Legal
The Sept 1 Supreme Court ruling prohibits builders from selling parking area as independent units to flat buyers. A division bench of Supreme Court has ruled that builders cannot sell parking areas in the stilt area as independent units as the same is to be extended as ‘common areas and facilities’ for the owners. Builders, [...] Continue Reading »
The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Mumbai fined Builder Rs 6.5 Lakh for not giving amenities. The consumer court order has cheered scores of home-buyers who are misled or even duped by builders. In 1997, a retired IOC executive and his son booked a flat in Goregaon (east) in a project advertised as “exclusive homes [...] Continue Reading »
According to residents of Knightsbridge Apartment in Whitefield, Vishwanath Reddy, a co-builder tried to manhandle them at the police station who went to complain against him. Vishwanatha Reddy and his relatives owns 72 of the 308 flats but he behaves as if he owns the entire complex. He does not abide by residents’ association rules. [...] Continue Reading »
The bureaucrats and politicians colluded with the private builder to grab the 30 acres of forest land in Pune. A special committee probe has found that 30 acres of forest land worth Rs. 1000 crore in Pune was sold to a private builder for mere Rs. 2 crore. The case is now in the Supreme [...] Continue Reading »
Karnataka State Government assured the High Court that it will not carry out midnight drives to demolish unauthorized constructions in the City. The affidavit submitted by the Advocate General Ashok Harnahalli to the Court said the government had issued a circular to all city corporations and municipal corporations in the State directing them on the [...] Continue Reading »
There’s nothing hide-and-seek about paying or accepting bribes in government offices. In fact, Bangalore has sped ahead of other cities to top the chart and leads in India’s bribery chart. It scores from among 200 cities, followed by Mumbai, Chennai and Pune. Bangalore leads the tally on the website (www.ipaidabribe.com) with 259 bribe reports about [...] Continue Reading »
In a judgment that will set a precedent for housing societies on how to treat pets, the Central Mumbai Consumer Redressal Forum has rapped a Mahim society for charging one of its member Rs 500 for each of his two dogs using the elevator. The forum ruled there is no reason why pets can’t use [...] Continue Reading »
In an important order, the Bombay High Court has said developers cannot construct new buildings—not part of the original plan which was disclosed to buyers—unless they take the consent of apartment owners. The Judge said that if the promoter wants to make additional construction, which is not a part of the layout placed before the [...] Continue Reading »
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has decided to re-launch its drive against building violations. The BBMP has issued a circular to its engineers of Town Planning Department to act tough against violation of building byelaws.The Mahanagara Palike has asked ward-level engineers to carry out regular inspections and those at Town Planning Division to send the [...] Continue Reading »
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) is asked to give details of unauthorized residential flats constructed in the city and the action taken by the agency against such constructions. The Madras High Court has directed the CMDA to file an affidavit giving the details. The affidavit should be filed by November 12. The matter has [...] Continue Reading »
