Apr 24, 2015 an act of central government was enacted by the parliament of india with the name and title as the urban land ceiling and regulation repeal act, 1999 act no. This act was repealed in november 2007 in the state of maharashtra. Every person holding vacant land in excess of the ceiling limit at the commencement of this act shall, within such period as may be prescribed, file a statement before the competent authority having jurisdiction specifying the location, extent, value and such other particulars as may be prescribed of all vacant land and of any other land on which there is a building, whether or not with a. Ministry of housing and urban affairs, goverment of india. An act to provide for the imposition of a ceiling on vacant land in urban agglomerations, for theacquisition of such land in excess of the ceiling limit, to regulate the construction of buildings onsuch land and for matters. An act to provide for the imposition of a ceiling on vacant land in urban agglomerations, for theacquisition of such land in excess of the ceiling limit, to regulate the construction of buildings onsuch land and for matters connected therewith. The urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976 ulc act despite the ulc act having been repealed by the state of maharashtra. What is the urban land and ceiling and regulation act.
The reason appears to be the consideration of providing for the need of the beneficiaries for whom schemes. In section 281aa of the maharashtra agricultural lands ceiling on holdings act, 1961 hereinafter referred to as the principal act, in subsection 3, after the second proviso, the following proviso shall be added, namely. The file for repealing the act is reportedly being circulated among the officials concerned for collecting their opinion. On february 6, 2006, these entities faced a serious setback with the urban land ceiling. Be it enacted by parliament in the fiftieth year of the republic of india as follows.
Dec 23, 2011 the government of india decided to repeal the act with the passing of the urban land ceiling and regulation repeal act, 1999. Marathilegislative department ministry of law and justice goi. 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keeping in mind the fact that india is striving to be a market driven economy and the reasons for which it should be repealed. This act may be called the urban land ceiling and regulation repeal act, 1999. Ulcra,1976 has been repealed by the government to facilitate more availability of land for housing activity. Urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976 wikipedia. Provided also that, a person who had not applied for grant of such land within the period of 90 days. Urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976 others. The said legislation was enacted with the object and purpose of repealing the urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976 in its entirely.
Be it enacted by parliament in the fiftieth year of the. The ceiling was higher in other cities in the state. Urban land ceiling and regulation act repealed schedule i. The urban land ceiling and reg ulation act, 1976 was imposed on the possession and holding of vacant land by individuals in the urban areas. The urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976 33 of 1976 17 th february, 1976 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. Under intense pressure from the municipal administration department and world bank, the state government seems to have made up its mind to scrap the urban land ceiling ulc act with effect from next financial year. The urban land ceiling and regulation repeal act, 1999.
In a landmark judgment, the bombay high court on wednesday held that developers and landowners cannot escape liability of surrendering their excess land despite the repeal of urban land. The urban land ceiling and regulation act ulcra is a piece of legislation through which indian government made an attempt to redistribute urban land by limiting private ownership of it and. The urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976 act no. The urban land ceiling and regulation act, or ulcra, mandated that no individual entity could own more than 500 sq. An act to repeal the urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976. Bombay high court empowers maharashtra government to act against landowners for flouting urban land ceiling act. 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 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. Apr 24, 2015 the urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976 act no. Legislature adopted the urban land ceiling and regulation repeal act, 1999 by a resolution on 27. Urban land ceiling and regulation act 1976 repeal act 1999. The tamil nadu urban land ceiling and regulation act. 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. State adopts the act by passing a resolution in that behalf under clause 2 of article 252 of the constitution of india. The only states yet to repeal ulcra are andhra pradesh, assam, bihar and west bengal. 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. 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.
Maharashtra repeals land ceiling act, finally business. Future of ulcar in maharashtra despite having been in existence for nearly 30 years, there are little visible signs that the urban land ceiling and. Telangana government to regularise properties on surplus ulc land. What land laws are applicable in the urban areas of india. Urban land ceiling and regulation act 1976 repealed section. An act to provide for the imposition of a ceiling on vacant land in urban agglomerations, for the acquisition of such land in. Confusion over repeal of urban land ceiling act stalls.
The tamll nadu urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1978. The ulc act was enacted by the parliament of india in the year 1976. Urban land ceiling and regulation repeal act, 1999. The urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976 lawyers law. Full text of the maharashtra agricultural lands ceiling. Introduction this research paper is an attempt to understand the relevance of the urban land ceiling act, 19761, 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. Urban land ceiling and regulation act 1976 repealed. Urban land ceiling act to go hyderabad real estate. Urban land ceiling act was repealed abolished in 1999.
Section 6 in the urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976. The tamil nadu urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1978. Vide its section 12, it applies in the first instance to the whole of the states of haryana and punjab and to all. Full text of the maharashtra agricultural lands ceiling on. Telangana government to regularise properties on surplus.
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. Ministry of housing and urban affairs, goverment of. Confusion over repeal of urban land ceiling act stalls mumbai. Urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976 repealed. 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.
The maharashtra government today repealed the threedecadeold urban land ceiling and regulation act ulcra at its assembly session in nagpur. However, after repeal in the state of maharashtra w. Bombay high court empowers maharashtra government to act. 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. Urban land ceiling act, 1976 a critical analysis of impact on. Persons holding vacant land in excess of ceiling limit to file statement. Urban land ceiling and regulationrepeal ordinance, 1999. Conditions of exemption orders survive despite repeal of ulc act. Maharashtra repeals urban land ceiling act downtoearth.
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