Legal
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 »
In an arbitration petition filed by Tata Capital against Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd (DCHL) for recovery of a Rs 101 crore loan, the Bombay High Court has restrained DCHL from selling or disposing of its building in Lower Parel area of Central Mumbai. The High Court also ordered attachment of six accounts of DCHL in [...] Continue Reading »
The recent Supreme Court ruling against Sahara Group implies an indictment of not only Sahara but the regulatory system as a whole. Sahara India Real Estate Corporation (SIREC) and Sahara Housing Investment Corporation (SHIC) were instructed by the Supreme Court to refund over Rs 24,000 crore collected through optionally fully convertible debentures (OFCDs). Sahara case [...] Continue Reading »
In a influential verdict, the Delhi High Court has ruled that in case of employees living in company-leased accommodation, money spent on repairs and renovations of such residences is not taxable. The ruling is set to have far reaching impact. If unchallenged in the Supreme Court, it implies those living in company-provided accommodation will not [...] Continue Reading »
The Delhi government got a boost as pleas against the government’s legislation levying property tax were rejected. Delhi government had passed a legislation empowering the corporations to levy property tax on the basis of unit area hold by the owner. Many individuals pleaded with the court to declare the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2003, [...] 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 »
In the wake of the High Court ban on groundwater for construction purposes, real estate developers in Gurgaon heavily criticized the Haryana government for failing to provide adequate water. They have alleged that despite charging them crores of rupees in the form of external development charges (EDC), water supply has not been taken care of. [...] Continue Reading »
The Bombay High Court has refused to entertain a petition filed by SGS Infratech Ltd challenging the propriety of notice issued by Chief Executive Officer of Pune Cantonment Board. The notice demanded property tax from April 1991 to March 2012 in respect of its property on the defence land.The bench stated that the petition is [...] 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 »
