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14 young lives were lost in Kamla Mills because BMC officials treated demolition orders against illegal structures like garbage for nine long years. This is the deadly price Mumbai pays for its municipal mafia’s criminal laziness.

BMC’s 9-Year Delay on Illegal Structures: Could 14 Kamla Mills Lives Have Been Saved?

14 young lives were lost in Kamla Mills because BMC officials treated demolition orders against illegal structures like garbage for nine long years. This is the deadly price Mumbai pays for its municipal mafia’s criminal laziness.
In a powerful pro-homebuyer verdict, the Bombay High Court has held that allottees are “generally very vulnerable” and cannot be placed on equal footing with promoters, clearing the way for withdrawal of deposited refund amounts during developer appeals.

Homebuyers Are Vulnerable, Developers Not on Equal Footing: Bombay High Court

In a powerful pro-homebuyer verdict, the Bombay High Court has held that allottees are “generally very vulnerable” and cannot be placed on equal footing with promoters, clearing the way for withdrawal of deposited refund amounts during developer appeals.
Bombay High Court allows IL&FS Financial Services to proceed with ₹203.66 crore summary suit against principal borrower Serveall Constructions despite IBC moratoriums

HDIL Sold Non-Existent Flats, Society Denies Membership, Court Says Society Is Right

In a major victory for housing societies, the Bombay High Court has upheld the decision of Dheeraj Dreams CHS Ltd. to deny membership to buyers who purchased “flats” that never existed. HDIL had sold mandatory refuge areas as residential flats years after the developer lost rights over the property. The Court ruled that societies cannot be forced to admit members for non-existent flats as it would violate the law.
In a striking case from Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex, a tenant demanded its ₹50 lakh security deposit back, the Wadhwa firm first admitted it would refund after deducting just ₹5.42 lakh — but later tried to flip the script and demand over ₹96 lakh from the tenant. The Bombay High Court has now blocked this dramatic reversal.

BKC Tenant Demands ₹50 Lakh Deposit Back — Wadhwa First Agrees to Pay, Then Demands ₹96 Lakh

In a striking case from Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex, a tenant demanded its ₹50 lakh security deposit back, the Wadhwa firm first admitted it would refund after deducting just ₹5.42 lakh — but later tried to flip the script and demand over ₹96 lakh from the tenant. The Bombay High Court has now blocked this dramatic reversal.
Maharashtra government has ended the free land allotment policy, mandating that land for public use will now be priced at Ready Reckoner rates to ensure transparency and revenue generation.

Landowners Win vs NHAI: Bombay HC Upholds Higher Compensation

Bombay High Court dismisses NHAI appeals, upholds ₹1,742/sq.m enhanced compensation for Gandheli landowners and rules that Arbitration Act time limits do not bind NH Act statutory arbitrations — a major win for farmers facing land acquisition.