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Maharashtra Approves Pune Civic Body’s Draft Plan for Merged Areas

PUNE: Nearly eight years after its declaration, the draft development plan for the merged areas under Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has been approved by the state government. The notification, published on Friday, invites public suggestions and objections for the next 60 days. Civic officials stated that under Section 23(1) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, PMC expressed its intention to prepare a draft development plan on June 28, 2018. The proposal to merge 34 villages was ratified by PMC in 2013-14, with eleven areas incorporated into its jurisdiction in 2017. Among these, nine were partially merged, while…

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Bombay HC: CIDCO’s 22.5% land return scheme is optional

In a landmark ruling that could have significant repercussions for land acquisition in Navi Mumbai and beyond, the Bombay High Court has determined that the City and Industrial Development Corporation’s (CIDCO) 22.5% developed land return scheme is optional, rather than mandatory for landowners. If landowners do not consent to the acquisition under this scheme, CIDCO or any authority seeking land for public use must adhere to the procedures outlined in the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (LARR) Act, 2013, and Section 126 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning (MRTP) Act. According to…

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Nagpur’s New Plan in Progress; 90% of Old Plan Unused After 25 Years

NAGPUR: After a 25-year stretch, Nagpur is finally moving towards creating a new, comprehensive Development Plan (DP). Following its announcement on June 13, the civic body has collected 43 suggestions from residents before the August 13 deadline, with many calling for the removal of long-standing reservations blocking property development. “Notably, most requests come from landowners within the Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) in seven street schemes where plots have been inactive since the last DP in 2000,” reported a senior NMC official. The revised DP, required under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning (MRTP) Act, 1966, must be completed within six…