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TopicLand Dispute

Topic: Land Dispute

Bihar first state to bring AI committee to land dept. Officials struggled to solve disputes

The Nitish Kumar government has been trying to fix the state's tangled land records for more than a decade.

Royal land dispute reopened, 14 yrs on: Rs 400 cr case involving Rajasthan dy CM Diya Kumari’s family

Jaipur Development Authority’s appeal against 2011 trial court order that declared erstwhile royal family of Diya Kumar as owner of land was dismissed by HC in September 2025.

Registration Bill 2025 is the BNS of property rights. It can reduce land disputes

Every piece of legislation should have an inbuilt date of review to ensure that changes are made by design, rather than by default or to score political brownie points.

SC pushes for digital overhaul of India’s ‘traumatic’ land registration system — ‘from paper to blockchain’

While hearing a property registration dispute in Bihar, SC asks why sale and purchase of property in India remain so complex and unreliable.

Relief for marginal farmers, not companies—how Supreme Court drew distinction in Singur land matter

Top court was hearing appeal by West Bengal govt against high court order to restore land that was acquired for the now-discontinued Tata Motors' Nano plant, to a ceramics company.

India’s land acquisition disputes have a way out. Both Japan and Gujarat have used it

India’s archaic land laws fuel delays, cost overruns and gridlock in everything from highways to housing. Something has to give.

Why Punjab & Haryana HC brought up ‘Ardhanarishvara’ to decide decades-old land dispute case

Judge was evaluating spousal testimony in property dispute in Faridabad and upheld lower court order in favour of buyers.

How Yamuna’s shifting course has fuelled a decades-long land ownership tussle between Haryana & UP

Punjab & Haryana HC has directed Surveyor General of India to study the river's changing trajectory & its impact on the 2 states to resolve the ongoing land disputes along its banks.

Armed with land papers, Agra farmer tills park with sunset view of Taj, proposed as ‘cultural hub’

Farmer Munna Lal says his father & uncle were registered cultivators of the land, but it was taken away in urban ceiling action in 1976. However, court ruled in family's favour in 1998.

In Bihar’s Nawada, Dalits live in fear after homes burnt over land feud. ‘Hamein jameen ka parcha chahiye’

About 200 people live in fear in cramped tarpaulin tents not far from their charred homes. As politics takes over, all they want is to go back home.

On Camera

Jaipur’s havelis, bazaars are disappearing. Even UNESCO tag can’t protect heritage in India

When Jaipur continues to draw millions of tourists on the promise of its history, architecture, craft, and traditions, why is its heritage value being allowed to erode?

Strategic petroleum reserves: Why India needs bigger oil buffers & how others compare | Cut The Clutter

This is the transcript of Ep 1830 of Cut the Clutter, where Shekhar Gupta explains why strategic petroleum reserves are a national necessity & how India compares with China, US & Japan.

DRDO unveils amphibious battle platforms with crewless turrets, anti-tank missile capability

Tracked and wheeled variants, built in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, carry 30mm turrets, cross water using hydro jets, and are 65% indigenous.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.