LUCKNOW, March 7 -- : Days after the Ansal API issue gained traction, it has come to light that the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) served notices on the sub-registrar of Mohanlalganj over two years ago and all registered consortium members, directing them to halt unauthorised land registrations.

Despite the crackdown officially starting on November 21, 2022, as per LDA's own records, no significant action was taken against the irregularities in Sushant Golf City, developed by Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Ltd (Ansal API), until the issue recently gained public attention.

Documents presented by LDA reveal that the authority had ordered the halt on land registrations three days after a legal advisory issued by LDA's chief legal...