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Bombay HC says 100% consent for redevelopment of unsafe buildings not must

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The Bombay High Court has declared that clause 1.15 of the 2018 Guidelines issued by the BMC for declaring private and municipal buildings as “C-1 category (dangerous or unsafe)” does not mandate obtaining consent/ agreement from all (100%) tenants/ occupants.

It further observed that consent of 51-70% of the occupants/ tenants of the building, as applicable to the proposals made under Development Control and Promotion Regulation (DCPR)-2034, shall amount to sufficient compliance for processing development/ redevelopment proposal, for a commencement certificate (CC) to be issued.

Raj & Jain Ahuja moved court after BMC refused to grant CC for redvpt of a building saying all occupants have not agreed to sign PAAA


A bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and RN Laddha was hearing a petition by developers Raj Ahuja and Jain Ahuja, challenging clause 1.15. They had approached the court after the BMC refused to grant CC saying that they had not signed a permanent alternate accommodation agreement (PAAA) with all the tenants.

“In our clear opinion, it was arbitrary for the MCGM to insist from the petitioners (developers), consent of 100% of the tenants and in its absence withhold the CC…,” said the bench.

Developers contended that not always will 100% tenants will agree to redvpt


Challenging the constitutional validity of the clause, the developers contended that it may not be always conceivable that 100% tenants agree to redevelopment. Having such a pre-condition would create serious consequences, including the project being brought to a standstill by a minority/minuscule number of tenants or members of a co-operative society.

However, the BMC justified the guidelines, stating that it’s incumbent on the corporation to safeguard the interest of the tenants.

HC’s observation in the matter

The judges emphasised, “It is a settled position in law that the interest of the minority occupants/tenants cannot be opposed to the interest of the majority occupants, as also such persons cannot foist on the owners a delay in commencement of the redevelopment work, resulting in the project cost being increased, which would be seriously prejudicial to the owners/developers and above all the majority of the occupants.”

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Jalgaon: Passengers jumped off the train to save their lives after rumours of fire in Pushpak Express, got hit by another train

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Jalgaon, January 22: There was chaos at Paranda railway station in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra when a rumour spread that the Pushpak Express was on fire. After this rumour, the passengers on the train started jumping from the train to save their lives. Meanwhile, the Karnataka Express coming from the front crushed many people.

The Pushpak Express was going from Lucknow to Mumbai. At the same time, the Karnataka Express going from Manmad to Bhusaval was passing through the other track.

This incident happened around 5 pm. After the rumour of fire in the train, the passengers on the train were panicked and started jumping from the train to save their lives. Meanwhile, the passengers pulled the chain of the train and the train stopped.

According to the information, there was chaos after the rumour of fire in the Pushpak Express spread. The passengers pulled the chain and started jumping from the train. After this, the passengers came under the grip of the Karnataka Express coming on the other track. After getting information about the incident, railway officials have reached the spot.

It is being told that Pushpak Express was coming near Paranda railway station. When the motorman of the train applied brakes, sparks started coming out of the wheels. Meanwhile, a rumour spread among the passengers that the train has caught fire and the frightened people started jumping from the coach. It is not clear yet how many passengers have died.

Jalgaon SP said that after jumping from the train, the Karnataka Express coming from the front crushed the passengers. 8 to 10 people have died in this accident and 30 to 40 people are reported to be injured.

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Reliable sources should also be given Jeevan Gaurav Award: Ajit Pawar

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Mumbai : “When news comes about me, it is given in the name of ‘reliable sources’. In such a situation, these ‘sources’ should also be considered for Jeevan Gaurav Award one day,” this sarcastic comment was made by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. He was speaking as the chief guest at the award distribution ceremony of the Ministry and Legislative Press Association.

Criticism on media trial

Ajit Pawar strongly criticized the media trial and said, “It is wrong to conduct media trial. Even when the judicial process is going on, some media channels broadcast sensational news for TRP. I was accused of corruption of Rs 70,000 crore, at that time I had to face a lot of problems. The allegations were proved baseless in the investigation, yet false news and rumors were spread. In such cases, the media should work responsibly.” Saif Ali Khan case story

Sharing his experience of an agricultural exhibition held in Baramati, Pawar said, “I went to attend the exhibition at 7 am. During this time, I was asked to react to the attack on Saif Ali Khan. I had no information about this incident. Soon after this, the opponents started accusing of deteriorating law and order in Mumbai. The media should give such news based on reality.”

Counting experience

Ajit Pawar also shared an incident from the day of counting of votes in the assembly elections. He said, “In the morning, there was a news that Ajit Pawar was trailing in the postal ballots. Hearing this, my mother got tensed. When the channel was contacted, they told that such news is run for TRP. But the media should broadcast news based on truth and reality.”

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Strict decisions in the budget to increase revenue: Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar

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Mumbai: During the assembly elections last year, the Chief Minister had announced schemes like ‘Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana’, free electricity to farmers, which put a burden of more than Rs 1 lakh crore on the state treasury. Tough decisions will be taken in the upcoming budget to meet the revenue deficit caused by this and increase the state’s income. This information was given by Deputy Chief Minister and Finance and Planning Minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday.

The Outstanding Journalism Awards given by the Ministry and the Legislative Press Association were distributed by Ajit Pawar. On this occasion, he told that the budget for the year 2025-26 will be tough and focused on revenue growth. Pawar said that the last budget was a little concessional due to being an election year, but now financial discipline has to be followed for the next five years. For this, full support of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will be available.

There will be tough decisions in the upcoming budget

Ajit Pawar said that the upcoming budget will determine the direction of the state for the next five years. He said that instructions have been given to the departments that increase economic income for this. Pawar said that he himself is reviewing various departments every day from 9 am to 7 pm. Plans are being made to increase the economic income of the state, which will be reflected in the upcoming budget.

The government will take concrete decisions for the progress of the state by balancing women empowerment, infrastructure, development works and financial discipline.

Rs 20,000 honorarium to senior journalists

The state government had announced to give Rs 20,000 honorarium per month to retired senior journalists, but it was not implemented. When this matter was brought to the notice of Ajit Pawar, he announced to implement it from April 1.

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