Ulcra,1976 has been repealed by the government to facilitate more availability of land for housing activity. Hence, it was decided to repeal it, in view of promoting housing under the national housing and habitat policy, 1998. 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. Land ceiling act of maharashtra ii have the following queries. Urban land ceiling and regulation act 1976 repeal act. Urban land ceiling and regulation act 1976 repealed section. An act to repeal the urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976 be it enacted by parliament in the fiftieth year of the republic of india as follows. Bombay high court empowers maharashtra government to act. The urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976 was enacted to. Legislature adopted the urban land ceiling and regulation repeal act, 1999 by a resolution on 27. Urban land ceiling and regulation act repealed schedule i. Urban land ceiling act was repealed abolished in 1999.
Maharashtra repeals land ceiling act, finally business. Repealed by act 15 of 1999, section 2, 17th february, 1976. Enacted in 1976, the stated aim of this legislation was to prevent speculation in the urban land market, and to make land available for affordable housing. 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 hereinafter referred to.
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. An act to repeal the urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976. State adopts the act by passing a resolution in that behalf under clause 2 of article 252 of the constitution of india. Marathilegislative department ministry of law and justice goi. Urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976 wikipedia. 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. Confusion over repeal of urban land ceiling act stalls. 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. Full text of the maharashtra agricultural lands ceiling on. What is the urban land and ceiling and regulation act. The urban land ceiling and regulation repeal act, 1999.
What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information wikidata item cite this page. Section 3 of the repeal act provided that the repeal of the ulc act shall not. The urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976 ulc act despite the ulc act having been repealed by the state of maharashtra. Urban land ceiling act, 1976 a critical analysis of impact on. Urban land ceiling and regulation act 1976 in a historical perspective. Agriculture, agriculturist, class of land, exempted land, family, farming society, fragment, to hold land, joint farming society, land, landless person, service member of the armed forces, tenant, tribunal amendments appended.
Be it enacted by parliament in the fiftieth year of the republic of india as follows. Confusion over repeal of urban land ceiling act stalls mumbai. 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. 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. Bombay wire ropes limited and anr vs state of maharashtra and. 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. Urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976 others. The maharashtra government repealed the urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976 on november 29 saying the basic purpose of the act was not fulfilled.
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. Conditions of exemption orders survive despite repeal of ulc act. Being a landowner in urban agglomerations, it is important to understand the ownership and possession rights as per the urban land ceiling and regulation act ulcra, 1976. The urban land ceiling and regulation act, or ulcra, mandated that no individual entity could own more than 500 sq. 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 state government adopted the repeal act under clause 2 of article 252. The maharashtra government today repealed the threedecadeold urban land ceiling and regulation act ulcra at its assembly session in nagpur. Apr 24, 2015 the urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976 act no. Received the a sspnt of the president on the 14th may 1978, first pblihed in the tamil nadu government gazette extraordinary on the 17rh may 1978 aikasi. The urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976 lawyers law. 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 maharashtra agricultural lands ceiling on holding act, 1961 act 27 of 1961 keywords. Persons holding vacant land in excess of ceiling limit to file statement. The urban land ceiling and regulation repeal act, 1999 no, 15 of 1999 22nd march, 1999. The tamil nadu urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1978. Telangana government to regularise properties on surplus ulc land. In this thesis, i look at the political economy of the urban land ceiling and regulation act ulcra in mumbai, india. Supreme court decides the fate of landholders affected by the. The urban land ceiling act was a law in india, that was passed in 1976. This act was repealed in november 2007 in the state of maharashtra. Xxvii maharashtra agricultural lands ceiling on holdings act, 1961 in the case of land which is impartible and nontransferable, the price shall btf twothirds of the price calculated under clause a or b, as the case maybe.
The tamll nadu urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1978. 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. The maharashtra agricultural lands ceiling on holding. The ceiling was higher in other cities in the state. Section 6 in the urban land ceiling and regulation act, 1976.
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