HC halts builder’s third-party rights in redeveloped bldgs

A group of tenants alleged that the developer had sold the tenements meant for them and stopped paying rent since January 2023

- Urvi Mahajani

The Bombay High Court has restrained Lakdawala Developers Pvt Ltd from creating third-party rights in two redeveloped buildings in Nagpada, after a group of tenants alleged that the developer had sold the tenements meant for them and stopped paying rent since January 2023.

A bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Aarti Sathe passed the order on October 1, while hearing a petition filed by tenant Shobha Shantaram Sonawanekar and others. The petitioners sought directions to the state government and the Mumbai Building Repairs and Reconstruction Board (MBRRB) of MHADA to implement action under Section 91A of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development (MHAD) Act, 1976 and to cancel the developer’s NOC.