Overview
- The Aparna Institution (Taking Over of Management and Control) Act, 2025 took effect on November 20 after Presidential assent on August 27.
- The state now holds management, control and possession of roughly 24 acres at Silokhra, with the previous governing council dissolved and barred from exercising authority.
- The law authorises appointment of an administrator and an oversight committee, mandates immediate handover of records and property, and requires a full inventory within seven days.
- Non‑compliance attracts penalties of up to five years’ imprisonment and a fine of up to Rs 50,000, with company officers also liable for offences.
- The move follows disputes over a December 2020 land sale registered at about Rs 55 crore that officials flagged as grossly undervalued, a sale later cancelled and set aside by a civil judge in September after a multi‑party settlement, with a 2024 court ruling having earlier nullified a state mutation attempt.