CM Eknath Shinde Directs Urban Development Secretary To Address Navi Mumbai Wetlands Catastrophe
In response to a legal mail concerning the environmental catastrophe affecting TS Chanakya Lake, NRI Wetland, and DPS Lake, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has directed his Urban Development Secretary to investigate the matter. The complaint, served by Law Global Advocates on behalf of Bharat Bhushan Gupta, a resident of the NRI complex and member of […]
New tender process for Dharavi redevelopment transparent.
According to evidence provided by the Maharashtra government to the Bombay High Court, the new tender for the Dharavi slum redevelopment project in Mumbai, which was published in 2022, was transparent and the highest bidder, the Adani Group, was not given an unfair advantage. https://www.constructionworld.in/latest-construction-news/real-estate-news/new-tender-process-for-dharavi-redevelopment-transparent/43903 Source : construction world
MahaRERA freezes bank account of developer, restricts sales in South Mumbai project
The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has ordered freezing of the bank account of a developer created for an over Rs 100-crore real estate project in south Mumbai. The redevelopment project has been delayed for a decade now. The MahaRERA has restricted further sales or creating any third-party interest in the project and has […]
How such ‘enormous’ benefits offered to BDD chawls at cost of public exchequer, HC asks MHADA
The Bombay High Court recently termed the benefits offered to chawl occupants as ‘enormous’. After it was informed by the MHADA that eligible occupants of the existing BDD chawls situated in Central Mumbai’s Naigaon would be provided with an alternative accommodation of a 500-square feet carpet area in lieu of their present premises of 160-sq […]
Changes to Slum Areas Act passed in assembly
Amendments to the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971, were passed by the assembly on Tuesday even as opposition members warned the government that it would backfire as it was being implemented retrospectively. The state had constituted the Apex Grievance Redressal Committee and Grievance Redressal Committee in 2017 through a notification. The […]
SRA should ensure transit rent to slum-dwellers is paid: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court has said the implications of non- payment of transit rent was serious for slum dwellers and directed the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) to take proactive measures to address the issue. A division bench of acting Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Arif Doctor was on Wednesday hearing a public interest litigation […]