Legal
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to find a solution to the water contamination problem in South Extension I. DJB has been asked to replace corroded pipeline before the roads are carpeted. Court has also asked South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to carry out quality-checks of works. The check would have [...] Continue Reading »
The Karnataka High Court lashed out at the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) upon hearing two public interest litigations. The High Court criticised BBMP for the piling up of garbage in the city and directed the civic agency to file a status report on garbage segregation on November 6, 2012. The court expressed displeasure over [...] Continue Reading »
In a recent meeting held, the Supreme Court said that the common man felt cheated as the authorities only demolish illegal slums of the poor and not the illegal constructions by the rich. A bench of Justices said that the illegal constructions by the affluent destroyed the concept of planned development and also it affects [...] Continue Reading »
The Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission recently ordered two builders to pay a total of Rs 29 lakh to the LIC Housing Finance Ltd. The decision came after the builders had failed to hand over flats to three city residents who had booked them in 2003. The three buyers field three separate complaints in [...] Continue Reading »
The festive season fails to cheer builders of Mangalore. Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) have sent closure notices on crusher units in the state following a Supreme Court directive. As a result, construction and development activities have come to a halt. Of the 3,700 crusher units units across Karnataka, 200 units are in the [...] Continue Reading »
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has been asked by the High Court to maintain buildings allotted to its staff and ensure livable condition in them. The high court has directed the BBMP commissioner to temporarily evict the occupants of a BBMP residential complex at Kumbaragundi, JC Road, until it is fit for human habitation. The [...] Continue Reading »
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation(BMC) has challenged a Bombay High Court (HC) verdict asking it to pay an amount of Rs 50 crore as collective bonus to 40,000 employees. The BMC has been arguing that it has no responsibility to pay bonus as employees had struck work last year. The BMC employees had gone to strike last [...] Continue Reading »
A division bench of Hyderabad High Court has directed Ganesh Utsav Samitis, amicus curiae D. Prakash Reddy and G. Vidyasagar and other stakeholders to attend a meeting to be held by the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB). The meeting is scheduled on September 18. The samitis and stakeholders are asked to submit a report to [...] Continue Reading »
In the ongoing tussle, the Bombay high court has settled a long-pending property tax row in favour of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The court ruled that the civic body can fix property tax on the building based on the actual rent charged. The verdict is the latest in the saga of tax tussle between [...] 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 »
