Gujarat Regularisation News Today

Today, the Gujarat High Court sharply criticized the Rajkot municipal body and the state government after it was revealed that two gaming zones in Rajkot had been operating for over two years without...

India News: The Gujarat high court expressed strong distrust in the state's ability to implement corrective measures, reprimanding the Rajkot Municipal Corporatio

Since then, the government has in “public interest” extended the deadline to submit applications for regularisation of such structures thrice – in March, June and December last year.

An official release said RMC has received 8,058 applications seeking to regularise unauthorised additional constructions done after getting building-use (BU) certificate for the respective buildings.

The window for filing applications under the GRUDA, which is popularly known as impact fee act, had opened on October 17 last year

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Gujarat Assembly on Monday passed a bill to amend an Act to regularise unauthorised constructions in urban areas by collecting "impact fee" from owners, which also empowered the government to extend the period for filing applications to regularise unauthorised constructions. India News | Guj House Passes Amendment Bill Which Allows Govt to Extend Period for Filing Applications to Regularise Illegal Constructions.

The petition pointed out that the Ordinance grants "uncanalised and unbridled" powers to officers of the State and also does not fasten any liability and accountability on the authorities.

Less than a month after granting the third extension in 20 years to regularize unauthorized residential constructions in return for an impact fee, the Gujarat Government has now introduced a scheme for the first time to similarly legalize such constructions in industrial estates in the State.

The Indian Express had reported on August 8 that Shrey Hospital ran as an unregulated health facility till 2016 though it was largely permitted for residential and commercial use. It started operations as a hospital in 1999, and illegal constructions were also made which were regulated only in 2016. The building’s original ownership was with Panchratna Apartments Owners’ Association, which was leased to Bharat Mahant and other proprietors of Shrey Hospital in 1999. Initially, the building�...