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Indian Express
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Cessed buildings revamp: HC forms panel to examine 935 notices issued by MHADA
In a move that may further delay the redevelopment of several dilapidated dangerous cessed buildings in Mumbai, the Bombay High Court on Monday appointed a two-member committee headed by former HC judge to examine 935 notices issued by MHADA executive engineers. The bench constituted a panel of Justice (Retired) Devadhar and Vilas D Dongre, retired Principal District Judge to examine the issue in regard to the notices and the subsequent actions to withdraw such notices, and the role of the different officials and/or motives if any, in issuance of these notices. The notices were issued to acquire cessed buildings to carry out redevelopment, if the owner or tenants do not do it. The cessed buildings are those structures the occupants of which pay cess tax or repair fund. The said buildings date back to pre-independence era and are largely present in south and central Mumbai. The MBRRB under MHADA conducts structural repairs of such old cessed buildings. The court recorded MHADA's statement that 889 notices shall be kept in abeyance and no further action shall be taken under them, unless the parties have consented in the redevelopment and the redevelopment has progressed. However, the committee will examine all 935 notices and submit its report preferably within six months. The HC said that the notices not withdrawn by MHADA will be stayed. The court passed an order on pleas challenging the notices issued by the executive engineers of Mumbai Building Repairs and Reconstruction Board (MBRRB), which is a unit of Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA). The court stayed impugned notices. The HC said it was not sufficient to merely pass stay order and observed, 'We are of the clear opinion that it would be imperative as also our duty as the Constitutional Court, to order an inquiry into such issues of highhandedness and abuse of powers by the concerned officials, to be undertaken by an independent committee appointed by the court.' A division bench of Justices Girish S Kulkarni and Arif S Doctor noted that the issue raised in the petitions was of ' colossal misuse' of the powers by the officials concerned of the Board, in issuing notices under Section 79-A of the MHADA Act. The provision under MHADA Act provides for compulsory redevelopment for cessed buildings that are declared dangerous. After the notices are issued, property owners or tenants get stipulated time to initiate the redevelopment within six months along with irrevocable agreement of minimum 51 percent of tenants or occupants. If the owners or tenants fail to undertake redevelopment, the cooperative housing society formed by the residents can make a proposal within the next six months. In case of failure of any action within these 12 months, MHADA can take over the properties and undertake redevelopment Senior advocates NV Walawalkar and MM Vashi for the petitioners argued that the impugned notices 'breached the Constitutional and the legal rights of the stakeholders including owners and tenants of the buildings' and executive engineers of the MHADA/Board did not have any authority under Section 79 (1) of the Act to issue notices.
Hindustan Times
04-07-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Rent for tenants of dangerous cessed bldgs to be hiked to ₹30,000/ month: Minister
Mumbai: The state government will consider increasing the monthly rent given to tenants of dangerously dilapidated cessed buildings in Mumbai which are undergoing redevelopment from ₹20,000 to ₹30,000, minister of state for urban development Pankaj Bhoyar said in the state assembly on Thursday. There are around 13,000 cessed buildings in the island city and most of them are in dilapidated condition. (Satish Bate/HT PHOTO) 'During redevelopment, tenants will have to stay elsewhere and the amount of rent fixed at ₹20,000 per month is very less. Hence, the government will consider increasing the rent to ₹30,000 per month,' Bhoyar said. No objection certificates (NoC) issued to developers for redevelopment of cessed buildings under Development Control Regulation (DCR) 33 (7) will be also cancelled in cases where work has not commenced despite the passage of three years, the minister said. Bhoyar was responding to complaints of delay in the redevelopment of cessed buildings, raised by several legislators from the city cutting across party lines. Cessed buildings refer to buildings constructed between 1940 and 1969 that are maintained by the Mumbai Building Repair and Reconstruction Board (MBRRB) of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada). There are around 13,000 cessed buildings in the island city whose tenants pay a tax or cess to the housing authority towards maintenance and repairs. The MBRRB had declared 96 cessed buildings as dangerous following a pre-monsoon survey this year. DCR 33 (7) governs the redevelopment of cessed buildings. In December 2022, the state government introduced clause 79 (A) in the Mhada Act, 1976, allowing the housing authority to undertake redevelopment of dilapidated cessed buildings in cases where owners or tenants failed to appoint a developer. Though the objective of the amendment was to ensure speedy redevelopment of cessed buildings, not a single redevelopment proposal has been approved by the state government since then, legislators from the city said in the assembly on Thursday. Congress MLA Amin Patel pointed out that 14 proposals were still pending with the state government. 'Section 79(A) is applicable to buildings classified as C1 structures, which are extremely dangerous and unfit for habitation. But the clause should apply to C2 structures, which require only partial demolition and major structural repairs,' he said. Bhoyar accepted that 14 proposals were pending with the government and attributed the delay to litigation. 'In some cases, land owners conducted third party audits and approached the courts, saying redevelopment was not required, which led to delays. The government will approve the proposals at the earliest,' the minister said. The government will also consider extending section 79 (A) of the Mhada Act to C2 structures, he said.
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Business Standard
12-06-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Mhada invites tenders for cluster redevelopment of Kamathipura, Mumbai
The Mumbai Building Repairs and Reconstruction Board (MBRRB), a unit of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada), has issued a tender for the cluster redevelopment of Kamathipura in South Mumbai. The redevelopment of dilapidated cessed and non-cessed buildings and plots in lanes numbered 1 to 15 of Kamathipura will be carried out in an integrated manner under Regulation 33(9) of the Development Control and Promotion Regulations (DCPR) 2034 through the MBRRB. The Kamathipura area, spread across 34 acres in South Mumbai, includes approximately 943 cessed buildings in lanes 1 to 15, with around 6,625 residential and 1,376 non-residential tenants/residents, totalling 8,001. There are about 800 landowners in the area. The buildings in this region are approximately 100 years old. The total net plot area of this region is approximately 73,144.84 square metres (sq m). Government approval for the Kamathipura cluster redevelopment project was granted via a government resolution on 12 January 2023. Based on this, tenders were invited for planning the project, and Mahimtura Consultants were appointed for the same. The project blueprint has been developed under the title Kamathipura Cluster Redevelopment Project – Urban Village. The project will also include commercial buildings and recreational grounds. Additionally, through this project, 44,000 sq m of land will be made available to Mhada through the selected bidder, resulting in a significant increase in housing stock. The developer will receive 5,67,000 sq m of development rights, where a housing stock of approximately 4,500 new units is expected to be constructed. According to Square Yards Data Intelligence, considering the sales transactions in Kamathipura in Q1 CY25, the property rate stood at ₹13,980 per sq ft, against ₹13,508 per sq ft in Q1 CY24. A decision to compensate landowners in the Kamathipura area was taken as per the government resolution dated 2 July 2024. One housing unit of 500 sq ft area will be provided for land plots measuring up to 50 sq m, two such units for plots measuring between 51 and 100 sq m, three units for plots between 101 and 150 sq m, four units for plots between 151 and 200 sq m, and for every additional 50 sq m beyond 200 sq m, one additional unit of 500 sq ft will be provided to the landowners. The Kamathipura cluster redevelopment would be the third significant project in Mumbai after the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP)—a slum redevelopment project in association with the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA)—and the Motilal Nagar Redevelopment Project in Goregaon West, where the developer was appointed by Mhada through a bidding process. Both Dharavi and Motilal Nagar are being executed through the realty arm of the Adani Group. The cost of DRP has been estimated to be around ₹95,790 crore, while the Adani Group won the bid for Motilal Nagar for ₹36,000 crore.
Indian Express
12-06-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
MHADA invites tenders for cluster redevelopment of Kamathipura
The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) has invited tenders to appoint a Construction and Development Agency for the cluster redevelopment of Kamathipura, which will be implemented by the Mumbai Building Repairs and Reconstruction Board (MBRRB), a unit of MHADA. Kamathipura is one of South Mumbai's oldest and most historically significant neighbourhoods. The MBRRB aims to provide permanent, safe and upgraded homes to 8,001 residents and compensate 800 landowners. The locality spans across 34 acres and consists of a narrow and aging colony which accommodates approximately 943 cessed buildings in 15 lanes. Most of these buildings are almost a century old. The scheme now represents a deviation from redevelopment of individual buildings to cluster renewal, as per Regulation 33(9) of the Development Control and Promotion Regulations (DCPR) 2034. The redevelopment project of this cluster, supported by the Government of Maharashtra, will be conducted under the leadership of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister and Housing Minister Eknath Shinde. It is also being actively supported by Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar, MP Arvind Sawant, MLA Amin Patel, as well as local residents. An official from MBRRB said, 'Upon completion, the project will reshape Kamathipura into a contemporary urban village. There will be not only residential apartments but commercial areas, recreational grounds and better infrastructure too.' As per the official, 44,000 square metres of land will be transferred to MHADA by the chosen developer. Approximately 4,500 new homes will be introduced into the city's housing stock through the redevelopment. The government approved the cluster redevelopment project through a resolution dated January 12, 2023, after which Mahimtura Consultants were engaged to prepare the blueprint. The project has been given the title 'Kamathipura Cluster Redevelopment – Urban Village.' The compensation for landowners has also been outlined by MHADA. According to a July 2024 government resolution, the landowners will be given dwelling units as per the landholding size, from a single 500 square feet unit for plots up to 50 square metres, to extra units for larger plots. 'The process of tendering is the first big step towards reviving Kamathipura and enhancing the lives of its inhabitants. MHADA wishes this project to act as a model for urban regeneration in heritage neighborhoods throughout Mumbai,' said the official.
Hindustan Times
12-06-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
MHADA floats tenders for redevelopment of Kamathipura, spanning 34 acres in South Mumbai
The Mumbai Building Repairs and Reconstruction Board (MBRRB), a unit of Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), has floated tenders for redeveloping Kamathipura in South Mumbai, also known as the red-light area. The MHADA said in a statement on June 12 that the area will be redeveloped under the cluster redevelopment scheme. The MHADA said that through this project, 44,000 square meters of land will be made available, and the developer will receive 5.67 lakh square meters of development rights, where a housing stock of approximately 4,500 new housing units is expected to be constructed. The Kamathipura area, spread across 34 acres in South Mumbai, includes approximately 943 cess buildings, with around 6,625 residential and 1,376 non-residential tenants/residents, totalling 8,001. About 800 landowners live in the area, and the buildings are approximately 100 years old, the statement said. Also Read: Dharavi's ₹95,790 crore makeover: 5 things to know about the Master Plan approved by the Maharashtra government "The total net plot area of this region is approximately 73,144.84 square meters, and the project will be implemented under the cluster redevelopment scheme for which a tender for the appointment of a Construction and Development Agency for this project has been issued by the Board today," according to the MHADA statement. Also Read: A home for Kamathipura residents as Mumbai starts biggest cluster rejig project The Maharashtra government has appointed MHADA to carry out the Kamathipura cluster redevelopment project under Regulation 33(9) of DCPR 2034. This was granted via a government resolution dated 12 January 2023, and later, the project blueprint was developed under the title Kamathipura cluster Redevelopment Project Urban Village. Through this initiative, residents will receive larger and safer homes along with well-planned infrastructure facilities. The project will also include commercial buildings and recreational grounds, the MHADA said in the statement. According to MHADA, a decision has been made to compensate landowners in the Kamathipura area wherein one housing unit of 500 sq ft area will be provided for land plots measuring up to 50 sq m, two such units for plots measuring between 51 sq m and 100 sq m trs, three units for plots between 101 sq m and 150 sq m, four units for plots between 151 sq m and 200 sq m, and for every additional 50 sq m beyond 200 sq m, one additional unit of 500 sq ft will be provided to the landowners. Also Read: For decades, MHADA has come to mean crumbling buildings; what's the solution? Kamathipura, long known as Mumbai's red-light district due to the presence of sex workers, also holds cultural significance and has been the backdrop for several notable films. The area was most recently depicted in the 2022 Alia Bhatt starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi, which premiered at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival. One of the most iconic films set in Kamathipura is Mira Nair's Salaam Bombay!, which earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Film.
