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Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
HC orders bring shift in real estate sector, protect homebuyers' interests
Bhubaneswar: A series of orders passed by the Orissa high court recently, mostly in homebuyers' interest, are likely to bring a major shift in the real estate sector, particularly in Bhubaneswar. Experts believe that the monopoly of developers is finally diminishing. Hearing a plea from an allottee's association of a major housing project at Paikarapur in Kalinga Nagar, the Orissa HC brought a stay on the construction of an approach road by the developer to another of his projects since it was allegedly taken up in the common area of the existing housing project. The builder, in this context, was executing a housing project in phases, which was never disclosed to the owners of the first project. The builder fraudulently obtained plan approval from authorities and forcefully demolished a boundary wall, which was in the common area of the first project. "According to the Apartment Ownership Act, the builder should hand over the common areas and the facilities to us and has no rights on the land, but here the builder used force. We approached the HC and received a verdict in our favour," said president of the housing society Ajit Kumar Choudhury. In another verdict, the Orissa HC adjourned the matter in a case filed by a developers' association seeking a change in an ORERA notification, which says that all developers should keep 1% of the project value in its account for five years to cover expenses for any structural damage. As per rules, the closure of a project can only be announced, and an occupancy certificate issued to a project if developers adhere to keeping the 1% of the project value, but it was challenged in the HC, and the verdict went in favour of the rules. "ORERA in its notification mentioned that 1% amount should be kept in its account as security, which is to be utilised for maintenance till five years. A city-based developers' association challenged this notification, but the matter was adjourned," said real estate expert Bimalendu Pradhan. Another case was filed a few months back to ensure appointments of the chairperson and members of ORERA, as all three positions went vacant since May 2025. In the meantime, the govt has filled up all positions but doubts have been raised about the qualifications of one of the appointed members. The HC, hearing the case on June 25, kept the matter and gave a next date of hearing. "The orders passed by the High Court recently have instilled hope among the buyers that they can fight for their own rights and win," Pradhan said. In another case, a complaint was raised on two major issues: Was BDA correct in giving plan approval to a project within a BMC area after the power to approve plans was delegated from BDA to BMC in 2015, and was the revised plan valid? The HC asked the BMC to dispose of the matter in two months. In yet another case, the HC heard whether a project being executed in phases should have one association or multiple ones. The matter was challenged by a major city-based developer, on which the HC brought a stay order on the use of common areas.
Time of India
14-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
4 ‘viral hepatitis' cases detected in city housing complex
Bhubaneswar: Four suspected viral hepatitis cases have been detected in a prominent housing society at Paikarapur in Kalinga Nagar here, with residents alleging their water supply was contaminated. Test reports of the four residents, issued by a private hospital, confirmed the disease. Residents of the complex, which has over 1,200 homes, claimed they have urging the authorities to solve their drinking water issues. They said several of them suffered from diarrhoea and jaundice due to contaminated water supply. Sanjay Ray, chief district medical and public health officer, Khurda, said, "A team of healthcare workers and officials from other departments concerned visited the apartment and collected water and food samples. We sent the samples for testing. Reports may come on Monday." President of the housing society, Ajit Kumar Choudhury, said that over the past few weeks, a significant number of residents reported gastrointestinal diseases, including jaundice and hepatitis, raising concerns of a growing health crisis. "In response to repeated complaints, officials from BMC, accompanied by doctors, health workers and technical experts, inspected the complex. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng CFDs với sàn môi giới tin cậy IC Markets Tìm hiểu thêm Undo They assessed the situation and issued guidelines to help residents cope with the contamination, which is suspected to originate from faults in the sewage management system," he said. Residents alleged that the 1 million litre per day (MLD) sewage treatment plant (STP), set up nearly five years ago by the developer within the complex, has been functioning without consent to operate from the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (SPCB). Residents further said that rather than restoring or upgrading the STP, the developer recently installed a new pumping and piping system to divert untreated sewage from the collection tank to the sewerage line outside the complex. "The move has effectively bypassed the STP, eliminating any form of sewage treatment. The installation was carried out without adhering to the govt's technical standards, further endangering the system's integrity," a resident alleged. Residents recently reached out to the ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre with 20 water samples. It was found that nearly 15-16 samples tested positive for coliform bacteria. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
