Tag: #Bombay High Court

High Court orders demolition of illegal building, following a resident’s complaint.

January 25, 2020

A professional in service management shows the way for citizens forced to live in illegal buildings. Jaswinder Bansal not only refused to allow the ageing parents to inhabit their redeveloped apartment, constructed in a completely illegal building but also filed a lawsuit in the High Court of Bombay against the builders and the BMC. On […]

High Court orders demolition of illegal building, following a resident’s complaint.more

High Court ordered the Goa government to stop illegal sand mining with paltry fines.

December 21, 2019

The Bombay High Court in Goa questioned the procedure of release confiscated tons of illicit-extracted sand and gravel after paying an insignificant fine, coming under heavy pressure from the government. The high court, which found it unconstitutional, said this would enable only further extraction of sand and gravel from riverbeds and riverbanks. “These individuals will […]

High Court ordered the Goa government to stop illegal sand mining with paltry fines.more

Nine developers and MHADA held a meeting to negotiate the costing of Patra Chawl redevelopment project.

November 29, 2019

The 672 tenants of Patra Chawl’s redevelopment project in Goregaon get a ray of hope for the first time since their homes were demolished in 2010. On 27 November, nine private developers who bought the land from Housing Development and Infrastructure Limited (HDIL) in the 42-acre redevelopment plan, met with officials from the Maharashtra Housing […]

Nine developers and MHADA held a meeting to negotiate the costing of Patra Chawl redevelopment project.more

Wadala Chawl residents ask BMC to forfeit redevelopment agreement with East & West Developers.

November 20, 2019

Residents of Azad Nagar chawls in Wadala, in violation of the Bombay High Court ruling in March 2019, wrote to Municipal Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi to terminate the development agreement with East & West Developers, a part of RNA Group, for failing to pay transit rent to 324 residents. On 1 September at the project location […]

Wadala Chawl residents ask BMC to forfeit redevelopment agreement with East & West Developers.more

A society which has taken on the redevelopment under RERA is not liable for free sale flats.

October 30, 2019

The High Court of Bombay said that a housing society that terminated their redevelopment agreement with a developer due to delay and then took over redevelopment through judicial decisions cannot be held liable, under RERA, as a ‘promoter’ for buyers that have reserved free sale flat. Justice S C Gupte nullified an order from the City Court […]

A society which has taken on the redevelopment under RERA is not liable for free sale flats.more

Maharashtra State directed MHADA to take over the 155-year-old Esplanade Mansion and restore it.

October 11, 2019

The state finally accepted the nine-year-old recommendation of the Heritage Conservation Committee to obtain the iconic building in Kala Ghoda and to ensure its restoration in an effort to preserve the Esplande Mansion, an architectural landmark that has been reportedly in decay. In an affidavit filed at the High Court of Bombay on Thursday, the Urban […]

Maharashtra State directed MHADA to take over the 155-year-old Esplanade Mansion and restore it.more

Bombay High Court prohibits Canara Bank from acquiring Worli Bungalow.

October 9, 2019

The Bombay High Court has restricted the Canara Bank from taking over the Bungalow in Worli area, Mumbai, from one of its borrowers and the Guarantor of a loan under the SARFAESI Act, 2002. The bungalow, which has been mortgaged to use a credit line, extends over almost one-third of an acre and is priced […]

Bombay High Court prohibits Canara Bank from acquiring Worli Bungalow.more

Around 40,000 crore loss noted, Bombay HC orders to file a case against MHADA.

September 23, 2019

By Abhay Shah, Realty Quarter On September 18, the Bombay High Court ordered the authorities to file a case against Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) officials for supposedly colluding with promoters and causing the government exchequer to lose Rs 40,000 crore. A division bench of Justices S C Dharmadhikari and S K Shinde was […]

Around 40,000 crore loss noted, Bombay HC orders to file a case against MHADA.more

Activists oppose the Maharashtra government’s decision to sell land meant for affordable housing.

August 31, 2019

By Abhay Shah, Realty Quarter The decision of the Maharashtra government to sell land intended for affordable housing by taking a premium did not go down well with customers. The government had issued a resolution on August 1 saying that under section 20(1) of the Urban Ceiling Act (ULCA), 1976, a builder can be granted […]

Activists oppose the Maharashtra government’s decision to sell land meant for affordable housing.more

Malad East Chawl redevelopment project stuck from past 27 years.

August 28, 2019

By Abhay Shah, Realty Quarter In one of the worst redevelopment cases, 10 families in a chawl in Malad East are still waiting to take possession of their tenements 27 years after the chawl is vacated for redevelopment. The families have now brought their petition to the City Civil Court in Dindoshi for the violation of the consent terms and conditions signed in July 2018 against the developer Damodar S Mudaliar of Web India Construction. They also lodged a complaint with the Economic Offences Wing, which asked the […]

Malad East Chawl redevelopment project stuck from past 27 years.more

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