# Uttar Pradesh cabinet clears LDA plan to release 2,747 mortgaged plots 2026-09-21T05:13:41+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) will release 2,747 mortgaged plots in Sushant Golf City that Ansal Property Infrastructure Limited (APIL) sold without permission. The state cabinet approved the proposal on September 15, clearing the way for the authority to avoid cancelling buyers' registries. APIL had mortgaged 3,489 plots with the LDA as a guarantee for completing development works, but sold 2,747 despite restrictions. LDA vice-chairperson Prathamesh Kumar said cancelling registries would have left homebuyers in uncertainty. The authority will complete pending development work sector-wise and release plots proportionately. Plot owners can seek early release by depositing a guarantee amount. The LDA will now place a completion proposal before the National Company Law Tribunal. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both HT and ET carry the LDA's press release without critical scrutiny. HT frames the decision as a 'move aimed at protecting the interest of homebuyers,' while ET emphasises it 'shields buyers from legal uncertainty.' Neither outlet questions the LDA's original supervision failure that allowed 2,747 plots to be sold in violation of the township agreement. The uniform neutral-report stance conceals that the authority is now effectively endorsing sales it had barred. The key test is the NCLT hearing: if the tribunal accepts the LDA's proposal, it will set a precedent for how mortgaged properties sold without permission are regularised in Uttar Pradesh. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com (neutral report) Leads with homebuyer protection framing - realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Emphasises shielding buyers from uncertainty Tags: Ansal Property Infrastructure Limited, LDA, Lucknow Development Authority, NCLT, Uttar Pradesh Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/lda-to-release-2747-mortgaged-sushant-golf-city-plots/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/lda-to-release-2747-mortgaged-sushant-golf-city-plots/#story-in-brief