Bombay High Court Allows Landowner's Petition for De-reservation of Land Reserved for Playground Under MRTP Act - Failure to Acquire Within Ten Years of Purchase Notice Leads to Lapse of Reservation. The court held that the reservation of 390 sq. mtrs. of land for a playground lapsed under Section 127 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 as the municipal council failed to acquire the land within ten years of the purchase notice....
The petitioner, Jayantilal Himmatlal Oswal, owned land admeasuring 1945.46 sq. mtrs. in Lonavala, purchased in 1986. The development plan of Lonavala Municipal Council, sanctioned in 1978, reserved 39...
