Topic: property rights
Woman’s right to property cannot be waived based on mere consent affidavit, says Gujarat HC
The court allowed a plea filed by a woman from Bhavnagar district, challenging the decision of authorities to exclude her name from the revenue records based on a consent affidavit.
Indian states taking ownership of land records digitisation, up to govt to expand it now: Study
The government of India can profitably look at the N-LRSI experience as an instrument to secure improvement in the domain of land records and services.
Modi govt plans to make Aadhaar or PAN a must for property registration
Govt is likely to bring in the Registration (Amendment) bill in the next Parliament session to make Aadhaar or PAN mandatory, a move it hopes will check benami property transactions.
Indian elites holding back wealth tied in slums. And here’s what Modi govt can do
Elites view encroachers as disruptors of property rights system, and oppose regularisation. But that’s what India needs to free up capital held in slums.
Missing capital: India’s trillions-dollar wealth is chained in slums. Time to unlock it
The slums and shanties represent a huge drain on our wealth for what really requires nothing more than a clear-headed policy towards urban property.
On Sri Lankan man’s lynching, all of Pakistan reacted…and moved on
PM Imran Khan’s tweet of shock. Check. CM’s expression of sadness and ordering of inquiry. Check. IG police’s vow to arrest the culprits. Check.
Bezos, Branson & Musk — Are billionaires popularising space travel or just on an ego trip?
Jeff Bezos will travel to the edge of space in his New Shepard aircraft — more than a week after billionaire Richard Branson defeated him in a fast developing space race.