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Supreme Court delivers a tit-for-tat order to builder for delay in possession. Big win for homebuyers

SC orders M/s Business Park Town Planners Ltd to refund a homebuyer’s money with 18% interest per annum, doubling the interest earlier granted by the consumer commission.

3-yr multi-crore land dispute resolved in 2 weeks. Curious case of Gurugram judge’s fast-track verdict

Judge Ramesh Chander’s verdict in favour of builder has sparked row, with district bar association lodging complaint with Punjab & Haryana HC & seeking anti-corruption probe.

ED raids Jaypee Infratech, others in homebuyers’ ‘fraud’ case, seizes Rs 1.70 cr cash, documents

The raids were carried out at 15 premises in Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad and Mumbai on 23 May under the PMLA after an FIR against companies like Jaypee, Jayprakash Associates, and others.

Pressured by builders or for public good? Haryana reversing ban on stilt+4 buildings raises concerns

Haryana govt says move will benefit public, while residents feel it will lead to haphazard development of 4-storey apartments in residential sectors already seeing power & water scarcity.

Strict deadlines, amnesty, new developers — Uddhav govt’s plan to speed Mumbai’s slum projects

Maharashtra’s Slum Redevelopment Authority (SRA) will create a list of empanelled developers chosen through the tender route to complete projects that have been stuck for years.

Shravan Gupta sees real change in real estate this festive season, with home sales booming

House sales have boomed these past few months, with 10% growth in real estate forecasted for 2021, raising the hopes of builders like Shravan Gupta.

Indian cities can have intelligent growth, not become urban horrors like Gurugram, Mumbai

Giving farmers a fair share in the profit of PPP projects, where their land has been acquired, can generate trust.

Construction of Gurugram’s Ambience mall unauthorised, Punjab & Haryana HC orders CBI probe

The HC directed Haryana govt to take appropriate steps, which means the mall could be demolished unless the builder moves Supreme Court and gets a stay of HC order.

Supreme Court’s ruling on bankruptcy proceedings gives homebuyers new power

Once a buyer establishes default before a bankruptcy court, the onus is on builders’ to prove that the buyer does not wish to take possession of their house, Supreme Court said.

On Camera

1948 need not define Gaza’s destiny. Arabs and Israelis must learn to live together

When Israelis pushed out Arabs in 1948, they didn’t think that embittered refugees would turn into a permanent threat to their new state. This was a catastrophic miscalculation.

60% increase in India’s carbon emissions by 2050, coal to remain top energy source: BP Energy Outlook

The country will account for 12 percent of global energy demand by 2050 from 7 percent in 2023, adds BP report.

ISKP & Lashkar converging under aegis of Pakistan’s ISI to take on Baloch fighters

ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.