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A.F.R.Reserved
Court No. - 45
Case :- WRIT - C No. - 65085 of 2012
Petitioer :- !"era#d Court $%er Residet We#fareAsso&iatio
Res'odet :- (tate $f ).P. T*ru (e&+. Ad $t*ersCouse# for Petitioer :- A"it (a,eaua# Ravi(i/*Couse# for Res'odet :- C.(.C.(atis*ad*a+a(*iva" adav..(i/*
3o#e .. (*u#a7.3o#e (ueet u"ar7.
9e#ivered + (ueet u"ar7.The petitioner claims to be the recognized Resident
Welfare Association (RWA) of Emerald Court Group
Housing Societ and b means of this !rit petition the
petitioner see"s inter aliathe follo!ing reliefs#$
i. %ssue a !rit& order or direction 'uashing the
reised plan approed b respondent forconstruction of ne! to!ers namel To!er *A+E,* and
*CE-A.E* in plot no/ 0& Sector 12$A& and issue
further directions for demolishing of aforesaid
to!ers& the approal and construction being in
complete iolation of proisions of 3/+/ Apartments
Act of 454/
ii. %ssue a !rit& order or direction directing the
Respondent not to sanction amendments to an
further building plans in respect of the Group
Housing Societ being deeloped b respondent 6
!ithout obtaining consent of all the residents/
iii. %ssue a !rit& order or direction 'uashing the
permission granted to respondent 6 to lin" To!er
T$5 and T *A+E,* 7 *CE-A.CE* through space frame/
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iv. %ssue a !rit& order or direction directing
respondents and 2 to ensure that fire safet
e'uipment and infrastructure is installed at the
e8penses of respondent 6 !ithin a specified period/
v. %ssue a !rit& order or direction directing
respondent to demolish illegal construction made
in the basement and setbac" area as per notice
dated 51/49/45 and 5:/4:/45/
vi.%ssue a !rit or direction directing respondent no/
and 6 to proide car par"ing spaces (both aboe
ground and in the basement) as per the proisions
of the .;C 446 to all the legal allottees7residents of
Supertech Emerald Court Comple8& plot 0& Section12$A .
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sanctioned the laout plan on the aforementioned plot/
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strictl in accordance to the ;uilding Regulations of 454/
The respondent deeloper compan& on the other
hand& has 'uestioned the locus of the petitioner b
contending that the petitioner is not recognized b the
respondent deeloper compan under the 3ttar +radesh
Apartment (permission of construction& o!nership and
maintenance) Act& 454 (herein after referred to as the
Apartment Act& 454)/ The model be$la!s has not been
adopted b the petitioners& as such& the are not entitled
to become the member of Resident Welfare Association
(RWA) of Emerald Court +hase %/ Burther the +resident of
the said societ is not the o!ner of an apartment in the
societ& therefore& he cannot become the member of the
petitioners* societ& as per the proisions of the
Apartment Act& 454/ The impleadment of one of the
o!ners subse'uentl is an inherent defect/ Burther the
petitioner has an alternatie remed to first approach the
competent authorit under the Apartment Act& 454 i/e/the Chief E8ecutie
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hae alread been sold to the prospectie buers thus
inaluable rights hae crstallized in faour of third part/
Brom the rial submissions the follo!ing 'uestions
need to be ans!ered#$
i. As to !hether the !rit petition ismaintainable at the behest of petitioner societ
ii. As to !hether the petitioner can be relegated
to alternatie remed under Section : of the
Apartment Act 454
iii. As to !hether the .59 5: (A+E, CE-A.E)
We hae heard Sri Dunal Rai Singh& learned counsel
for the petitioners& Sri Asho" ehta& Sr/ Adocate assisted
b Sri Shiam -ada on behalf of .
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that decision is materiall aderse to him/ The restricted
meaning of the e8pression re'uires denial or depriation
of legal rights/ A more legal approach is re'uired in the
bac"ground of statues !hich do not deal !ith the
propert rights but deal !ith professional misconduct and
moralit/ (Bar Council of Maharastra vs. M.V.Dabholkar, (1!"# $ %CC !&$-11, 'aras $! $)#.
;roadl& spea"ing a part or a person is aggrieed
b a decision !hen& it onl operates directl and
inFuriousl upon his personal& pecuniar and proprietar
rights (Corpus uris Seundem/ Edn/ 5& ol/%/& p/ 269& as
referred in *alva %u+hakar e++ vs. Man+ala
%u+hakar e++, / $&&" 0 ", 'ara 1
The e8pression *person aggrieed* means a person
!ho has suffered a legal grieance i/e/ a person against
!hom a decision has been pronounced !hich has la!full
depried him of something or !rongfull refused him
something/
The Apartment Act& 454 !as notified b the State
Goernment on 51/2/454/ Chapter % deals !ith
Association of Apartment o!ners and be$la!s for the
registration of the affairs of such Association/ The
administration of the affairs in relation to the apartments
and management of common areas and facilit has been
conferred upon the Association under Section 50/ %t is the
Foint responsibilit of the promoter and the apartment
o!ners to form an association/ The promoter shall get the
association registered/ The Goernment ma& b
notification& frame model be$la!s in accordance !ith
!hich the propert referred to in Sub$section (5) shall be
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administered b the Association of Apartment
the Association shall in its first meeting ma"e its be$la!s
in accordance !ith the model be$la!s so framed/ The
model be$la!s under Sub$section (9) of Section 50 !as
notified on 59/55/455/
As per the aerments of the respondent7compan&
the flats !ere handed oer to the apartment o!ners b
September 441/ The o!ners immediatel formed
Resident Welfare Association (RWA) and got it registered
!ith the Registrar Societies& in the er same ear/
Adopting the model be$la!s& did not arise& as it !as not
enforced until 455/ After notification of odel be$la!s&
the =eput Registrar Birm& Societies and Chits& eerut
ide letter dated 50/5/45 informed& that pending
instructions form the Registrar Birm Societies and Chits
3ttar +radesh& no decision in the matter can be ta"en in
respect of odel be$la!s and its registration/ The
Registrar Birm& Societies and Chits 3ttar +radesh idecircular dated 6//452 addressed to all =eput
Registrars7=istrict Registrars issued instructions for
registration under Apartment Act& 454 and directed that
be$la!s of e8isting RAW be accordingl amended/ The
petitioner7societ ide resolution dated 4/54/452
adopted the odel be$la!s and conducted elections and
thereafter informed the =eput Registrar/
The respondent7compan has recognized the
petitioners societ as RWA of the Apartment o!ners since
inception and has continuousl corresponded !ith the
petitioner societ as RWA/ >etter dated 1/54/45&
:/1/45& 0/1/45 and anuar& 452 addressed to thepetitioner societ regarding redressal of their grieance is
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on record/ The petitioner societ has approached all the
authorities& including C/E/
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24 of the Apartment Act& 454& the 3ttar +radesh
Apartment (+romotion of Construction&
aintenance) Rules& 455 (herein after referred to as
Apartment Rules& 455) !as framed/ Rule 2 of the
Apartment Rules& 455 prescribes the form of declaration
under sub$section (5) of section 5/ The declaration hasto be submitted !ithin 5 months from the date of
approal of the plans and in case !here the building has
been constructed or is under construction& prior to the
commencement of the rules& the declaration shall be
submitted !ithin 14 das from the date of such
commencement/ Rule 0 proides for the procedure for
amendment of the declaration submitted under Rule 2/
Rules 0& (5) (b)(c)& (2)& (0) and (6) are reproduced#$
4. Amendment of Declaration (sub section-2 of section
12).--
(5) The declaration submitted b a promoter
under rule 2 ma be amended at an time& b thepromoter& %f&$
(a) the declaration suffers from an clerical or
arithmetical mista"e or error arising therein from
an accidental slip or omissionI or
(b) the amendment is necessitated b reason of
an reision in the sanctioned plan of the buildingIor
(c) the proposed amendment is Fust and
reasonableI
proided that the amendment made b the
promoter shall not iolate the building be$
la!s& sanctioned building plan or the
contractual obligation of the promoter/
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() ///////////////////////////////
(2) The Competent Authorit& on receipt of the
application under sub$rule () shall issue a !ritten
notice to the association of the apartment o!ners
of the building and shall also cause the publication
of a public notice in t!o dail ne!spapers
circulating in that localit/
(0)
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Apartment Rules 455/ The Association is an Jaggrieed
personK as its rights has been affected b the .
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J06/ Shri +/D/ ain& Sr/ AdocateI Shri .ain
Sinha& Sr/ Adocate and Shri Dunal Rai Singh
submits that on the enforcement of the 3/+/
Apartment Act& 454 on receiing the assent of
the Goernor on 5?/2/454 and its publication in
the 3/+/ Gazette on 51/2/454 proisions of the
Act came into force and could not hae a!aited
the notification of the Rules on 59/55/455 and
the odel ;e$>a!s b notification of the same
date on 59/55/455/ The Act is complete code in
itself/ The definition of competent authorit&
form of declaration& the amendment of
declaration& grant of permission for prosecution
and underta"ing to be filed b the personac'uiring apartment as !ell as model be$la!s
!ould not hae arrested the application of the
proisions of the Act/ The submit that as soon
as the building containing four or more
apartments or t!o or more building in an area
designated as bloc" each containing t!o ore
more apartments !ith total of four or more
apartments as defined in Section 2 (g) came into
e8istence and is occupied b the apartment
o!ners/ The proisions of the Act become
applicable to the building/ The declaration of
building and the deed of apartment under
Chapter does not depend upon the completion
certificate to be gien b the local authorit and
that as soon as such number of apartments
hae been handed oer to the o!ners& !hich is
necessar to form an association for 22L of the
apartments& !hicheer is more b !a of sale&
transfer or possession proided the building has
been completed along !ith all infrastructure
serices& the proisions of Chapter$%% proiding
for duties and liabilities of +romoters and
Chapter$%%% proiding for rights and obligations of
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apartment o!ners become operatie/ The
declaration has to be submitted under Section
5 b the promoter in respect of a building as
defined in sub$section (2) (g) after the
commencement of the Act/ Section 52 proiding
for registration of deed of apartment after the
commencement of the Act is mandator to be
made under the proisions of the Registration
Act& 514?& !hich also proides for promoter or
apartment o!ner to enclose true cop of the
declaration made under Section 5 to such deed
of transfer/ The formation of a association is
mandator under sub$section () of Section 50
and is the Foint responsibilit of the promoterand the apartment o!ners !ith the obligation
upon the promoter to get the association
registered/
65. To sum up the conclusions dra!n b us are
as follo!s#$
(5) The 3/+/ Apartment Act& 454 and the 3/+/
Apartment Rules& 455 proides for a complete
code for regulating the rights& duties and
liabilities and for resoling the issues and
disputes bet!een the promoters and the
apartment o!ners/ The Act has oerriding effect
under Section 25 (5) oer all other la!s on the
subFect not!ithstanding anthing inconsistent
there!ith contained in an other la! for the
time being enforced/K
The Fudgment does not help the respondent$compan/
The Apartment Act& 454 operates in a restrictie field to
proide Jownership of an individual apartment in a
building of an undivided interest in the common areas
and facilities appurtenant to such apartment and to make
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such apartment and interest heritable and transferable
and for matters connected therewith or incidental
thereto/K
The Apartment Act& 454 is confined to disputes
bet!een Apartment
iolation of common area or facilities in contraention of
sanctioned map/ Section 6 proides for offences Sub 5(b)
reproduced belo!#$
25. $ffe&es/ $$ (5) %f an promoter&
(a) M////////////////
(b) illegall ma"es construction in contraentionof the plan approed b the prescribedsanctioning authorit beond compoundablelimitsI
As stated earlier& the case at hand& is not a case
!here the deeloper has iolated the common area or
facilities under sanctioned plan7map& but it is a case of
iolation of ;uilding Regulations b .
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either on its o!n motion or on application made
to it in this behalf& call for the records of an case
disposed of or order passed b the competent
authorit for the purpose of the satisfing itself as
to the legalit or propriet of an order passed or
direction issued and ma pass such order or issue
such direction in relation thereto as it ma thin"
fit#
The Supreme Court in Manohar Lal vs. 4rasen
an+ others ($&1 11 %CC ""! has considered the
scope of Section 05(2) of the 3/+/ 3rban =eelopment Act&
51:2/ +aras 29 and 2: are reproduced#$
29/) Sub$section (5) thereof empo!ers the State
Goernment to issue general directions !hich are
necessar to properl enforce the proisions of the
Act/ Sub$Section (2) thereof ma"e it crstal clear
that the State Goernment is a reisional authorit/
Therefore& the scheme of the Act ma"es it clear
that if a person is aggrieed b an order of the
authorit& he can prefer an appeal before the
Appellate Authorit i/e/ =iisional Commissioner
and the person aggrieed of that order ma file a
reision Application before the State Goernment/
Ho!eer& the State Goernment cannot pass an
order !ithout giing opportunit of hearing to the
person& !ho ma be adersel affected/
2:/ %n the instant case& it is the reisional
authorit !hich has issued direction to G=A to
ma"e allotment in faour of both the parties/
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indiidual/ The State Goernment can ta"e onl
polic decisions as to ho! the statutor proisions
!ould be enforced but cannot deal !ith an
indiidual application/ The reisional authorit can
e8ercise its Furisdiction proided there is an order
passed b the lo!er authorit under the Act as it
can e8amine onl legalit or propriet of the order
passed or direction issued b the authorit therein/
%n ie! thereof& !e are of the considered opinion
that there !as no occasion for the State
Goernment to entertain the applications of the
said parties for allotment of land directl and issue
directions to G=A for allotment of land in their
faour/
%n the facts of this case& the .
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reFected/ +lea of alternatie remed cannot become the
dumping ground of legitimate legal grieance of the
Apartment
deeloper for iolations of ;uilding Regulations in
collusion !ith the .
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comprising of To!ers 59 5: (A+E, CE-A.E)/ The
laout plan for construction of A+E, CE-A.E (phase$)
!as sanctioned on 9/55/441& that is& before the
enactment of the 3/+/ Apartment Act& 454 and ;uilding
Regulations& 454 respectiel& therefore& according to
them& the proisions of the said Act and ;uildingRegulations !ould not appl to the respondents/ ; the
last sanction dated /2/45& !hen both the Apartment
Act 454 and ;uilding Regulations 454 !as in force& onl
the heights has been raised to 04 stories (55 mtrs) b
purchasing additional Bloor Area Ratio (BAR)/ %t is further
stated that the possession of flats and amenities of
phase$% has been handed oer to the residents !a bac"
in April& 44? and latest b September& 441& that is& the
flats hae been sold before coming into force of the Act/
According to the respondent$compan the A+E,
CE-A.E (phase$) are entirel separate proFects haing
separate facilities and separate entr and e8it gates&
therefore& the petitioners* societ Emerald Court (phase$
5) has& no locus nor an concern !ith the to!ers A+E,
CE-A.E (To!er 5: and 59)/
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thereunder has to be complied !ith/ The .
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5ovt. of NC; of Delhi ($&&
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N449 (6) SCC :4O !hich considered the 'uestion of
grant of li'uor ent licences/ The Supreme Court held that
!here applications re'uired processing and erification
the polic !hich should be applicable is the one !hich is
prealent on the date of grant and not the one !hich !as
prealent !hen the application !as filed/ The Ape8 Courtclarified that the e8ception to the said rule is !here a
right had alread accrued or ested in the applicant&
before the change of polic/
The map sanctioned in the ear 446 !as amended
and reised b the respondent$compan time to time
under subse'uent building regulations/ %t !as in the
fourth and final sanction dated 4/42/45& ma8imum
permissible BAR /:6 !as purchased/ The compan could
hae purchased the aforementioned ma8imum BAR /:6
in 441 !hen building regulations 449 !as amended in
441/ The compan chose to purchase BAR /:6 in 455&
!hen building regulations 449 !as superseded bbuilding regulations 454 and Apartment Act& 454 !as
enforced/ The map !as sanctioned as per ;uilding
Regulation 454/ The respondent$compan neer
'uestioned the condition regarding the application of
Apartment Act& 454/ The stand of the respondent$
compan that the proFect is in t!o phases is also not
borne out from the record& as .
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proFect in t!o phases/ The maps submitted and
sanctioned is for a single proFect on the entire site/
%n order to appreciate the arguments adanced b
the parties/ %t is essential to e8amine the Act as !ell as
the building regulations framed thereunder/
The State legislature enacted the 3ttar +radesh
%ndustrial Area =eelopment Act& 51:9/ The Act proided
for the constitution of an authorit for the deelopment of
certain area in the State into %ndustrial 3rban To!nship
and for matters connected there!ith/
3nder Section 2 of the Act& the State Goernment
ma b notification constitute for the purpose of the Act
an Authorit/ The Authorit shall be a bod corporate/ The
State Goernment under Section 0 is re'uired to appoint
a Chief E8ecutie
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Section 1 proides for ban on erection of buildings in
contraention of regulations/ Sub$clause 5 categoricall
states that no person shall erect or occup the building in
the industrial deelopment area in contraention of an
building regulations made under Sub$section / Sub$
clause proides that the authorit ma b notification!ith prior approal of the State Goernment ma"e
regulations to regulate the erection of buildings and such
regulations made proide for on or an of the matters
contained in Sub$clause A to %/ Sub$clause ; pertains to
laout plan of building !hether industrial& commercial or
residential and Sub$clause E is !ith regard to number of
heights of stories of buildings/
The Authorit !ith the prior approal of the State
Goernment and in e8ercise of its po!ers under sub$
section of Section 1 of the =eelopment Act& 51:9
enacted the .e!
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height of the tallest building.
%%/) ;uilding Regulation 454#$
Regulation 0//5(9)
Distance between two adjacent building
blocks shall be minimum 6 mtrs. to 16 mtrs.depending on the height of blocks. or building
height up to 1! mtrs." the spacing shall be 6 mtrs.
#nd thereafter the spacing shall be increased b$
1 mtrs. or ever$ addition of % mtrs. &n height of
buildings subject to a ma'imum!% spacing of
16 mtrs. #s per *ational +uilding ,ode" -/. &f
the blocks have dead0end sides facing each other"
than the spacing shall be ma'imum mtrs.
&nstead of 16 mtrs. oreover the allottee ma$
provide or propose more than 16 meters space
between two blocks.
%%%/) .ational ;uilding Code&446#$
!.-.%.1 or buildings of height above 1 m"
the open sapces (side and rear) shall be as given
in 2able -. 2he front open spaces for increasing
heights of buildings shall be govered b$ ..1 (a).
;able $ %i+e an+ ear 7'en %'aces for Different
=ei4hts of Buil+in4s
(Clause ).$.8.1#
3l. 4eight of +uilding
(meters)
3ide and 5ear pen 3paces to be 7eft #round+uilding
(meters)
i. 1 %
ii. 1/ /
&ii. 1! 6
iv. -1 8
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v. - !
vi. -8
9ii % 1
9iii %/ 11
&' 1-
: / 1%
:i / 1
:ii // and above 16
The respondent$compan has purchased the
additional BAR in 455 and the sanction of the map&
accordingl is in 45/ The sanction has to be as per the
;uilding Regulations applicable on the date of sanction/
Admittedl& the distance bet!een the building bloc"s has
been iolated b seen metres/
.ot onl this& the respondent$compan has also
iolated the clear space of :/6 mtrs after proiding for
surface par"ing/ The respondent$compan in para 2: of
their counter affidait has stated thatJ2hat the contents
of para 1/ of the ;rit
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eident& on admitted facts& that the respondent compan
in collusion !ith the .
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buildings# Eer building aboe 56 meters of height
!hether e8isting or to be erected shall submit plan and
obtain permission from entit authorized b the State
Goernment that safet from fire is reasonabl attainable
in practical and can be achieed/
%n e8ercise of its po!er under Section 5: of the Bire
Safet Act& 446& the State Goernment framed the 3ttar
+radesh Bire +reention and Bire Safet Rules 446/ Rule 0
of the Rules proides the minimum standards for fire
preention and fire safet measures specified for building
or premises shall be such as are proided in the building
be$la!s and .ational ;uilding Code of %ndia or an other
la! for the time being in force as amended from time to
time/ Rule !as notified on 5?/9/446 and Act came into
force on 0thanuar& 446/
Brom the aforementioned proisions& it is clear that
both the respondents are bound to compl !ith the
proisions of the Bire Safet Act& 446 and the rules
framed thereunder !hich !as enforced !a bac" in the
ear 446/ The distance bet!een building bloc"s as !ell
as clear space of :/6 mtrs for fire tenders is mandator&
!hich admittedl& has been iolated !hile sanctioning the
map in the ear 45/ The respondent compan !as put
to notice under the Act for iolation of distance and
space/
>earned counsel for the respondent$compan finall
made an attempt to argue that the phrase Jbuilding
bloc"sK is not defined under the be$la!s and according
to the learned Senior Adocate building bloc"s !ould
mean the entire building on plot no/ 0 of Sector 12$A
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of common man is to hae a shelter of his o!n/
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9eve#o'"et Co""ittee v. (tate of $rissa ad
$t*ers (440) ? SCC :22I Ro+a# Paradise 3ote# P
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J%n all deeloped and deeloping countries thereis emphasis on planned deelopment of cities!hich is sought to be achieed b zoning&planning and regulating building constructionactiit/ Such planning& though highl comple8& isa matter based on scientific research& stud ande8perience leading to rationalization of la!s b!a of legislatie enactments and rules andregulations framed thereunder/ Poning and
planning do result in hardship to indiidualpropert o!ners as their freedom to use theirpropert in the !a the li"e& is subFected toregulation and control/ The priate o!ners are tosome e8tent preented from ma"ing the mostprofitable use of their propert/ ;ut for this reasonalone the controlling regulations cannot betermed as arbitrar or unreasonable/ The priateinterest stands subordinated to the public good/ %tcan be stated in a !a that po!er to plandeelopment of cit and to regulate the building
actiit therein flo!s from the police po!er of thestate/ The e8ercise of such goernmental po!er isFustified on account of its being reasonablnecessar for the public health& safet& morals orgeneral !elfare and ecological considerationsIthough an unnecessar or unreasonable inter$meddling !ith the priate o!nership of thepropert ma not be Fustified/
The municipal la!s regulating the buildingconstruction actiit ma proide for regulationsas to floor area& the number of floors& the e8tentof height rise and the nature of use to !hich abuilt$up propert ma be subFected in anparticular area/ The indiiduals as properto!ners hae to pa some price for securingpeace& good order& dignit& protection and comfortand safet of the communit/ .ot onl filth& stench
and unhealth places hae to be eliminated& butthe laout helps in achieing famil alues& outhalues& seclusion and clean air to ma"e thelocalit a better place to lie/ ;uilding regulationsalso help in reduction or elimination of firehazards& the aoidance of traffic dangers and thelessening of preention of traffic congestion in thestreets and roads/ Poning and building regulationsare also legitimized from the point of ie! of thecontrol of communit deelopment& thepreention of oer$cro!ding of land& the furnishing
of recreational facilities li"e par"s andplagrounds and the aailabilit of ade'uate!ater& se!erage and other goernmental or utilit
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serices/
Structural and lot$area regulations authorize themunicipal authorities to regulate and restrict theheight& number of stories and other structuresIthe percentage of a plot that ma be occupiedIthe size of ards& courts& and open spacesI the
densit of populationI and the location and use ofbuildings and structures/ All these hae in ie!and do achiee the larger purpose of the publichealth& safet or general !elfare/ So are frontsetbac" proisions& aerage alignments andstructural alterations/ An iolation of zoning andregulation la!s ta"es the toll in terms of public!elfare and conenience being sacrificed apartfrom the ris"& inconenience and hardship !hichis posed to the occupants of the building/
What needs to be emphasized is that illegal and
unauthorized constructions of buildings and other
structure not onl iolate the municipal la!s and the
concept of planned deelopment of the particular area
but also affect arious fundamental and constitutional
rights of other persons/ The common man feels cheated
!hen he finds that illegal and unauthorized constructions
are supported b the people entrusted !ith the dut of
preparing and e8ecuting master plan and zonal plan as
!ell as building regulations/ The failure of the State
apparatus to ta"e prompt action to demolish such illegal
constructions has coninced the citizens that planningla!s are enforced onl against poor and all compromises
are made b the State machiner including the
deelopment authorit !hen it is re'uired to deal !ith
those !ho hae mone po!er or unhol ne8us to the
po!er corridors/
%n 9i'a u"ar u*er>eecase (supra)& the Ape8
Court held that there should be no Fudicial tolerance of
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illegal and unauthorized constructions b those !ho treat
the la! to be their sub$serient and those indulging in
such actiities !ill not be spared/ (Refer avin+ra
Mutne>a, a>en+ra vs. Bha?an Cor'oration
0artnershi', $&&8("# Bo2 C
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The respondent$compan has pleaded falsel and
destroed facts to non$suit the petitioner and mislead the
Court/ The then official of .
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i/) The respondent$compan shall refund the
consideration receied from the priate parties& !ho hae
boo"ed apartments in Ape8 Ceane (T 59 and 5:) along
!ith 50L interest compounded annuall !ithin four
months from the date of filing of certified cop of this
order/
SubFect to the aboe& the !rit petition stands
a##o%ed/
.o order as to costs/
$rder 9ate :- 55/40/450
S/ +ra"ash
(Suneet Dumar& /) (/D/ Shu"la&/)