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CM Majhi Seeks Greater Central Support for Odisha’s Mining Growth, Faster Clearances, and Infrastructure Push
BHUBANESWAR: In a strategic move to boost Odisha’s primary economic engine, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has sought enhanced support from the Central government to accelerate mining-led growth, eliminate regulatory bottlenecks, and scale up infrastructure across the state. The demands were formally placed before the Union Minister for Coal and Mines, G. Kishan Reddy, during...
A Residential Sale Deed Cannot Determine Industrial Land Compensation
Introduction When the state compulsorily acquires a citizen’s land, the question of fair compensation becomes not merely an administrative matter but a constitutional imperative. The stakes are especially high when the land in question carries a distinctive character say, an active industrial site but the authorities reach for an entirely different metric, such as a...
Administrative Push for Land Governance: Odisha Sets May 30 Deadline for Pending Revenue & RoR Cases
In a decisive move to streamline land administration and protect the rights of landowners, the Odisha Government’s Revenue and Disaster Management Department has issued a mandatory directive to all District Collectors: clear every single pending case of land revenue abatement and Record of Rights (RoR) amendment by May 30, 2026. This initiative, spearheaded by the...
Supreme Court Bars Reopening Pre-2018 Land Cases for Extra Compensation
The Supreme Court of India has ruled that land acquisition cases prior to 2018 under the NHAI Act can not be reopened to grant additional compensation with interest to affected farmers. This oral observation came during a review plea hearing by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Court Background A bench led by Chief...
Landmark Ruling: Transfer Of Title In Immovable Property Doesn’t Attract Service Tax
New Delhi: In a significant verdict that provides much-needed clarity to the real estate sector and taxpayers, the Supreme Court of India has categorically ruled that the mere transfer of title in immovable property is not a taxable service and, therefore, does not attract Service Tax under the erstwhile Finance Act, 1994. The judgment, delivered...
Supreme Court Clarifies Land Acquisition Act: No Automatic Right to Job in Lieu of Acquired Land
New Delhi: In a decisive judgment that reinforces the supremacy of statutory law over policy decisions, the Supreme Court has ruled that individuals whose family land was acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, are not automatically entitled to a job as compensation. The ruling makes it clear that monetary compensation remains the sole statutory...
