Land Laws

Unit I — Module I (2 credits): Central and State Legislation; Land Acquisition, Registration, EPA, MLRC

Central: Land Acquisition Act 1894, Indian Registration Act 1908, Environment Protection Act 1986 · State: Maharashtra Land Revenue Code 1966, Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act 1948, MRTP Act, MHADA Act 1976, Maharashtra Agricultural Land Ceiling Act 1961, Maharashtra Stamp Act · Land Acquisition Act: definitions; acquisition Ss. 4-17; reference to Court Ss. 18-28A · Registration Act: Ss. 17, 18, 23, 25, 47, 49 · EPA 1986 S.3 and Coastal Regulation Zone · MLRC 1966: use of land Ss. 41-53A; record of rights Ss. 147-167; appeals, revision, review Ss. 246-259; City of Bombay Ss. 260-307

• Documents of which registration is compulsory [Section 17]
• Documents of which registration is optional [Section 18]
• Time for presenting documents [Section 23]
• Provision where delay in presentation is unavoidable [Section 25]
• Time from which registered document operates [Section 47]
• Effect of non-registration of documents required to be registered [Section 49]
• Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 Definitions [Section 2]

Unit II — Module II (2 credits): Tenancy, Ceiling, Town Planning, MHADA, DCR

Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act 1948: definitions; restriction on transfer Ss. 63-66 · Maharashtra Agricultural Land Ceiling Act 1961: definitions, Ss. 1-11 · Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act: control of development Ss. 43-51, unauthorised development Ss. 52-58, land acquisition Ss. 125-129 · MHADA 1976: repairs and reconstruction of dilapidated buildings Ss. 74-103; acquisition of cessed properties Ch. VIIIA · Development Control Regulation 1999 (Mumbai): FSI and TDR