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Time of India
2 days ago
- Time of India
HC bar on rooftop ops of two restos
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Monday restrained proprietors of two restaurants under two police stations from continuing their rooftop operations. It sent the matter back to KMC for re-verification of documents, facts and figures before proceeding with any demolition work. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Justice Gaurang Kanth directed KMC to complete re-verification in two weeks. Justice Kanth also instructed KMC to provide the petitioners with a hearing, provided there were no unauthorized constructions at the buildings in question. The court directed Bhowanipore PS and Shakespeare Sarani PS to maintain a strict vigil on the buildings. The petitioners approached the HC after KMC served a "stop-work" notice on May 5 under section 401 of the KMC Act, 1980, accusing them of violating norms. Senior counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner was running the business after obtaining all necessary licences and permissions and was also paying taxes and duties. Senior counsel for KMC argued that the civic body could invoke its powers under 401 and 408 of KMC Act sections not only to stop unauthorized construction but also halt operations that went contrary to the undertaking by the petitioner while obtaining nod from KMC.
Time of India
20-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Application invited for Town Vending Committee in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) invited applications from eligible candidates to be appointed as members of the temporary Town Vending Committee. Those who engaged in street vending within the city limits for at least five years and are already members of an existing street vendors' association or federation in the city will be given reservation as follows—general-1, backward class-1, scheduled caste-1, scheduled tribe-1, minorities-2, women-3, and disabled-1. Priority will be given to organisations working with street vendors, including women members established under the central govt's scheme and representatives of non-governmental organisations engaged in social service for at least five years. Social workers or service providers within the Mangaluru city limits, trade union representatives, hotel owners' association representatives, and market or traders' association representatives can apply. Interested parties within the city corporation limits should submit a self-written application by July 25 to the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) scheme community affairs officer at the MCC office or via email at stated MCC commissioner Ravichandra Naik. No service connections for illegal constructions Before starting any type of building construction within the jurisdiction of MCC, it is mandatory to obtain a building construction license under the KMC Act. After obtaining the building permit, the construction must be carried out according to the approved plan, and the building can only be used after obtaining an occupancy certificate, the commissioner stated. As per the Supreme Court order, buildings without an occupancy certificate should not be provided with any service connections such as electricity, water supply, sewage connection, or trade license. Therefore, before constructing any building within the city corporation limits, it is mandatory to obtain a building permit and construct according to the approved plan. "If not, no service connections will be provided, and action will be taken against unauthorised construction under the KMC Act," the commissioner warned.
Time of India
20-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Application invited for town vending committee and service connections denied for illegal constructions
MANGALURU: The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) invited applications from eligible candidates to be appointed as members of the temporary Town Vending Committee. Those who engaged in street vending within the city limits for at least five years and are already members of an existing street vendors' association or federation in the city will be given reservation as follows: General-1, Backward Class-1, Scheduled Caste-1, Scheduled Tribe-1, Minorities-2, Women-3, and Disabled-1. Priority will be given to organisations working with street vendors, including women members established under the Central Govt's scheme and representatives of non-governmental organisations engaged in social service for at least five years. Social workers or service providers within the Mangaluru city limits, trade union representatives, hotel owners' association representatives, and market or traders' association representatives can apply. Interested parties within the City Corporation limits should submit a self-written application by July 25 to the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) scheme community affairs officer at the MCC office or via email at stated MCC Commissioner Ravichandra Naik. 'No Service Connections for Illegal Constructions' Before starting any type of building construction within the jurisdiction of Mangaluru City Corporation, it is mandatory to obtain a building construction license under the KMC Act. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Citadel by Mahindra – Homes with a Modern Edge Mahindra Citadel Enquire Now Undo After obtaining the building permit, the construction must be carried out according to the approved plan, and the building can only be used after obtaining an occupancy certificate, the Commissioner stated. As per the Supreme Court order, buildings without an occupancy certificate should not be provided with any service connections such as electricity, water supply, sewage connection, or trade license. Therefore, before constructing any building within the city corporation limits, it is mandatory to obtain a building permit and construct according to the approved plan. 'If not, no service connections will be provided, and action will be taken against unauthorised construction under the KMC Act,' the Commissioner warned.
Time of India
25-06-2025
- Time of India
HC: Illegal constructions warrant strict penalty
1 2 Kolkata: Upholding the trial court's conviction of a man, Netai Sil, who built an illegal structure in Beleghata despite a KMC stop-work notice, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday observed that unauthorised constructions warranted a strict penalty. Anyone responsible for unauthorised constructions was liable to be convicted, the court said. Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta held that if a person was found responsible for constructing unauthorised structures that endangered or were likely to endanger life or property, it was punishable with up to five-year imprisonment and up to Rs 50,000 fine. "The trial court's sentence is appropriate. Unauthorised construction without a sanctioned plan warrants a strict penalty, and an accused is liable to be convicted," Justice Gupta held. Sil is the owner/occupier of the illegal construction. By an order of 2016, the sessions judge upheld his conviction in the 2014 case under section 401A of the KMC Act. Sil was convicted and sentenced to six months' imprisonment and fined Rs 5,000. The construction was unauthorised and without any sanctioned plan. You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata The judge noted that Sil could not give a valid explanation or show any evidence to establish it was authorised. He could not prove the construction was stable.
Time of India
23-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Eden Gardens isn't public place, CAB not liable to pay ad tax to KMC: HC
1 2 Kolkata: Eden Gardens cannot be considered a public place, Calcutta High Court has ruled, upholding a single judge's order that Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) is not liable to pay advertisement tax of over Rs 51 lakh to Kolkata Municipal Corporation for advertisements put up inside the stadium during the 1996 World Cup. "It is not the dimension of a place or the number of people that visit a particular place that would determine the nature of a place as 'private or public'. The only criterion must be whether or not members of public have an unrestricted right of access to that place. Applying this test, Eden Gardens Stadium cannot be held to be a public place," a division bench of justices Arijit Banerjee and Kausik Chanda held in the June 19 order. Dwelling on what constitutes a public place — KMC Act does not have a definition for it — the bench clarified that it meant any place that was open to people. "Any member of the public must have access to that place without any restriction. Nobody's permission should be required for visiting such a place… For example, the Maidan in Kolkata is undisputedly a public place. The riverside is also a public place. Any member of the public has absolute, unconditional, and unrestricted access to such places at any time," the bench explained. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Dermatologist: Just Add 1 Drop Of This Household Item To Any Dark Spot And Wait 3 Minutes Undo Eden Gardens had hosted the 1996 World Cup inaugural match and a semi-final on Feb 11 and March 13. KMC had issued a demand note to CAB for Rs 51,18,450 as tax on ads put up inside and outside the stadium. CAB moved HC and won the case in 2015, but KMC challenged the single judge order. The division bench, however, was not keen on interfering with the single-bench order. It was not happy with the two days' notice given to CAB to reply to the demand note and reprimanded KMC for initiating criminal proceedings without giving CAB a hearing. The bench also noted that the notice sent by KMC did not have a bill breakdown. It also considered Article 285 of the Constitution that exempts Union property from state taxation — CAB enjoys a lease of the Eden Gardens ground, which is owned by the defence ministry. The division bench held, "CAB is the lessee of the property where the stadium is situated… Take, for example, that a rich person owns a private stadium which can accommodate 200,000 people. He organises sports activities in the stadium and sells tickets which interested spectators can purchase for watching the activities inside the stadium. On a particular day, games are played before a packed stadium. Hoardings are put up by brand owners inside the stadium which are visible only to people who are inside the stadium. Would KMC be entitled to impose advertisement tax in respect of the same? We think not. Although 200,000 spectators may be viewing the advertisements, the private stadium is not a public place. The owner of the stadium will be entitled to deny entry to an interested person even if he offers to pay for a ticket."
