State Directed to Frame Policy Regulating Sites in Converted Lands Outside Approved Layouts: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has urged the State Government to formulate a comprehensive policy to regulate the sale and registration of sites carved out of converted agricultural lands, which are not part of approved layouts. The Court highlighted the growing instances of such irregular transactions and stressed the need for a uniform regulatory framework aligned with Section 17(2B) of the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961. Court warns against…