Delhi high court
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 National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has told the Delhi High Court that its board would consider reaching an out-of-court settlement to solve its differences with Delhi-Gurgaon Super Connectivity Ltd (DGSCL), the concessionaire operating the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway. NHAI board has decided to hold a meeting on August 13 to consider the suggestions to settle [...] Continue Reading »
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has asked the Delhi High Court to stop any constructions at the site where remains of a mosque was discovered. The ASI also told the court that the Delhi Police is responsible for the site protection. High court has already stopped the construction work and directed the civic authority [...] Continue Reading »
Delhi High Court today asked the Centre and the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to resolve the dispute of alleged extra flats built in the Commonwealth Games village. Due to unresolved issues between the builder and DDA, buyers have not been able to move into the flats. The flats were built by real estate major Emaar [...] Continue Reading »
The North Delhi Municipal Corporation is to appeal to Delhi High Court to remove the illegally constructed portion of the wall at the site believed to contain ruins of the Mughal-era Akbarabadi Masjid. The government had already decided that no new constructions would take place at the site where ruins of the structure were dug up. [...] Continue Reading »
The Delhi high court has allowed the Capital’s land-owning agencies to execute “deeds of apartment” for home buyers in case a builder fails to do so. Allowing a PIL which sought a direction for enforcement of the Delhi Apartment Ownership Act, a bench of Acting Chief Justice A K Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw [...] Continue Reading »
The buyers of property are further relieved in Delhi. In relation with the granting of the “deed of apartment” to landowners, the Delhi High Court has observed that the land owning agencies such as the Delhi Development Authority can execute the deed of apartments if builders fail to do so. It will help property buyers [...] Continue Reading »
In a verdict ensuring that the city’s home buyers can have exclusive ownership rights and they do not have to struggle to sell it, obtain loan on it or leave it to their children as legally accepted endowment, the Delhi high court directed the land-owning agencies of the city to execute for flat buyers a [...] Continue Reading »
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) have been asked by the Delhi High Court, to stop the construction of a multi-storied housing society near the University of Delhi. The university had leased 3 hectares of land to DMRC for the construction of Vishwavidyalaya Metro Station and Mass Rapid Transport System [...] Continue Reading »
The construction of a foot-over-bridge (FOB) near Jangpura Metro station has been delayed. The Delhi High Court has asked the transport commissioner and secretary of the public works department for a clarification on the delay work. The counsel for Jangpura Residents Welfare Association (JRWA) filed a case against the department on the slow progress of [...] Continue Reading »
