ABOUT 1.5 lakh people who have applied for regularisation of their plots under Maharashtra Gunthewari Developments (Regulations Upgradation and Control) Act have heaved a sigh of relief as the Nagpur Metropolitan Region D e v e l o p m e n t Authority (NMRDA) will provide Regularisation Letter (RL) to the plot owners who don’t possess registered documents. Metropolitan Commissioner of NMRDA had sought clarification about this issue. NMRDA had raised two questions- -whether the unregistered document be considered valid for the regularisation under Gunthewari and if such plot holders show readiness to submit registered documents under certain rules and conditions; then should those be considered as valid for regularisation. The Government replied that if people submit unregistered documents but show readiness to get those documents registered under rules and conditions, then only the applications submitted before December31, 2020 will be consideredvalid.

 

The plot holders will approach NMRDA with thedocuments available withthem, they are expected topay stamp duty on the plotsthey own. NMRDAwill give them RL onthe condition that the plot holders will submit registereddocument within astipulated time. The 2001 Act wasamended on March2, 2021 by the StateGovernment. According to theamendment made, all Gunthewari developmentsexisting as of December 31, 2020 shall be eligible for beingconsidered by the planningauthority for regularisation. Approximately 1.5 lakh plot holders applied for registrationof their unauthorised plots andpaid Rs 3,000 per plot.

 

The lastdate for accepting applicationwas November 30, 2023. Evenafter 8 months, the NMRDAauthorities have still not started issuing regularisationdemand to the applicants as theauthority sought clarification. Nowhere the act compels theapplicant to provide registered documents along with application. It is important to note that Gunthewari Developments are the plots which were formed unauthorisedly sub dividing privately owned land. It is practically impossible to expect a registered document of an unauthorised/non sanctioned plot. The revenue authorities/sub registrar did not allow registration of any unauthorised plot. Since 2001, NIT, which is the planning authority for area within city limits has accepted unregistered agreements and have issued Regularisation Letter to lakhs of plot holders. Gunthewari Regularisation in NMRDA region will boost infrastructure facilities.