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Keep up with important regulatory news affecting real estate, including government policies, tax reforms, compliance requirements, and RERA updates. Understand how these regulations impact developers, investors, and buyers.

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SC Halts Order to Remove Illegal Constructions in DLF City, Gurugram

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has overturned a Punjab and Haryana High Court order mandating the removal of unauthorized and illegal constructions in Gurugram’s DLF City. A bench comprising Justices J K Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi issued this ruling after observing that the directive was given without allowing the property owners a chance to be heard, as they were not parties to the original lawsuits. The apex court noted that the High Court’s direction, regarding the jurisdiction of the civil court or the removal of constructions, did not consider the appellants, which is a procedural oversight. “It is essential for…

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Mumbai Court Denies Builder’s Bail After Site Death

MUMBAI: A sessions court has denied anticipatory bail to builder Bhavesh Sanghrajka (43), noting that the safety nets at his construction site were severely damaged. This ruling follows the tragic death of 22-year-old Sanskruti Amin, who was struck by a concrete brick that fell from the 19th floor of Sanghrajka’s building on October 7. “The photographs reveal significant damage to the safety nets, rendering them ineffective. The court was made aware of the government’s Special Safety Control guidelines relating to high-rise construction, which the builder failed to follow,” stated Additional Sessions Judge TT Aglawe in an order dated October 29.…

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Nagpur Builder Ordered to Refund Homebuyer with Interest

NAGPUR: The Additional District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Nagpur has ordered a local real estate company to refund ₹3 lakh to a couple, including 9% interest from October 27, 2017. The commission further awarded ₹30,000 for mental distress and ₹10,000 to cover legal expenses. The couple, both medical professionals, had booked a flat for ₹79.27 lakh in 2015 at a housing project on Besa-Pipla Road. They paid ₹1 lakh on October 27, 2015, and an additional ₹2 lakh on February 29, 2016. According to their complaint, lodged through attorney Ashish Fule, the couple experienced significant delays in construction despite…

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HC Orders Haryana to Explain SEIAA Composition Delay

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has instructed the State of Haryana to submit a specific affidavit from the Additional Chief Secretary of the Department of Mines and Geology. This affidavit must explain why the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has not been constituted since February 2025. The court also requested all correspondence between the State of Haryana and the pertinent Union of India departments to be included with the affidavit. A division bench, consisting of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor, issued these directives while adjudicating a petition from M/s Darsh Minerals Private Limited and…

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Nagpur Civic Body Targets Property Tax Defaulters with Tech Warrants

NAGPUR: In a decisive effort to address rising property tax arrears, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has initiated a rigorous enforcement campaign utilizing technology to identify habitual defaulters. Municipal Commissioner Abhijeet Chaudhari has instructed the property tax department to actively pursue overdue payments, leading to the implementation of a new automated warrant alert system for those who neglect tax notices, as stated by Deputy Municipal Commissioner (Revenue) Milind Meshram. The NMC is facing challenges in generating funds for essential projects. Disturbingly, data reveals that 261 prime property owners across the city have defaulted on property tax payments exceeding ₹25 lakh…

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NGT Orders MoEFCC to Reassess Gurugram Housing Clearance

NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has instructed the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to reassess the environmental clearance for a group housing project expansion in Gurugram’s Sukhrali village. The directive came during a hearing in which the resident welfare association (RWA) contested the granting of environmental clearance (EC) by the Haryana State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) for the project’s expansion. A bench led by NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and member expert A Senthil Vel observed that a three-member expert committee was established in 2021 to re-evaluate the project’s environmental impact and submit findings to the…

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DM mandates tenant, employee verification in Jammu by Nov 6

JAMMU: Authorities have mandated that all landlords, property owners, and business leaders in Jammu must report details of their tenants, domestic helpers, and employees to local police within seven days, as announced by officials on Saturday. District Magistrate Rakesh Minhas stated that this directive, issued on Friday under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), was prompted by a report from the Senior Superintendent of Police, Jammu, emphasizing the necessity for tenant verification. This order is timed just ahead of the reopening of government offices, which had been closed in Srinagar since October 31 and are set to…

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SC Rejects Request to De-Seal Commercial Properties in Delhi

NEW DELHI: On Friday, the Supreme Court dismissed a request to de-seal a commercial property located in New Rajinder Nagar Market, Delhi. A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran issued the order in response to a longstanding environmental public interest litigation (PIL) initiated by MC Mehta in 1985. Justice Chandran, authoring the judgment, rejected the de-sealing request but ordered the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to conduct a new inspection, identify any non-compoundable violations, and outline conversion and penalty fees. The court indicated that the applicant could regularize the property by eliminating illegal constructions…

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Mumbai: Builder, aide held for cheating contractor of ₹10 crore

Sure! Here’s a rewritten version of the content: MUMBAI: The Bandra Police have apprehended builder Neeraj Kakad and his assistant Vikas Kadam for allegedly defrauding a contractor from Khar of ₹9.57 crore and threatening him with violence. They will appear before the Bandra court soon. Neeraj was taken into custody at his residence in Bandra, while his wife, son, and officials Ujjal Singh and Vikas Kadam remain at large. The complaint was lodged by Sohail Subedar, a civil contractor and partner at Khalifa Infrastructure LLP, who was introduced to Kakad through a mutual contact in 2020. Subedar’s firm was contracted…

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NCLAT Denies UCO Bank’s Claim in Bulland Buildtech Case

NOIDA: The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has determined that home loans issued by a bank to buyers do not constitute a financial debt owed by a project’s developer. This ruling came as it rejected UCO Bank’s request to be recognized as a financial creditor in the insolvency case of Bulland Buildtech Pvt Ltd, the firm behind the Bulland Elevates project in Greater Noida. A bench consisting of chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and technical member Arun Baroka upheld decisions from the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) that denied the bank’s Rs 19 crore claim and approved a resolution plan…