Adarsh housing scam
Unfortunately, every major scam in the country during the past few years has a real estate component. May be because the investments are high and the regulations are poor to stop such scams in the real estate sector. Adarsh happened because retired Army men and babus could not muster the will to give away a building in tony [...] Continue Reading »
On Tuesday an activist filed an application in the special CBI court investigating on the Adarsh housing scam case seeking the registration of an FIR against a former chief minister who was also a revenue minister. On Thursday hearing will be done on the matter. Praveen Wategaonkar, an activist filed a PIL of case in [...] Continue Reading »
In a recent affidavit filed before the Bombay High Court, the CBI’s Investigation Officer SS Giri stated that the agency had already looked into Patil-Nilangekar’s role in the scam and had not got any material against the latter that warranted action against him. The CBI officer explicitly stated in the affidavit “The role of Patil-Nilangekar [...] Continue Reading »
New norms for high-rise buildings will stop developers from changing their plans. The new guidelines makes it mandatory for builders to submit a final plan before seeking approval. Learning lessons from the Adarsh housing scam, the Mumbai state high rise committee has framed new guidelines that make it mandatory for builders to submit a final [...] Continue Reading »
