shift from compulsory acquisition to negotiated land aggregation, intended to streamline development while reducing disputes and improving transparency in large-scale urban planning.Read more

19 Mar 2026

Godrej Properties Ltd has expanded its footprint in Bengaluru by acquiring a 20-acre land parcel in the eastern part of the city for a premium residential development. The project is expected to generate an estimated revenue of around INR 1,350 crore. While the company has not disclosed the land acquisition cost, the move aligns with its ongoing strategy to strengthen presence in key urban markets. Bengaluru continues to remain a priority market due to steady housing demand, especially in emerging corridors of East Bengaluru with strong infrastructure and IT-driven growth.Read more

19 Mar 2026

Goa's Town and Country Planning (TCP) Department has released 14 proposals to change land use under Section 39A, converting nearly 11,908 sqm of green cover, orchards, and natural cover into settlement zones across Bardez, Ponda, Quepem, and Salcete. These proposals are open for public objections over 30 days, with final approvals contingent on clearances from the forest department, Coastal Zone Management Authority, and Water Resources Department. The move follows growing debate over Section 39A, introduced to correct zoning inconsistencies but opposed by locals for potential ecological impact.Read more

19 Mar 2026

A dispute between Amrutanjan Health Care Limited and the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department has reached the Madras High Court over alleged dues of around INR 97.4 crore linked to temple land in Chennai's Mylapore. Authorities stated that the company continued to occupy the Kapaleeswarar Temple-owned property even after lease expiry and paid rent far below market levels. The company has challenged eviction orders and revised rent demands. The case highlights ongoing issues around old temple land leases and rent revisions in high-value urban areas.Read more

18 Mar 2026

RSVM Hospitality has acquired over 18.6 acres of land in Thane's Majiwada locality for more than INR 498 crore from entities of the Neterwala Group through two separate transactions. The deal includes land purchases from Chemicals and Ferro Alloys Pvt Ltd and Uni Abex Alloy Products Ltd. The acquisition is part of a structured transaction that was initiated earlier and completed recently. It highlights growing interest in Thane as a development hub due to better connectivity, infrastructure upgrades, and availability of large land parcels compared to Mumbai.Read more

Mumbai News Desk

18 Mar 2026

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority's attempt to lease a prime commercial plot in the Wadala Notified Area did not receive any bids despite strong development potential. The 10,860 sq m land parcel was offered on an 80-year lease with a reserve price of INR 1,629 crore and a permissible FSI of 10, allowing large-scale commercial development. The authority had extended the submission deadline twice to encourage participation, but the tender closed without response. The plot forms part of the broader plan to develop Wadala as a future commercial district similar to Bandra-Kurla Complex.Read more

16 Mar 2026

Godrej Properties has acquired a 44-acre land parcel in Coimbatore to develop a premium plotted residential project with an estimated revenue potential of around INR 450 crore. The project will offer housing plots with a developable potential of about 1.1 million square feet. The company secured the land through an outright purchase but has not disclosed the acquisition cost. The development is part of the company's strategy to expand plotted developments in high-growth cities across India. Coimbatore's stable economic base and strong end-user demand have been key factors influencing the company's entry into the market.Read more

15 Mar 2026

The Uttarakhand High Court has directed the Haridwar-Roorkee Development Authority (HRDA) to withdraw permissions granted for plotting and group housing developments on agricultural and orchard land in Haridwar district. The directive was issued by a division bench while hearing a public interest litigation alleging that the authority had allowed residential development on farmland despite earlier court restrictions. The court instructed HRDA to revoke the approvals within a week, warning that failure to comply would invite contempt proceedings. The case relates to a petition filed in 2023 that cited earlier High Court and Supreme Court rulings prohibiting such development in the state due to the limited availability of agricultural land. The High Court also noted that the state government had not sought modification of the earlier order after the Supreme Court declined to interfere with it in 2024.Read more

14 Mar 2026

A real estate company operating in Sohna near Gurugram has reported financial losses amounting to several crores after forged documents were allegedly used to manipulate a land development agreement and cancel a registered General Power of Attorney (GPA). Police registered a case at Sadar Sohna police station following a complaint by representatives of Yashdeep Builders, which had entered into a collaboration agreement with a landowner in 2018 to develop a parcel of land. Investigators alleged that some individuals, including a company representative, conspired with the landowner to prepare a forged agreement and supporting documents that enabled the cancellation of the registered GPA without the developer's consent. The case has been transferred to the Economic Offences Wing-I for investigation. Police have arrested five individuals so far, including a suspect accused of preparing the forged documents.Read more

14 Mar 2026

Police in Nashik have registered a cheating and forgery case against more than 150 landowners and developers in connection with alleged violations of Maharashtra's inclusive housing regulations. The case, filed at Sarkarwada police station following a land records department complaint, stems from an inquiry into residential projects that allegedly bypassed the mandatory 20% reservation for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) housing in developments exceeding 4,000 sq m. Investigators found that several developers and landowners had allegedly split large land parcels into smaller plots through fabricated documents to remain below the regulatory threshold and avoid allocating EWS units. The projects fall within the jurisdiction of Nashik Municipal Corporation, where such reserved housing is required to be handed over to the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA). Authorities said more than 100 projects across the city are under scrutiny as the investigation continues.Read more

13 Mar 2026

Seven labourers lost their lives and four others were injured after a mound of soil collapsed at a construction site of a residential project by Signature Global in Gurugram. The incident occurred while workers were carrying out excavation work for a Sewerage Treatment Plant (STP). Around 12-15 labourers were trapped when the soil suddenly caved in. Rescue teams from the police, SDRF and NDRF carried out operations and pulled out the workers, who were taken to a hospital in Bhiwadi. Authorities have registered a case, detained project officials and halted construction activity while an inquiry is underway.Read more

12 Mar 2026

Haryana's Revenue & Disaster Management Department has introduced uniform standards for recording government-owned land in revenue records. The financial commissioner highlighted that inconsistent entries such as provincial government caused confusion regarding ownership. Now, state-owned lands will be listed as Haryana government,with the concerned department noted in the cultivation column. This reform builds on directives from 2021 covering state, central, urban local bodies, and Panchayati Raj lands. The move is expected to improve transparency, legal clarity, and accountability in public land administration, while simplifying management and reducing disputes.Read more

12 Mar 2026

Nearly 2,000 residents from about 87 colonies in Sanganer, Jaipur, organised a protest march in the past week expressing concern over the legal status of their homes following land acquisition by the Rajasthan Housing Board. Residents said thousands of families had purchased plots through cooperative societies and constructed houses over the years, supported by bank loans and local infrastructure development. The land was later included in an acquisition process by the housing board, creating uncertainty over ownership for approximately 15,000 houses built in the area. The demonstration, led by the Niyaman Hetu Sangharsh Samiti, sought government intervention to safeguard existing homes and explore solutions such as regularisation or de-acquisition of the land. Protest organisers indicated that the agitation could intensify if the state government does not respond to their demands for clarity and legal protection.Read more

12 Mar 2026

The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly has approved an amendment to the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code that allows uncultivated grazing land, known as gairan land, within municipal areas to be used for public infrastructure projects. The state government said the change could make nearly 7,700 hectares of such land available for development, mainly in municipalities and smaller towns that face land shortages for civic works. The bill limits the use of these lands strictly to public purposes and bars commercial exploitation. District collectors will supervise allocation, while measurement and removal of encroachments will be completed before any project begins.Read more

Lucknow News Desk

12 Mar 2026

The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has allotted 549 developed residential plots to farmers and landowners who contributed land under the land pooling policy for the IT City project along Sultanpur Road in Lucknow. The allotment was conducted through a lottery draw held earlier this week at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan. The plots, located across sectors 15, 16, 17, 18 and 30 of the planned township, were distributed in six size categories ranging from 35 sq m to 288 sq m. Around 350 landowners had pooled approximately 550 acres of land for the project, which is being developed over about 3,490 acres across villages in Mohanlalganj tehsil. The allotment forms part of the authority's strategy to compensate farmers with developed plots while assembling land for the integrated IT City township.Read more

11 Mar 2026

The Karnataka revenue department has initiated a statewide digitisation programme aimed at making land survey services fully online by 2026, enabling citizens to apply for surveys, access land sketches and obtain boundary information without visiting government offices. The initiative is being implemented through the Survey, Settlement and Land Records (SSLR) wing and forms part of broader reforms to modernise land administration and improve transparency in property records. Under the plan, historical survey documents and physical land measurement records will be digitised and converted into geospatial maps, while each property will receive a Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN). The digital system will integrate survey data with other land-related databases across departments, including urban development and panchayat authorities, with the aim of reducing disputes, improving service delivery and enabling more accurate land-use monitoring across the state.Read more

11 Mar 2026

The Kanpur district administration has reclaimed a prime Nazul property in Civil Lines after an investigation revealed it was sold illegally in 2012. Originally allotted to the Beri family in 1982, the land had neither lease renewal nor rent payment for years. Heirs of the original lessees misrepresented it as freehold in the sale deed to a private builder. The District Magistrate ordered government re-entry, directing the plot, valued at around INR 24.77 crore (approximately USD 3 million), to be re-registered under government ownership, with oversight assigned to the Nazul and tehsildar officials.Read more

11 Mar 2026

The Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) has initiated plans to mobilise approximately INR 1,000 crore by auctioning vacant land parcels through an online bidding process across several layouts in Mysuru. The authority intends to develop residential sites of varying dimensions on around 150 acres of land located in established layouts such as Vijayanagar, Lalithadri Nagar, Dattagalli, JP Nagar and Hebbal before putting them up for auction. The move aims to generate financial resources for upcoming urban development initiatives, including new residential layouts, group housing schemes and infrastructure works such as the peripheral ring road. The decision follows a reduction in revenue streams after several layouts developed by the authority were transferred to local civic bodies, which resulted in the loss of certain property-related charges and cess collections.Read more

10 Mar 2026

Authorities in Meghalaya's Garo Hills region have imposed restrictions preventing non-tribal individuals from purchasing, inheriting or claiming land. The order was issued by the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council using its powers under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India to protect tribal land ownership and customary rights. The notification also invalidates benami arrangements where land is held in a tribal person's name for the benefit of a non-tribal individual. While new transactions are barred, land that has already been legally owned or inherited by non-tribals will remain valid under existing laws.Read more

09 Mar 2026

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan has purchased a 2.67-acre land parcel in Ayodhya for INR 35 crore from real estate developer House of Abhinandan Lodha (HoABL). The transaction was executed by Rajesh Yadav on behalf of AB Corp Ltd. The land is located near HoABL's 75-acre luxury plotted development The Sarayu, where Bachchan had earlier purchased land parcels in 2024. This marks the actor's third investment in Ayodhya through HoABL and his fourth overall investment in the city. The deal highlights growing investor interest in Ayodhya's real estate market amid ongoing infrastructure development and rising demand for plotted land in emerging religious and tourism destinations.Read more