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VEDIKA MANYA SHIVAM
Do Mandatory Disclosures Squeeze the Lemons? The Case of Housing Markets
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Understanding Gender and Land Rights | Blog4Land by PRRC
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Do Mandatory Disclosures Squeeze the Lemons? The Case of Housing Markets
In developing countries, potential home-buyers lack accurate information about housing projects. Insecure property rights in developing countries have led to a rise in litigation against these projects. Information asymmetry between developers and buyers about the litigation status results in overpricing of litigated houses (lemons).
LAND RIGHTS FOR URBAN SLUM DWELLERS: A Review of the Odisha Land Rights to Slum Dwellers Act, 2017 and the Jaga Mission
The discourse on economic development has emphasized the role of law in ensuring clear property rights. Legal rights over land are thought of as a solution to incentivize investment in land, optimal use of resources, and market led-growth. Land rights (either through titling or restricted rights over land) have long been considered a precondition for development. This is because governments believe that such rights increase access to formal credit. In the specific context of urban slum dwellers, the added benefit of land rights is that these rights can now be used to ensure tenure security, help provide municipal services, and other social benefits. Based on these presumptions in 2017, the Odisha Land Rights to Slum Dweller Act (OLRSDA) and the Odisha Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act (OMC) were enacted.
Property Laws and Property Practices in India
Land and property has been governed by the Indian state in rather conflicting ways in the past. While the first amendments to the Indian Constitution were purportedly to enable the State to redistribute land more equitably, this was followed by land acquisition that displaced Adivasis, Dalits and other vulnerable groups for developmental projects.
SVAMITVA: A Socio-Legal Analysis
The Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA), is a Central Government scheme, currently underway in 6 Indian states to provide property rights to rural homeowners residing in Abadi areas, set aside by gram panchayats for residential purposes.
What Drives Media Reporting?
Media plays an important role in informing and shaping public opinion around major issues. Media, thus, has the ability to impact large-scale outcomes through its reportage. This, then, begs the question: how does the media decide which issues to raise?
Can Property Rights Improve Access to Toilets for the Urban Poor? Evidence from India
Approximately one in six urban residents in India lives in a slum, according to the Census of India (2011). The residents of slums are not only economically deprived, they fare worse on both mortality and morbidity indicators as compared to their non-slum neighbours as well as their rural counterparts (Mberu et al, 2016). They are … Continue reading Can Property Rights Improve Access to Toilets for the Urban Poor? Evidence from India
Inheritance rights of transgender persons in India
This paper studies the inheritance rights of transgender persons in India. Using commercial databases (e.g., SCC and Manupatra), it examines the legal framework for inheritance and looks at all court decisions since 1950 that mention the term transgender. Inheritance laws are based on a binary notion of gender. They do not envisage transgender persons or … Continue reading Inheritance rights of transgender persons in India
Characterising land and property related litigation at the Delhi High Court
There are three common conjectures regarding land and property related litigation in India. First, it forms a large proportion of the caseload of Indian courts. Second, the quality of property records is to blame for the large volume and length of the litigation. Third, the caseload is compounded due to the complexity created by the … Continue reading Characterising land and property related litigation at the Delhi High Court
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Socio-cultural impediments to tribal women’s right of inheritance | Blog4Land by PRRC
Socio-cultural impediments to tribal women’s right of inheritance | Blog4Land by PRRC – VEDIKA MANYA SHIVAM According to Article 17 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, “Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others; No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.” The Human Rights … Continue reading Socio-cultural impediments to tribal women’s right of inheritance | Blog4Land by PRRC
Understanding Gender and Land Rights | Blog4Land by PRRC
Understanding Gender and Land Rights | Blog4Land by PRRC – Dhruvika Sodhi Schlager and Ostrom (1992) developed a conceptual schema for arraying property-rights regimes that distinguish among diverse bundles of rights. It distinguishes five types of property rights: the rights of (physical) access, withdrawal, management, exclusion, and alienation. If we adopt a gender lens … Continue reading Understanding Gender and Land Rights | Blog4Land by PRRC
The chaos of gendered language and land: Taking a lesson from cricket
Recently, as India swelled with pride to see the first woman belonging to the Scheduled Tribe community become president, it also witnessed unexpected chaos stemming from the use of gendered language. In Hindi, the word for president is the masculine word Rashtrapati (head of the nation). The suffix pati is commonly used to mean “husband” and can also denote that one is the owner of something. In a bid to use a feminine equivalent, a member of Parliament unwittingly referred to her as Rashtrapatni (wife of the nation). The linguistic flub resulted in huge protests and adjournment of Parliament followed by a letter of apology.
Why PMAY-U fails to address India’s intrinsic housing problems
At a recent event, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave away keys to seventy five thousand beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana — Urban (PMAY-U) in Uttar Pradesh. Though it is a welcome and much needed move, the overall pace of delivery under PMAY-U has been rather slow. As of October 11, 2021, just around 50% of the 114 lakh sanctioned houses have been completed. In the process, ₹97,000 crore has already been incurred.
A Protest In West Bihar Shows How Un-surveyed Land Leaves Residents Vulnerable
On May 30, 2021, as India reeled under the second wave of the pandemic, a team of surveyors from Bihar’s revenue department landed up in the western town of Chhapra. At a street near the city municipality building, where the state government has proposed a new flyover, the officials measured the land where shops and homes would be demolished to make way for the construction.
How the Model Tenancy Act can benefit homeowners and tenants
As the Model Act has been circulated by the central government amongst the states, it is yet to be seen what changes are incorporated by the latter to suit the local context. While the Act is a much-needed reform for India’s housing sector, one hopes that states use this opportunity to unlock the economic value of vacant housing and increase access to good quality housing, for all demographics.