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The owner’s privileges to use his land are often affected by town planning measures. These measures have to operate within the  following two limits, such that the land owner’s privileges and other interests in land or not adversely affected. 1.Planning […]

Development authority are constituted in different city / metropolitan region of India under development authority act Delhi Development authority constituted under THE DELHI DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1957 Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) set up under the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development […]

The new role of Town and Country Planning Departments that emerges out of the provisions of the 73rd&74th CAA shall, among others, include: a)Advice and technical assistance to the State Government on matters pertaining to spatial planning and development as […]

The Urban local bodies : List of functions 1. Urban planning including town planning. 2. Regulation of land-use and construction of buildings. 3. Planning for economic and social development. 4. Roads and bridges. 5. Water supply for domestic, industrial and […]

Statutory process of master plan formulation in India was inspired by the erstwhile comprehensive planning system envisaged under the Town and Country Planning Act, 1947 of United Kingdom. As most of the Town Improvement Trust Acts then in force in […]

The Calcutta Improvement Act – 1911-The Calcutta Improvement Act came into force on the 2nd January 1912. The Calcutta Improvement Trust (now Kolkata Improvement Trust) set up under the Calcutta Improvement Act, 1911 has played a major role in improving the urban […]

In the early part of the twentieth century, town planning was considered a part of municipal functions. The problems of town improvement were, both in their scope and complexity, such that they could be handled by the municipal administration within […]

City Improvement acts Town Planning act Town and Improvement trust acts Town and country planning acts 1.The City of Bombay Improvement Act (Repealed in 1925) 1898 2.The City of Mysore Improvement Act 1903 3.The Calcutta Improvement Act 1911 4.The Bombay […]

ACTS, RULES & POLICIES: •Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 •Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Compensation, Rehabilitation and Resettlement and Development Plan) Rules, 2015. •RFCTLARR […]

India after Constitution came into force property right is recognized as a fundamental right under Articles 19(1)(f) and in 1978 (44th amendment) this right is abolished. However, in another part of the Constitution, Article 300 (A) was inserted to affirm […]