If the Maharashtra government works according to the schedule its Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has outlined, then the state will be the first in the country to bring in a law for land titles. The law will conclusively establish land ownership, offer legal protection to property owners, streamline real estate transactions, and prevent or clear systemic land disputes. The government will introduce the Land Titling Bill in the winter session of the state legislature in December. There is no reason that it will not be passed. The procedure of President’s assent may take a few more months after that. The proposed law is intended to be on the lines of what city states like Singapore and Dubai, and scores of........

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