Kiran Shantaram and others have recently filed a writ in the Bombay High Court against the installation of Mobile towers in a Municipal Garden adjoining the Raj Kamal Studio compound in Parel, Mumbai. The Bombay High Court has not granted any interim order so far. The fact remains that it is not clear whether the…
Flat owners on the top floor of Housing Societies often find their roofs leaking, especially during the rainy season. The water seeps through the roof, spoils the paint and plaster and some times damages the furniture and electric fittings. I have come across one case where the leakage and seepage were so terrible that the flat…
I have come across several instances, where the builders on one pretext or the other, sell away a part of the recreation grounds. For instance, they build Recreation Grounds on the podium and sell away the Recreation Grounds on the ground floor. They can not do so. The Supreme Court has held that the right…
Today, Car parking spaces in Parel area in Mumbai cost about Rs. 20 lakhs. Everyone knows that open and stilt car parking spaces, which do not form part of the building’s FSI, can not be sold by the builders. These belong to the Housing Society and have to be allotted as per the provisions in…
Section 7 of the MOFA Act are very clear. A builder can not make any additions to the plans shown at the time of sale of the flats without the explicit approval of all the flat purchasers. The following are the observations of the Supreme Court which have been followed by the Bombay High Court…
I receive enquiries about the addressses of the District Consumer Forums throughout India. And it becomes difficult to find out their addresses. I am giving a link containing addresses of all the District Consumer Forums throughout India. Binoy Gupta http://ncdrc.nic.in/districtforums.htm
Most aggrieved persons also need to have a look at the Consumer Protection Rules 1987 I am giving a link to the Rules. Dr Binoy Gupta eleena100@hotmail.com http://ncdrc.nic.in/
More than 5 years ago, my wife Anila Gupta, who was being supplied electricity by BEST Undertaking, applied to Tata Power requesting them to supply electricity to her. Tata Power said they were ready to give her electricity, but BEST was not allowing them to do so on the ground that BEST had monopoly…
Most aggrieved persons need to have a look at the Consumer Protection Act 1986. I am giving a link to the Act. Dr Binoy Gupta eleena100@hotmail.com http://www.ncdrc.nic.in/1_1.html
We are now ready to advise and take up consumer cases in Mumbai. Please send us your query in brief over email…. You will get free advice..and if necessary, we will arrange for representation through a lawyer. Binoy Gupta eleena100@hotmail.com
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