Legal
Mumbai- Sandhu Palace, the tallest tower on Pali Hill, which is supposed to be the most expensive controversial residential building of Bandra, is up for sale. In October, Sandhu Developers, has put the property for sale at a price of $147 million, or around Rs 800 crore. More than Rs 60,000 per sq ft, was being [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore- Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) was directed by Justice Ram Mohan Reddy to file a report by December 7, with regard to demolishing an illegal building in Bannerghatta Road. He also ordered the BDA to take action against the engineers for permitting such unauthorised construction. The South City Group Housing company was orally asked to [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore- A new temporary landfill for dumping wet waste has been identified and approved by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB). Being located in Chikkanagamangala village of Sarjapura hobli in the outskirts of Bangalore, the new landfill covers an area of around 94 acres, which will be the destination to dump 2,500-3,000 tonnes of [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai- The monitoring committee of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) appointed by the Madras High Court has sought more clarity and judicial sanction from the state government before regularizing buildings that came up before July 1, 2007 A new set of guidelines was announced by the government early this month, under Section 113-C of [...] Continue Reading »
Despite closure order issued by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) prohibiting operations in areas around Tippagondanahalli (T.G. Halli) reservoir, 22 companies continued to operate in the catchment areas. A suo motu case was initiated by the Karnataka high court on the units which continued to operate. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Vikramjit [...] Continue Reading »
A wall was erected in June 2012 between leasehold land owned by Tehnaz Master and leasehold lands which blocked access to another freehold land that belongs to Tehnaz. Master allege the court to direct demolition of the wall but no action was taken against the illegal wall by the civic bodies. The BMC advocate submitted [...] Continue Reading »
The Allahabad high court judgment imposing stay on 802 acres of land in Noida has affected real estate development. However, the court’s ruling was a major relief for farmers. The project areas like sectors 74,79,112 and 119 in Noida will face a big back drop due to the judgment. Thousands of housing units are being developed [...] Continue Reading »
A developer has to pay the price for delay in delivery of flats to buyer in Gurgaon. District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has ordered a builder to pay Rs 20,000 as compensation to a resident for delaying possession of a flat. The complainant approached the consumer forum against the builder for not delivering the flat [...] Continue Reading »
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 »
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda) to remove encroachments from Sector 17. The court has ordered Huda to develop a market place at the encroached site for the convenience of residents in the locality. 550 families dwelling in the area had been building pressure on Huda to [...] Continue Reading »
