SC quashes land allotment to Ganguly by West Bengal govt

Last Updated: Friday, May 27, 2011, 00:00

The Supreme Court quashed the allotment of land to cricketer Sourav Ganguly by West Bengal government in Kolkata saying it was "unreasonable and arbitrary" and asked him to surrender the plot it in two weeks.

Bhushans under scanner over land allotment

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 10:48

Shanti Bhushan is the co-chairman of the Lokpal Bill redrafting committee.

`SC order on land allotment to MP trust to serve as guideline`

Last Updated: Friday, April 8, 2011, 19:11

Additional Solicitor General of India Vivek Tankha said that the SC order quashing the allotment of land to the Kushabhau Thakre trust in the city would serve as a guideline for land allotments by govts in the future.

SC quashes MP govt land allotment to Kushabhau Thakre Trust

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 12:06

The MP government had issued notification for allotting around 30 acres of land to the Trust.

Land allotment issue: stalemate in AP Assembly continues

Last Updated: Thursday, March 24, 2011, 15:09

The stalemate in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly on land allotment issue persisted Thursday with both treasury and opposition benches sticking to their stands.

Deadlock over land allotment issue continues in AP Assembly

Last Updated: Monday, March 21, 2011, 14:33

The deadlock in Andhra Pradesh Assembly over the demand for constitution of a Joint Legislative Committee to probe land allotments continued for the fourth day on Monday, as both government and the opposition remained unrelenting.

Land allotment to sons a mistake, admits Yeddy

Last Updated: Friday, January 28, 2011, 22:52

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Friday admitted that he had committed a "mistake" by allotting land to his sons but appeared defiant about the act being "immoral or illegal".

TN govt scraps discretionary quota for land allotment

Last Updated: Friday, January 7, 2011, 17:52

The system of allotting houses and plots under the Govt Discretionary Quota is being put on end.

Ready for a judicial probe into land allotment: Yeddyurappa

Last Updated: Monday, November 15, 2010, 23:27

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Monday said he was ready to order a judicial probe into the charges of denotification and allotment of land and sites, including those to a firm in which his two sons are partners.

Paswan demands white paper on land allotment

Last Updated: Sunday, September 26, 2010, 22:25

LJP chief Ramvilas Paswan on Sunday asked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to issue a white paper on the issue of land distribution among the landless and Dalits while accusing him of fooling the community.

SC quashes land allotment made by UP CM 42 yrs ago

Last Updated: Friday, June 4, 2010, 22:10

The Supreme Court has quashed the allotment of land made to an individual in Ghaziabad 42 years ago by the then Chief Minister on the ground that he had no authority to make such a recommendation.

Concession on land allotment rates for army personnel

Last Updated: Thursday, April 22, 2010, 20:57

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today announced a 15 per cent concession in the rates of land to be allotted under the `Jai Jawan Awas Yojna` (JJAY), a housing scheme meant for army personnel and ex-servicemen.