Mira Rd projects under litigation up for sale

In Mira Road, flats are being marketed in more than 20 residential buildings, whose legal status is being debated in court.

- ‘Ateeq Shaikh

These projects, all across Mira Road, are being built by Ravi Developments of Ravi Group, which secured a commencement certificate to construct 29 new buildings in March 2019. Permission was for a revised plan up to plinth level for these buildings, and regularisation of 30 additional buildings.

But, within days, the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) received 11 complaints with regard to the title, rights and interests of some of the plots. A notice was served to the developer 3 months later, seeking an explanation.

According to an internal document in the MBMC, the developer had failed to satisfactorily reply to the objections. In some instances, the owners had withdrawn their rights given to the developer, a fact suppressed by the developer, and in other instances, title documents were unregistered. In some cases, the developer had failed to settle the claims of tenants. The MBMC document also states that the matter was sub-judice as cases were pending in various courts.

In a submission before the Thane Civil Court, MBMC had said that since the developer had failed to comply with various mandatory conditions, it was cancelling the commencement certificate for several projects. In July 2019, MBMC also asked the developer to resubmit proposals for land that was undisputed.