Category: Legal Article

Reliance Infrastructure to rent out its 6.95 lakh sqft Mumbai office space to an Educational Institute.

February 29, 2020

Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) is in discussion to rent a portion of Whittle school and Studios, the educational institution located in Washington DC, from its subsidiary’s Santacruz headquarter, Reliance Infrastructure Limited (R-Infra). ADAG Chairman Anil Ambani told the UK court earlier this month that his net worth was zero and that he was […]

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Builder accused in property scam gets approval to travel abroad by the Supreme Court.

February 28, 2020

On 27 February, Satinder Singh Bhasin, a Noida-based businessman who was arrested on charges of cheating and fraudulently selling the property to several people, was allowed by the Supreme Court to travel abroad for 10 days under certain terms. A Division Bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari allowed the petitioner to pertain for […]

Builder accused in property scam gets approval to travel abroad by the Supreme Court.more

DTCP registers FIRs against five builders who were unable to provide basic amenities to residents.

February 26, 2020

On 24 February, the city police registered an FIR against five real estate developers, including a member of the Bharatiya Janata Group MP, following complaints from Gurugram’s District Town and Country Planning (DTCP) Department. These developers couldn’t provide the residents with basic amenities. R.S. Baat, DTCP head, said the FIRs were registered in violation of […]

DTCP registers FIRs against five builders who were unable to provide basic amenities to residents.more

SBI to carry out the largest e-auction on 26 February: more than 1,000 properties will be listed.

February 24, 2020

India’s largest public sector bank, State Bank of India (SBI) on Saturday has declared that it is going to conduct mega e-auction that will consists more than 1,000 commercials, residential and industrial properties across the country. “We at SBI are very clear when putting immovable properties, mortgaged with the Bank/attached by court order to auction, […]

SBI to carry out the largest e-auction on 26 February: more than 1,000 properties will be listed.more

Bengaluru Municipal Corporation elects to fine illegal constructions.

February 21, 2020

The government is set to enforce a law to regulate unauthorized building construction in Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) limits by penalizing those who breach the construction norms with a fine. On February 18, the Government tabled in the assembly the Karnataka Municipal Corporations (Amendment) Bill 2020. The bill aims to penalize those who create […]

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Jaiprakash Associates receives a letter from YEIDA with a decision of cancelling the allotment of land.

February 20, 2020

On 18 February, Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) stated that it has received a letter from the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) expressing its decision to cancel Jaypee International Sports’ allotment of land arbitrarily and would contest the case. Jaypee International Sports is a JAL division which entered in October 2015 after its merger. “Jaypee […]

Jaiprakash Associates receives a letter from YEIDA with a decision of cancelling the allotment of land.more

NMC introduces 5% tax rebate on prompt tax payments.

February 18, 2020

The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) chose to introduce an incentive of up to 5% on the prompt payment of property tax bills for the first quarter of the financial year 2020-21 to collect a maximum property tax. When you pay online, you can get another 1% tax rebate. Those who pay their annual tax in […]

NMC introduces 5% tax rebate on prompt tax payments.more

Delhi-NCR real estate market gets the Supreme Court’s revocation on an overnight construction ban.

February 15, 2020

On 14 February, the Supreme Court lifted the ban on night-time construction in Delhi-NCR, making it a relief for the real estate industry. In Delhi-NCR, on 4 November 2019, the court had placed a complete ban on construction activities. It took the dramatic decline in air quality in and around the Delhi-NCR area into account. […]

Delhi-NCR real estate market gets the Supreme Court’s revocation on an overnight construction ban.more

The National Green Tribunal nullifies environmental clearance for the project of Godrej Properties.

The National Green Tribunal has dismissed the environmental clearance (EC) granted to Godrej in Bengaluru to a high-level housing project for the development of the lake buffer zone. A bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel and Justice S P Wangdi, Chairperson of the NGT, said that there could have been no environmental clearance for the […]

The National Green Tribunal nullifies environmental clearance for the project of Godrej Properties.more

Credai appeals to the state government for keeping RR rates to be identical for the buyer interest.

February 14, 2020

The Confederation of Real Estate Development Association of India (Credai) has requested the state government to keep ready reckoner (RR) rates unchanged for the next financial year and the existing high rates in some regions. The appeal comes even as local representative district meetings are on in the state for recommendations on RR rates. The […]

Credai appeals to the state government for keeping RR rates to be identical for the buyer interest.more