Any buyer of any apartment in India can sue the builder of the apartment for any king of construction defect under the Consumer protection Act. The Supreme Court has said a private developer selling a flat to a consumer can be defined as a service and thus falls under the Act. New flat owners will [...]
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Builders can be dragged to consumer court for construction defect
Thursday, May 24th, 2012Will transfer is not a valid mode for property transfer in Delhi : SC
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012The Supreme Court has declared the sale of immoveable property in Delhi through the use of a power of attorney will not be considered as a valid mode of transfer of immovable property. This judgment will have a negative effect on the residential real estate market of the national capital. The Power of attorney is [...]
M-sand an alternate of river sand for construction
Friday, May 18th, 2012Builders of Kochi are discouraging the use of river sand and are maximizing the use of m-sand for constructions . The builders association has directed all the construction in Kochi to be done with the help of m-sand, and they are limiting the use of river sand only for plastering. The builders took the decision [...]
Illegal construction in Mysore is demolished
Thursday, May 17th, 2012An illegally constructed multi-storey commercial complex on the government’s land has been demolished by the district authorities in Mysore. The structure was lying vacant for the past two years. Once the government has identified the land as government property, they started demolishing the structure. Srinivas, a resident of Kumbarkoppal, approached High Court and then to [...]
Projects in Vijayawada are struggling due to sand shortage
Thursday, May 10th, 2012The Supreme Court had extended the stay on sand auctions in Vijayawada, so constructions of all projects in Vijayawada are suffering from the unavailability of sand in the area. Before the apex court issued the ban, the cost of sand was between Rs.3,000 and Rs.3,200. But soon after the ban was implemented the cost has [...]
Township project in Hyderabad will resume soon
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012The Supreme Court has canceled the stay orders on the construction work at the township project in Hyderabad, issued by Andhra Pradesh High Court to the infrastructure firm Lanco Infratech. With this decision, the Lanco Hills will now be constructing the township at Manikonda in the Hyderabad outskirts. The dispute was raised by the Wakf Board [...]
DLF stopped construction in Pinjore
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012With the order by the Supreme Court (SC), DLF builders stopped the construction of the Kalka-Pinjore Urban Complex. The villagers of Islamnagar files a special leave petition challenging the land acquisition. The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) also has to stop its construction activity on the same land in question. Earlier the high court had [...]
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