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Our leaders had thought about the need for land reforms even prior to independence. For instance, the Agrarian Reforms Committee under Shri J.C.Kumarappa had given the guidelines for the formulation of land reform policies in the independent India. The committee […]

Land Revenue Systems in British India : The system of land  tenure was impossible to separate with the land revenue system.  There were various systems in existence, the most important being  the zamindari, ryotwari and mahalwari Zamindari System 1793 •Zamindari […]

Land administration is the way in which the rules of land tenure are applied and made operational. Land administration, whether formal or informal, comprises an extensive range of systems and processes to administer: land rights: the allocation of rights in […]

Town planning measures may affect the property interest of many individuals as town planning implies certain amount of control over the individual’s rights to use his ‘property’. Hence, community has to have adequate legal powers to enable it to enforce […]

Land tenure is the relationship, whether legally or customarily defined, among people, as individuals or groups, with respect to land. (For convenience, “land” is used here to include other natural resources such as water and trees.) Land tenure is an […]

Supreme Legislation The Constitution of India is the supreme authority in regards to all matters relating to the executive, legislature and judiciary. Supreme legislation is that legislation which derives its power straight from the constitution. It cannot be challenged by any other […]

Legislation is the preparing and enacting of laws by local, state, or national legislatures. The term ‘legislature’ is a generic term meaning a body which legislates. The term ‘ Legg means law and “lature’ the place and etymologically Legislature means […]