In a policy to ease regularisation of 895 unauthorised colonies, the Delhi Government’s Urban Development Department has issued an order allowing the registration of sale deed in unauthorised colonies. This decision is likely to shoot up prices of properties in unauthorised colonies.
The order signed by Secretary (Urban Development) RK Srivastava permits registration of sale deed in transfer of properties in private land in unauthorised colonies. The copy of the order has been sent to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Vice Chairman, the Divisional Commissioner (Revenue), the Principal Secretary land & Building, all Municipal commissioners (East, South and North) and all the deputy commissioners (Revenue). The move is touted as trump card by the Congress-led Delhi Government to reach out to 30 lakh electorate residing in these unauthorised colonies in the election year.
“The registration of sale in transfer of properties in private land will be allowed as per laid down procedure and formalities under the Registration Act. In the notified land and awarded land, the registration of sale in transfer of properties will be allowed after withdrawal of notification issued for acquisition or de-notification of land under section 48 of land Acquisition Act as the may be,” said the order. It also stated that the notified land comes under those category where the land notified for acquisition but where no awards have been passed, resulting in deemed lapse of acquisition proceedings under 11 (A) of land Acquisition Act 1984.
“Awarded land which has been notified for acquisition and the award with respect to the same has been pronounced. However, the possession of such land has not yet been taken over and compensation has not been paid,” the order said.
After this order, the Delhi Government is planning to ask DDA to change land use so that people in these unauthorised colony could reap the real benefit of regularisation.
On the land vested in gram sabha where the land vested with the gaon sabha under Section 81 of the Delhi land Reforms Act but where physical possession is with private owners of their successor in interest, the order stated that the registration of sale in transfer of properties in this category will be allowed after required amendments in the revenue records by Revenue Department.
Prices of properties in these unauthorised may come at par with planned residential colonies. The Government’s coffers will also swell from the money it will collect from the registration of sale deeds.
It is noteworthy that the Urban Development Department has issued a circular to all deputy commissioners, asking them for re-verification the land status of unauthorised colonies and rectifies the discrepancies/deficiencies regarding ownership of the land in February this year. The reason behind the move is to re-examine the ownership of the land as many illegal colonies shown on Government land during the regulariration, have been found to be built on private land and claimants have shown it.
The Delhi Government had regularised 895 of the 1,218 unauthorised colonies on August 9, 2012. These were given provisional regularisation certificates ahead of the 2008 Assembly elections. It later regularised 91 more colonies. And since the Assembly polls are due later this year, the Government has now put on fast track the regularisation process of these colonies and is all set to allow the registration of sale deeds.