Ahmedabad: It has come to light that documents are being processed at the city’s sub-registrar offices based on fraudulent permissions under the Disturbed Area Act (Ashantdhara). In response, the office of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) (East) has issued instructions to the sub-registrar offices to verify all Ashantdhara permissions by scanning the QR codes before processing. Reports suggest that permissions are not being properly verified, as officials at these offices are allegedly enga...Read More

Surat: Limbayat MLA Sangeeta Patil raised several civic and safety issues during the district coordination committee meeting held last week. One of her major demands was the imposition of the Disturbed Areas Act in around 21 societies of Ward No. 19, including Vrindavan Row Houses, Vrindavan Flats, Gokuldham, Om Sai, Nilkanth Society, Ravi Ashish, Jain Nagar, and Shyam Vatika, citing the majority Hindu population and the need to maintain law and order. Patil also highlighted that the Limbayat z...Read More

Surat: The Surat Collector’s office is launching a new i-ATMS (Integrated Application Tracking Management System) portal to make the property transfer process under the Disturbed Areas Act faster, more transparent, and simpler. This new portal is an upgraded version of the existing i-ATS portal with added features, allowing applicants to access all services from home in the future. As per the law, applications for property transfers must be decided within three months (90 days). However, in S...Read More

Surat: The issue of property transfers in areas falling under the Disturbed Areas Act in Surat has once again flared up. Arvind Rana, MLA from Surat East, met with Additional Chief Secretary of the Revenue Department, Dr. Jayanti Ravi, alleging irregularities and improper approvals granted in Surat Central Zone over the past few years. The MLA also leveled serious allegations of corruption against the police, Mamlatdar, and Deputy Collector (Prant Office), demanding that all orders passed witho...Read More

Vadodara: Local Hindu residents of the Bhayli area in the city submitted a petition to District Collector Anil Dhamelia on Monday, demanding that the houses being constructed under the Chief Minister and Prime Minister’s Housing Scheme in Ward No. 10 be allotted only to Hindus. The locals stated that since the area is predominantly Hindu, allotment of EWS houses to Muslims would change the demographics. They also demanded that the Disturbed Areas Act be implemented in the region. The resident...Read More

Surat: The Disturbed Areas Act has been in force in the old city areas, preventing the sale of property to a member of another community in Hindu-dominated areas without the Collector’s approval. In one such case, Hindu residents of Salabatpura protested the sale of a property in violation of the Disturbed Areas Act, after which the Prant Officer sealed the property. In Salabatpura, a property belonging to Kavitaben Jariwala (Ward No. 3, City Survey No. 1303-A and 1455) was sold to Zarina Bib...Read More

Rajkot: Just a few days after Rajkot West MLA Darshita Shah demanded strict enforcement of the Disturbed Areas Act in her constituency, another MLA from Rajkot South, Rameshbhai Tilara, has called for the implementation of the Act in areas of wards no. 7, 8, and 14 falling under the constituency. In his representation to the District Collector, the BJP MLA has requested the enforcement of the Disturbed Areas Act in areas such as Prahlad Plot, Vardhman Nagar, Karanpara, Diwan Para, Soni Bazaar, ...Read More

Rajkot: The city police today carried out checking and investigation in Ward No. 2 of the city, where the Disturbed Area Act has been imposed. This action comes after the MLA from Rajkot West, Darshita Shah, alleged that there were issues in the implementation of the Disturbed Area Act in Wards 1, 2, 3, and 7, which fall under her constituency. The police today carried out checks in Ward No. 2, including areas such as Subhash Nagar. Talking to the media, MLA Darshita Shah said, "I had receive...Read More

Viramgam: In a recent government notification dated November 29, 2024, the Government of Gujarat declared certain areas within Viramgam Town in Ahmedabad District as “disturbed areas” under the Gujarat Prohibition of Transfer of Immovable Property and Provision for Protection of Tenants from Eviction from Premises in Disturbed Areas Act, 1991. This declaration, which applies to areas specified in the Schedule annexed to the notification, covers a five-year period, from November 29, 2024, to ...Read More