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Draft model Act on land titles
November 4 , 2020
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- The NITI Aayog has released the draft model Act and rules for states on land titles.
- It aims to reduce litigations and ease the land acquisition process for infrastructure projects.
- State governments will have the power to order for establishment, administration and management of a system of title registration of immovable properties.
- A party aggrieved with an order of the land dispute resolution officer may file an appeal before the Land Titling Appellate Tribunal within 30 days of passing of such an order.
- A special bench of High court shall be designated to deal with appeals against the orders passed by the Land Titling Appellate Tribunal.
Backdrop
- The current system of land records was inherited from the Zamindari system of colonial times.
- Now, the rules to title of land is provided by the Transfer of Property Act, 1882.
- The primary law that regulates the registration of land related documents is Registration Act, 1908.
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