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ED Seizes ₹100 Crore Assets of Amrapali Group

LUCKNOW: The Enforcement Directorate’s Lucknow zonal office has provisionally attached immovable assets valued at approximately ₹100 crore belonging to the Amrapali Group in relation to a money laundering investigation. The assets include the office and factory land and buildings connected to Mauria Udyog, a subsidiary of the Sureka Group founded by Navneet and Akhil Sureka of Amrapali Group. The investigation was prompted by multiple FIRs filed at various police stations in Gautam Budh Nagar, along with an order from the Supreme Court dated July 23, 2019, in the case of Bikram Chatterji & Others vs. Union of India & Others,…

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Common Area Changes Require Two-Thirds Resident Approval: WBREAT

KOLKATA: The West Bengal Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (WBREAT) has sided with homebuyers at ‘Atmosphere – the luxurious condominium’ located off EM Bypass. On Friday, the tribunal upheld RERA’s interim order preventing developers from ‘alienating, transferring, or dealing’ with any portion of the project or its common areas. Previously, 10 residents of the development accused the promoter of unilaterally altering plans without the required consent from 2/3 of the existing allottees. On February 25, 2025, the High Court allowed construction to continue based on the modified plans, contingent upon the results of arbitration proceedings brought by some allottees. In its…

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Mangaluru Launches Ward Survey to Boost Property Tax Revenue

MANGALURU: In an effort to enhance revenue collection, the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has initiated a ward-wise survey to accurately assess the number of properties and boost revenue further. MCC revenue officials have conducted multiple preparatory meetings to plan spot inspections for this survey. The first phase was inaugurated by MCC commissioner Ravichandra Naik in the Attavar ward on Friday. MCC’s deputy commissioner (revenue in-charge), Akshatha K, informed TOI that the city corporation currently oversees 222,256 properties spread across 60 wards within its jurisdiction. “We aim to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the actual number of properties in each ward,…

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Jaipur Civic Body Seizes Five Properties for UD Tax in Murlipura

JAIPUR: The Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) has ramped up its efforts to recover outstanding urban development (UD) taxes, taking decisive action against defaulters in the Murlipura zone. On Friday, five properties were attached due to unpaid dues. Following this action, the property owners quickly paid approximately Rs 8 lakh through RTGS, cheques, and cash, making use of the state government’s current waiver on interest and penalties. Murlipura zone DC Pawan Kumar Sharma stated, “Property owners benefited from the state government’s waiver, which allowed them to clear their dues immediately. This approach promotes transparency and ensures prompt recovery, while emphasizing the…

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Nashik Collects ₹66 Crore in Property Tax in Four Months

NASHIK: The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) successfully collected Rs 66 crore in property taxes from defaulters as part of its amnesty scheme during the September to December period of the current financial year. This brings the total property tax collection for the civic body to Rs 208 crore by the end of December 2025. An official reported that approximately 86,000 defaulters settled their dues, benefiting from rebates totaling Rs 22 crore. The scheme was launched for four months, offering penalty waivers between 85% and 95% for those who paid their outstanding amounts in full. Under standard regulations, the NMC imposes…

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Allahabad HC: No Tenancy Agreement Doesn’t Block Rent Authority

PRAYAGRAJ: In a landmark decision, the Allahabad High Court has determined that the lack of a written tenancy agreement or failure to provide tenancy details does not prevent the rent authority from exercising its jurisdiction. The court stated that, under the Uttar Pradesh Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy Act, 2021, the rent authority is authorized to consider a landlord’s eviction application even if no written agreement exists and the landlord has not submitted tenancy details. Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal, delivering the judgment on December 16, remarked, “This provision leads to the conclusion that the jurisdiction of the rent authority under…

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Mumbai Court Rejects Slum Classification for Godrej Land

Representational image MUMBAI: In a significant ruling for one of India’s oldest industrial groups, the Bombay City Civil Court has annulled a long-standing government notification that categorized Godrej & Boyce’s manufacturing land in Vikhroli as a slum area. This judgment effectively concludes the legal challenge, safeguarding the private property from state acquisition under the Maharashtra Slum Areas Act. Judge A.K. Kale stated, “It is hereby declared that no valid declaration exists under Section 4(1) of the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act concerning the suit land. Defendant numbers 1 and 2 (additional collector and deputy collector ENC) are…

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Mohali Targets Chronic Tax Defaulters with Sealing, Auctions

MOHALI: The municipal corporation has initiated a rigorous enforcement campaign targeting persistent property tax defaulters, emphasizing that further non-compliance will not be tolerated. This initiative specifically focuses on major commercial and industrial entities that have neglected to settle their financial obligations despite several notifications. MC Commissioner Parminder Pal Singh stated that sealing notices were dispatched under Section 138-C of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976, to non-compliant properties. “A final grace period of three days was extended for clearing outstanding property tax. Should payment not be made during this window, the premises will be sealed without additional notification,” he warned.…

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ED Requests Summary Report from Sambhajinagar Police on PMAY Case

CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAINAGAR: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has contacted the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city police for the ‘C’ summary final report and all investigation documents related to the 2023 Prime Minister Awas Yojana (PMAY) housing tender case. This case was closed in June 2024 after a Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) accepted the ‘C’ summary filed by the city police’s crime branch. An FIR was filed at the City Chowk police station on February 23, 2023, following a complaint from Deputy Municipal Commissioner Aparna Thete. The FIR was registered under various IPC sections relating to cheating and forgery against 19 accused. The…

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HC criticizes MHADA for delaying Pune housing society redevelopment

PUNE: The Bombay High Court (HC) has criticized MHADA officials for “overstepping their authority” by misinterpreting the Chief Minister’s (CM) comment regarding a letter from BJP’s Kasba Peth MLA Hemant Rasne. The officials construed it as a stay on the redevelopment of the Sunglory housing cooperative and a proposal for the Nutan housing cooperative in Sadashiv Peth. The bench, comprised of Justice Girish Kulkarni and Justice Aarti Sathe, noted on December 23 the “extra-legal interference” by MLA Rasne, aimed at “pressuring MHADA officials” regarding this matter. The Court ruled that MHADA’s no-objection certificate (NOC) for the Sunglory housing cooperative, issued…