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Infrastructure

Odisha government notifies second amendment rules for urban development regulations

BHUBANESWAR: The state govt has officially notified the Odisha Development Authorities (Planning and Building Standards) Second Amendment Rules, 2025, marking a significant breakthrough in urban development regulations. According to experts, the new amendment is expected to resolve the long-standing issue of part plot registrations, which were at a standstill for quite a long time due to several litigations and other issues. The housing and urban development department issued the notification following a public consultation in March, where the draft rules were open for suggestions and objections. These new regulations supersede the previous 2020 rules and introduce several key changes. The…

Regulatory

Only civil courts can try land ownership or title disputes: Odisha HC

CUTTACK: In a significant ruling, the Orissa high court has held that revenue authorities cannot adjudicate disputes involving ownership or title to land, emphasising that such matters fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of civil courts. The vacation bench of Justice S K Panigrahi issued the order on May 30, setting aside an eviction order passed by the tehsildar of Dhamnagar under the Orissa Prevention of Land Encroachment (OPLE) Act, 1972. The case pertains to Dinabandhu Behera, who challenged the eviction proceedings initiated against him on the grounds that the state had erroneously recorded the disputed land in its name during…

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Odisha HC junks plea against LIC over public auction of cancelled flat allotments

CUTTACK: Orissa high court has given a clean chit to Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) for reinitiating, through public auction, the sale of flats which were first allotted to policyholders through a draw of lots, and subsequently cancelled in 2014. A petition was filed by a policyholder who had deposited Rs 1 lakh and was among the successful applicants in the draw of lots, before the allotments were cancelled. The petition sought HC’s intervention, alleging that LIC is now attempting to profit from the same flats by hiking its cost to Rs 80.54 lakh from the earlier Rs 58.10…

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Odisha RERA seeks government action on promoter violation

BHUBANESWAR: In an attempt to safeguard the interests of homebuyers, Odisha Real Estate Regulatory Authority (ORERA) has sought the intervention of the state govt in instructing planning authorities to abide by its provisions which mandates obtaining the consent of two-third of the allottees if any promoter intends to take up any revision work or alteration in a housing project. The request was made by the authority upon revelation that many promoters have been overlooking this important provision of RERA and fraudulently obtaining approval for revised building plans from the planning authorities. This is resulting in homebuyers being kept in the…

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Odisha RERA becomes defunct after only member retires

BHUBANESWAR: Grievance redressal for homebuyers is likely to be affected with the Odisha Real Estate Regulatory Authority (ORERA), which has three members, becoming completely defunct on Saturday, following the retirement of its third member — who was serving as the acting chairperson — on Friday. ORERA functions primarily with three senior members. Its chairperson, Siddhanta Das, resigned on Feb 28, just before completing his five-year term. On May 2, member (administration) Pradeep Biswal also retired. After Das’s exit, the housing and urban development department had appointed Gopal Chandra Patnaik, member (judicial), as the acting chairperson. He also retired on Friday.…

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Odisha government appoints interim chairperson for RERA

BHUBANESWAR: In relief to homebuyers, the state govt on Monday appointed Usha Padhee, who is the principal secretary of housing and urban development department, as the interim chairperson of Odisha Real Estate Regulatory Authority (ORERA). The govt move comes two days after the third and only member of ORERA retired, making the authority virtually defunct. The chairperson, Siddhanta Das, exited the office in Feb, while the chairperson (in-charge), Gopal Chandra Patnaik, retired on Saturday. The member (admin), Pradeep Biswal, also retired on May 2. With the appointment of Padhee as the interim chairperson, ORERA can at least continue with its…