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Homi Patrawala of Snowgold charged for forgery and cheating
Owner of Snowgold constructions faced a setback as the high court dismissed his plea to quash the FIR against him in a forgery and cheating case. Patrawala can approach the supreme court and has stayed the the order for 8 weeks.
Patrawala…
CIDCO officers caught in another Land Scam
A new land scam has come to light in CIDCO.Land officers in collusion with Lakshman Tandel,a farmer,forged documents to show that he was dead.,thereby getting a plot for each of his legal heirs under the 12.5% scheme of CIDCO.The plots were…
Ward officers to be responsible for illegal constructions in Navi Mumbai
The NMMC Commissioner,Mr.Bhaskar Wankhede has ratified a proposal to hold the ward officers responsible for illegal constructions in their respective wards.This change was notified via a gazette around 8 days ago.
It was noticed that…
Builder liable after taking token money
In a landmark and in some ways historic judgement,the Maharashtra state consumer disputes redressal commission has ruled that once the builder takes token money and signs on an agreement (it need not be registered),he is liable to complete…
Builder sells same flat to 2 people,absconding.
A builder by the name of Shirish Rangrao Chavan (age 38) (Suraj Enterprises) is absconding after a case of cheating was registered against him by Prakash Raut at the Kalamboli police station.
The builder sold a flat in his building Suraj…
Kalyan-Dombivli illegal building scam assumes horrific proportions
The much talked about Kalyan-Dombivli illegal building scam assumed horrific proportions yesterday when it was revealed that the total number of buildings affected by the scam numbered 1500 and was only destined to go up once the…
High Court cautions flat buyers to check papers before buying
The High court of Mumbai warned flat purchasers to verify all documentation and legal papers of real estate projects before putting money in them.They said this while disposing off the petition of the flat purchasers in the infamous 'Green…
Bribe lands CIDCO officials in jail
On Wednesday 6th June,the Anti-corruption bureau (ACB) laid a trap for 2 CIDCO officials who were demanding a Rs 1,00,000 bribe from a lawyer for issuing a conveyance deed.Lawyer Vandana Jadhav had been trying to secure a conveyance deed…
Municipal officers to face jail for illegal constructions
In a landmark move,the President of India has given her approval to the amendment in the Maharashtra municipal councils,Municipal corporations and MRTP act 2010,whereby the municipal officers who allow illegal constructions to stand…