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A bunch of petitions were dismissed by the Bombay High Court as the petitions challenged the state government’s decision to levy the builders with a 5% Value Added Tax (VAT) on buildings which were under construction from 2006 to 2010. This rule was declared a day before the tax payment deadline. Justice Dhananjay Chandrachud and Justice Rajesh [...] Continue Reading »
Telenor Group has approached Delhi High Court seeking that its Joint Venture partner Unitech Ltd be asked to set aside Rs 6,400 crore, or be directed to provide guarantees for the amount through a deposit. The Norwegian company moved the court as it fears the real estate company may not be able to pay the [...] Continue Reading »
The Gurgaon builder community has accused the Haryana government of misinterpreting the Punjab and Haryana High Court order of July 31 about sealing of borewells at construction sites and randomly sealing their projects instead. The battle surrounding ground water uses continues as during a resumed hearing on petitions filed by Sunil Singh and Qutab Enclave [...] Continue Reading »
A public interest litigation (PIL) filed last month by a social activist has grabbed attention in Mumbai. The Mumbai resident moved the Bombay high court over 4,400 leases executed by the BMC, through which nearly 6.48 crore square feet of the city was leased to private entities. The PIL states that most of the land [...] Continue Reading »
The state sales tax department has been able to make the builders register with them as the battle for paying VAT seems to swing towards the government. The builders in Nashik have started registering with the sales tax department of the state government. Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association (CREDAI) has reportedly decided to pay [...] Continue Reading »
The Hiranandani Group is to construct low-cost affordable houses in Powai. The Bombay high court restrained the Hiranandani group from starting any construction in Powai. The Powai project has been under much controversy so far. Following a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging large scale violations by Hiranandani in building flats instead of affordable houses in [...] Continue Reading »
Majority of the BJP has demanded the demolition of an ‘illegal’ structure at Subhash Park in the House meeting of the North Corporation on Monday. The structure was built by MLA Shoaib Iqbal at Subhash Park, claiming that the site belongs to the 17th century Akbarabadi mosque. The demand came after a report from Commissioner P [...] Continue Reading »
The North Delhi Municipal Corporation is to appeal to Delhi High Court to remove the illegally constructed portion of the wall at the site believed to contain ruins of the Mughal-era Akbarabadi Masjid. The government had already decided that no new constructions would take place at the site where ruins of the structure were dug up. [...] Continue Reading »
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has suggested that treated sewage water to be used for construction activities. Gurgaon treats 137 million liters per day (MLD) of sewage every day, which is more than sufficient to meet the builders’ needs, the think tank has said. In the wake of the court order restraining issue [...] Continue Reading »
Real estate tycoon G L Raheja won the case against industrialist Nusli Wadia as the Bombay High Court has allowed his company, Ferani Hotels, to build on land in Malad and sell the premises without any condition. Wadia, outraged by the court’s hearing, voiced that he would appeal against the order before the Supreme Court. [...] Continue Reading »
