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SIT officials visit Supertech Emerald Court to seek information

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Ruchika Bhalla
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The SIT officials spent 20 minutes at Aster 2- a residential building close to twin towers to gather details from the building’s residents.

SIT officials visit Supertech Emerald Court to seek information

The special investigation team set up by the UP government visited the Emerald Court on Thursday, the project site of the twin tower that the Supreme Court found illegal and ordered to be demolished.

The four-member SIT was created in August 2021 when the Supreme Court ordered a probe. The court observed a lack of cooperation and suspected illegal dealings between the officials of Noida Authority and Supertech Group pertaining to the approval of twin towers construction.

The Emerald Court RWA fought the legal battle against the twin tower illegal construction. Rajesh Rana, president of the Emerald Court RWA and an Aster 2 resident, said, “The SIT members asked us what the distance is between Aster 2 and the twin tower. We told them it was not more than 9 meters. They spent some more time on the compound and strolled around the building before leaving.”

SIT officials reached the site at 8.40 am on Thursday and the team was accompanied with senior officers of the Noida Authority. They spent about 20 minutes at Aster 2, a residential building close to twin towers to gather details from the building’s residents. The three-member of the SIT, including its head Sanjiv Mittal left Noida after breakfast but the chief town and country planner Anoop Srivastava stayed on to gather further information from the residents.

Srivastava has been assigned the critical task of fault-finding and was accompanied by the general manager of Noida Authority’s planning division and other officials with case details through Friday.

Although Srivastava has good knowledge of planning and urban development in UP but the rules and regulations and building bylaws in Noida are different as Noida falls under Uttar Pradesh Industrial Area Development Act.

Noida Authority planning department is broadly divided into two main sections – one taking care of overall planning, zoning and urban development and the other, called building cell which deals with approving maps, floor area ratio and height of the buildings.

Srivastava is also looking through the building plans for two-three more projects from different developers that had been revised in November 2009 and March 2012, around the same period when approval of construction was given by authority to increase the height of the twin towers.

“The idea is to see if the same procedure was followed in all building plans that had been approved during that period or some exceptional order or changes were made while approving the plans of Apex and Ceyane (the twin towers),” said a Noida Authority source.

The SIT team had communicated to the chief minister’s office that they want more time to compile their report as they need to verify some aspects of the case. The SIT team is expected to submit its report next Tuesday or Wednesday, according to some sources.

Meetings of the Noida Industrial Development Authority and Noida Authority scheduled for Friday and Saturday have been postponed until further notice. Since Mittal is on chair for both the authorities, the meeting has been postponed until further notice. The date will be announced after SIT submits the study report.

Emerald Court RWA will soon be appointing a Civil Engineer to seek advise in the future course. The engineer will be working with the Noida authority and the agency that plans to demolish the twin towers. RWA wants to understand the protocols that need to be followed to ensure the safety of residents before demolition.

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IT department raids 20 premises of Sambhaav Group in Ahmedabad

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Ruchika Bhalla
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100 officials of the IT department searched through 20 different premises of Sambhaav Group to investigate the case of tax evasion in different parts of Ahmedabad. 

IT department raids 20 premises of Sambhaav Group in Ahmedabad

The Gujarat IT department on Wednesday launched raid and seizure operations at multiple premises of Sambhaav Group– Media and Real Estate Company and two brokers working closely with them.

An official from the department said, a total of 100 IT officers initiated the raid operation at nearly 20 premises that included residences of important board members of Sambhaav Group and two other real estate brokers- Yogesh Pujara and Dipak Thakkar.

The operation of search and seizure started at 6 am in different parts of Ahmedabad. The operation will continue for a couple more days, official release said, these searches and raids are conducted to investigate the possible case of tax evasion by the company and other parties associated with it.

Sambhaav Group is a media and publishing company that also runs a real estate firm under its belt. The company runs a Gujarati News Channel also by the name of VTV News. The IT officials were there to investigate for the tax evasion links related to company’s real estate business though.

As mentioned on company’s website- Nila Infrastructure Ltd is the flagship business of Sambhaav Group of companies that deals in real estate developments in Ahmedabad.

Some sources say that the IT department was planning this search and raid operation for at least three to four months and the department is looking for tax evasion cases through outside intelligence as well as decoy traps.

The IT officials took diaries, papers and laptops from the offices and the raids are being conducted in the houses of group owners too. As per some sources, the searches are also taking place in associated companies including Nila Infrastructure, Nila Spaces, Nila Terminal, Vasubhat Marketing, and Ved Technoserve.

Sambhaav Group’s media arm runs VTV NEWS, Abhiyan Magazine, evening newspaper Sambhaav Metro and radio station TOP FM.

The channel head Hemant Golani claimed that raids are also conducted in the office of VTV NEWS.

In July month, the IT department also conducted raids on Gujarat’s leading newspaper Divya Bhaskar which is owned by Dainik Bhaskar Group.

First published by- ET Realty.com

 

 

Two more illegal structures knocked down in Aravalis, Faridabad

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Ruchika Bhalla
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On Wednesday, The Forest Department and the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad demolished two illegal farmhouses in the Aravalis in the Ankhir Village.

Two more illegal structures knocked down in Aravalis

Since March 2021, around five illegal farmhouses have come up in the Ankhir village and about 25 acres of the total forest land has been intruded upon in Aravali, Faridabad. The Forest Department along with the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad (MCF) razed down two illegal farmhouses in the Ankhir Village. This area falls under sections 4 and 5 of the Punjab Land Protection Act, 1900 hence no non-forest activity is permitted here.

On July 23, the Supreme Court ordered MCF not to allow any illegal structures being erected in the Aravalis including farmhouses, commercial establishments or religious structures. The demolition drivewas carried out after the SC orders and the department razed two illegal structures earlier this week in the same area.

In an interview with the Economic Times, Faridabad division forest officer Raj Kumar said, “We have been carrying out demolition in Ankhir at present. Some illegal structures had come up in the Aravali area in the past few months. The demolition drive is being carried out jointly by the forest department and MCF. We will raze more illegal structures in Ankhir in the coming days.”

According to the Forest Department, this is the same area where a forest guard was allegedly thrashed by some men in July last year. The forest guard was on a patrol for inspection of the forest area in Ankhir where he noticed a wall had been constructed illegally. A group of men carrying sticks chased him and thrashed him while he was trying to taking photos of the wall. On November 11, 2019, FIR had also been filed after the complaint made by the forest department about a similar incident.

Last year, the district Magistrate of Faridabad had ordered twice to demolish all illegal structures in Ankhir. As per the report of the Forest Department, 15 new sites had been found which were illegally occupied and structures been constructed.Most of the encroachments were found in Ankhir, Badgal and Mangar. According to the sources, earlier a MCF Commissioner had prepared a list of 144 illegal encroachments in Aravali three years back. The Forest Department as per their survey also shared a list of encroachments over 500 acres by about 92 individuals.

These list by the forest department has been sent to the district administration to take further action, however, no major action has been accounted yet.

First Published by: Ipsita Pati

First Published on: Aug 12, 09:44 IST

Mumbai: To help builders pay slashed premium, BMC to open all days

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Ruchika Bhalla
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BMC to keep its offices open on all days till August 19 so that builders could pay the premiums before the deadline.

To help builders pay slashed premium, BMC to open all days

The Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry (MCHI) and Confederation of Real Estate Developer’s Association of India (CREDAI) had put in a request with the BMC to keep its offices open till August 19 on all the days to help builders and developers pay slashed premiums, said BMC officials.

The BMC has accepted the proposal and will keep the offices open of its Building Proposal (BP) and Development Plan (DP) departments on all days till August 19, 2021 for the builders to pay premium at discounted rates, which will be a major support to the real estate industry. The deadline for all builders to pay premiums at 50% discount is ending on August 19, 2021.

“The state government has issued directions for giving relief to the industry, thereby reducing the percentage of premiums and also waived the development cess till 19.08.21. During the last 16 months, there were crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic. There were restrictions and hence developers could not process the files. Now since the deadline is 18.08.21, and now relaxation is given by the state government for movement, CREDAI-MCHI has requested to keep BP and DP offices open on all days till August 19,” the BMC’s note read.

The municipal commissioner Iqbal Chahal approved the proposal to keep all the BP and DP offices open on all days till August 19, 2021 to help the builders pay premium at a faster pace. The state government had in January issued a GR slashing construction premiums paid by builders by 50% after the cabinet approved it.

First Published by: Chaitanya Marpakwar

First Published on: Aug 11, 2021, 09:35 IST

After the removal of Article 370 only 2 people bought property in J&K: Govt. to Parliament

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Ruchika Bhalla
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After the removal of Article 370 the administration has formulated a new definition of domicile for Jammu and Kashmir. According to the new definition, a person residing there for at least 15 years will be eligible to be called a permanent resident of the Union Territory.

After the removal of Article 370 only 2 people bought property

On Tuesday, Lok Sabha was informed that only two persons have purchased as many properties in Jammu and Kashmir since August 2019, after the abrogation of Article 370 which ends the special status given to the erstwhile state.

Union Minister of State for Home Mr. Nityanand Rai’s written reply came in response to a question on whether many people from other states have purchased or shown interest to buy property in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370.

“As per the information provided by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, two persons from outside Jammu and Kashmir have purchased two properties in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir since August 2019,” he said.

When asked if any obstacle or hardship is being faced by the government and people of other states while purchasing properties in Jammu and Kashmir, to that Rai said, “No instance has been reported to the government.”

The Central Government had abrogated Article 370 on August 5, 2019 which ends the special status given to the residents of Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated the state into two Union Territories.

According to the new definition, a person residing there for at least 15 years will be eligible to be a permanent resident of the Union Territory.

The government notification also extended domicile rights to central government employees who have served in the state for 10 years and also to their children.

Before the abrogation of Article 370, the defined residents were alone eligible to apply for jobs or own immovable property as the Jammu and Kashmir assembly was constitutionally empowered to define a resident of the erstwhile state.

However, the home ministry amended the 2010 legislation- the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Decentralization and Recruitment Act) -last year by substituting the term “permanent residents” with “domiciles of Jammu and Kashmir”

Bill introduced in Assam Assembly to protect interest of landlords and tenants

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Ruchika Bhalla
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On Monday, Assam government brought The Assam Tenancy Bill, 2021, which was introduced in the house by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pijush Hazarika on behalf of the Housing and Urban Development Minister Ashok Singhal that ensures that there will be no artificial cap in fixing of a rent which protects the interests of both landlords and tenants.

Bill introduced in Assam Assembly to protect interest of landlords and tenants
The Assam Tenancy Bill 2021 ensures that there will be no artificial cap in fixing of rent of a premise.

The Assam government brought a bill to establish rent authority to regulate renting of premises in a bid to defend the interests of both the parties equally and to provide a speedy dispute resolution.

The rent fixed will not be higher or lower than the ongoing market, it shall be market driven and as determined by the mutual agreement between the tenant and the landlord.

“The agreement between the landlord and the tenant shall be the main premise of the Assam Tenancy Bill, 2021, which shall be binding on both the landlord and the tenant,” the statement of Objects and Reasons of the bill said.

By setting up a Rent Authority, Rent Court and Rent Appellate, the procedure of settling landlord-tenant disputes has been simplified and made quicker by before.

The eviction of tenants in cases of non-payment of rent or non-fulfillment of conditions of the agreement has also been simplified to reduce the fear of the landlord losing right to its property.

This new bill has been formulated on the basis of a Model Tenancy Act, approved by the Union Cabinet on June 2, 2021. This new bill also clearly specifies duties and obligations of each party on maintenance and upkeep of the premise.

The Assam Urban Areas Rent Control Act, 1972 will stand repealed with the enactment of this new bill.

On account of the bill, there will be no financial burden on the state exchequer.

Emaar Gurgaon Greens: Residents protesting against the developer in Gurgaon

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Ruchika Bhalla
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The residents of Emaar Gurgaon Greens are upset with the indifferent behavior of the developer towards their concerns and due to this the residents of Emaar Gurgaon Greens in sector 102 started a sit-in protest on Monday.  The residents alleged that besides paying a high charge of INR 03.65 per sq. ft. they are encountering various issues which include lack of housekeeping maintenance, poor security system and lack of horticulture in the premises. Despite various complaints made in the last two years no action was taken on their behalf, residents of the building stated.

Residents protesting against the developer in Gurgaon

After filling the complaints to the concerned authorities including the CM highlighting their anger the residents of the society were left with no option but to go for a peaceful protest.  Now, they will sit for the protest in the morning as well as the evening shifts for three hours a day.

Parikshit Yadav, a resident of in his interview with the Economic Times said “The builder has collected crores through electricity bills in the name of minimum monthly charge and common electricity charge. At the time of possession in 2019, we were forced to pay two years’ advance common area maintenance charges. Now we are paying the charges every quarter which is on the higher side as compared to other societies but they are not even spending half the amount on maintenance.”

The representative from the developer side were not available for the comments.

The residents claimed that in 2018 the developer formed a nominated condominium association in which funds were collected from all the residents as electricity charges and maintenance of the common area have been misappropriated. They informed that till date no annual general meeting has been called by the condominium association and neither a financial audit report has been shared with residents. Another resident Mr. Sandeep Fogat said while talking to Economics Times that “We were not aware of the condominium association registered by the developer as none of the members of the governing body has ever seen in the society. No AGM has ever been called.”

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East Delhi Civic body to survey weak constructions

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Ruchika Bhalla
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On Saturday, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation decided to conduct a survey of weak buildings in areas under its jurisdiction after a two-storey building collapsed in Nand-Nagri, which resulted in the death of one person.

East Delhi Civic body to survey weak constructions
East Delhi Municipal Corporation decided to survey weak buildings in the areas under its jurisdiction

Beer Singh Panwar, the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the EDMC, and other senior officials of the EDMC told ET news agency that they visited the site of the mishap and got the rescue work started as soon as possible.

He said that the building was a little over 10-years-old and it seems that the landlord had “tried to do some extra construction after a crack had occurred on the ground floor level”

“We have decided that the EDMC will conduct a survey of all such weak buildings and have such buildings evacuated so that there is no risk of loss of life, and such incidents can be averted,” Panwar said in an interview with economic times.

Later, in a statement, the EDMC said as per information received, a two-storey building having a 22 sq. yards area which has collapsed in the Nand Nagri E-block area was old but the owner was erecting extra columns.

The incident created a hustle, 3 people were injured and one person walking on the road has died. The road has been cleared of debris.

According to officials, six fire tenders were rushed to the spot after the fire department received a call around 1:30 pm about the house collapse in an automobile market in Nand-Nagri.

The shops on the ground floor of the two-storey building also collapsed in the incident.

The family members of the owner of the house were also injured in the incident said EDMC panel Chief Panwar in interview after the incident.

On Friday, a meeting was held and it said that the commissioner has already directed officials to mark dangerous buildings and take necessary actions as soon as possible.

Needs additional office space; RBI plans to buy additional office space in Mumbai

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Ruchika Bhalla
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is looking for additional office space in the financial capital near its head office in Mumbai. For this, it has also issued a Request of Proposals (RFP) for “outright of purchase of office premise” in Mumbai. According to the RBI, they want an office space with a property size of 2,601 to 7,681 square meters which can easily be available in Mumbai.

RBI plans to buy additional office space in Mumbai
RBI wants an office space with a size of 2,601 to 7,681 square metres for which it has issued a Request of Proposals (RFP) in Mumbai.

The central bank “intends to purchase vacant and peaceful possession of office space having clear and marketable title, for its use in South Mumbai and/or in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) area near to its existing establishments…,” the RFP document said.

As per the RFP, the RBI is looking for the office space with minimum 2,601 sq/mtr (28,000 sq/ft) and maximum 7,618 sq/mtr (82,00 sq/ft) carpet area in South Mumbai within a radius of 1.5km from its Central Office Building in Fort Mumbai and/or in BKC.

The document also added, the offers of property situated on leasehold land with residual lease period at least 30 years will also be considered by the RBI.

Karan Singh Sodi, Regional Managing Director, India, JLL in an interview with economic times said, “The rates for Grade A offices in ‘Old CBD’ area will be in the range of Rs 25,000-Rs 50,000 on the carpet. However, when we look at the New CBD (BKC), there are a few Grade A buildings that may meet this need. Typical Grade A pricing in the BKC micro-market ranges between Rs 45,000 to Rs 65,000 on the carpet,” he said.

Dip in property registrations in Purandar Talunka,Pune

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Ruchika Bhalla
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Purandar Taluka is the new proposed site for the new Pune Airport. The property registration department’s data says that the declining trend is persisted in the entire Taluka region and not just the seven villages marked for the proposed airport.

Dip in property registrations in Purandar Talunka,Pune
According to the data revealed by the property registration department, the declining trend is persisted in the entire Taluka in Pune and not just the seven villages selected for the proposed airport.

Speaking on this issue to Economic Times, the Sub-registrar of Saswad Anil Roundhlal said, “There has been an overall drop in registrations in the last two years in Purandar Taluka. The Pandemic only aggravated the decline. In the last four months, (April-July), Purandar Taluka has registered only 43 documents. There have been nearly 20% drop in registrations in 2020-21 when compared to 2019-20.”

Purandar Taluka has 111 villages in total. In 2019-20, the property registrations in the vicinity of the villages marked for the proposed airport had nosedived over 50% as compared to the previous financial year. The number of have dived to 38 in 2019-20 and the stamp duty collection was Rs 23.34 lakh as against 87 registrations in the seven villages- Pargaon, Ekhatpur, Munjwadi, Kumbharvalan, Udachiwadi, Vanpuri, and Khanavadi-in 2018-19, making the stamp duty collection of Rs 48.65 lakh.

“This year too the seven villages have not ranked in many investments. With opposition from the villagers, investors or developers are not coming forward. There is absolutely no surety about the site now,” stated an official.

After the airport was proposed in Purandar, many projects which are announced years ago are failed to attract any buyers. The residents interested in the project are waiting for the final decision of the government on the proposed airport. A developer also mentioned that investors interested 2 years ago had recently told him to alert them if there is any movement on the new airport project.

Ajit Pawar, deputy chief minister, also added that there is no clarity on the site of the project yet, after a Covid-19 review meeting.

Landowners from Purandar also said that they are fed up with the long wait. Recently, the residents of adjacent villages also carried out a signature campaign that they will not allow any airport in their village. After that, in the new proposal, the land is to be acquired in Mavdi, Pimpri, Rajuri, Naugaon, Rise-Pise, and Pandeshwar Villages. This proposal is also not cleared yet. Officials from the administration said that there was no progress on this either.

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