The Maharashtra Revenue Department has made a landmark decision: digital land records such as the 7/12 extract,

In a major shake-up for land buyers and investors, the Pune and wider Maharashtra authorities have tightened documentation requirements for the sale and registration of deals involving fragmented/small plots.

Pune recently saw one of the biggest environmental protection drives in this part of the country when over 300 illegal resorts, hotels, and commercial structures built around Khadakwasla, Panshet, Pavana, and Kasarsai dam belts were razed by the authorities.

Authorities have sent over 300 notices to individuals and companies for allegedly encroaching on government-owned land near the Panshet and Varasgaon dam areas.

The Government of India has now made it official that the Land Registry Rules 2025 will be implemented across the country, with major changes in the way land is bought and sold and registered.

The PCMC is set to release an official “red-zone” map next week, which will clearly demarcate areas around two sensitive defence establishments

The Pune Land Records Department (in Maharashtra) has decided to cancel nearly 700 land-measurement maps. These maps were originally made using the old “vahivat” (customary) method.

Police have registered a case against 26 people, including a sub-registrar, for allegedly orchestrating the illegal sale of 15 acres of government-owned land belonging to the Animal Husbandry Department.

The Maharashtra government has introduced major reforms to ease land fragmentation restrictions, enabling the legalisation of thousands of small land parcels.