Category: Construction Industry

BMC’s air pollution management strategy in Mumbai depends on builder self-certification.

March 29, 2023

MUMBAI: According to an action plan created by the civic body, if builders do not take action to reduce the dust produced from construction sites, the BMC would issue stop-work warnings to them and take legal action if necessary. If contractors fail to self-certify that a construction project complies with dust mitigation standards, such as […]

BMC’s air pollution management strategy in Mumbai depends on builder self-certification.more

Mumbai: The HC orders the BMC to create regulations for the use of cranes when building highrises.

March 13, 2023

MUMBAI: We expect that none of the highrise developments in the city should render people susceptible and prone to such mishaps, in which innocent people might get maimed or lose their life, stated HC in directing BMC to develop standards for the use of cranes in highrise structures. In a plea, Lokhandwala Residency Tower Cooperative […]

Mumbai: The HC orders the BMC to create regulations for the use of cranes when building highrises.more

MahaRERA Scam: Two untraceable architects who created building plan layouts.

March 10, 2023

KALYAN: The two architects who prepared and certified the plan layouts of the majority of the buildings constructed illegally are wanted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is looking into the MahaRERA scam involving 65 developers in Kalyan-Dombivli. However, the ED discovered that both architects provided false information about their firms and are therefore untraceable. […]

MahaRERA Scam: Two untraceable architects who created building plan layouts.more

The builder may have to pay twice for a bounced cheque: The Mumbai High Court

February 20, 2023

MUMBAI: Even if a consumer commission offers flat-buyers relief by ordering a builder to reimburse money with interest after he fails to hand over possession, the builder can still be ordered to repay double the amount in a separate cheque-bouncing action before a criminal court. A magistrate’s court recently ordered three directors of a building […]

The builder may have to pay twice for a bounced cheque: The Mumbai High Courtmore

Supreme Court orders builder to obtain “completion certificate”

February 10, 2023

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court declared on Thursday that even if the struggling EMI-paying flat owners take possession of their homes before the release of a such legally required document, the builder of a housing complex is still legally obligated to obtain a “completion certificate” for the construction. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) […]

Supreme Court orders builder to obtain “completion certificate”more

Ambuja Cement and ACC claim that no shares have been pledged by promoter Adani Group.

February 3, 2023

NEW DELHI: The promoters of Adani group firms Ambuja Cement Ltd and ACC Ltd stated on Thursday that no shares of the companies have been pledged and that only a “non-disposal undertaking” has been provided. Ambuja Cement Ltd and ACC Ltd described as “misleading” reports of promoters pledging shares as part of financing their acquisition […]

Ambuja Cement and ACC claim that no shares have been pledged by promoter Adani Group.more

The Gujarat High Court upholds the decision authorising the renovation of Vejalpur’s society.

January 24, 2023

AHMEDABAD: On Monday, a division bench of the Gujarat high court upheld a single judge’s decision to allow the redevelopment of a housing society in the Vejalpur neighborhood because more than 75% of the flat owners had agreed to it and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) had also granted permission for new construction. In the […]

The Gujarat High Court upholds the decision authorising the renovation of Vejalpur’s society.more

In Hyderabad, the Income Tax Department searches for builders.

January 20, 2023

HYDERABAD: Income tax (I-T) investigators have searched three real estate firms in the city for possible tax evasion. On Wednesday, several I-T teams searched the offices of Oorjita Builders and Developers, Sri Aditya Homes, and other firms, as well as their promoters, in Jubilee Hills, Banjara Hills, Karkhana, Madhapur, Gandipet, and other areas. I-T sleuths […]

In Hyderabad, the Income Tax Department searches for builders.more

In Sector 53, the Chandigarh Housing Board will build 340 flats instead of 492.

January 16, 2023

CHANDIGARH: The Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) has decided to build 340 flats rather than 492 at a cost of Rs 208.65 crore in its Sector 53 housing scheme. Around 100 one-bedroom flats will be demolished, and the number of flats for the economically disadvantaged (EWS) will be reduced from 80 to 48. According to the […]

In Sector 53, the Chandigarh Housing Board will build 340 flats instead of 492.more

NCDRC orders ND Developers to refund homebuyers for delivery delays.

December 30, 2022

BENGALURU: The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has ordered city-based ND Developers to refund home buyers’ money plus 9% interest for failing to deliver the flats on time. On March 31, 2011, more than 50 homebuyers decided to book flats at ND Laurel, a housing project at Gunjur, near Varthur in Bengaluru East, according […]

NCDRC orders ND Developers to refund homebuyers for delivery delays.more

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