Delhi HC orders demolition of dangerous Signature View Apartments; DDA to provide rent to residents
3 months ago

Delhi HC orders demolition of dangerous Signature View Apartments; DDA to provide rent to residents

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court, in a significant ruling, has cleared the decks for demolition of the Signature View Apartments at Mukherjee Nagar here, which has declared as dangerous for habitation, and ordered its remaining occupants to vacate their flats within three months. Signature View Apartments is part of a multi-storey housing scheme of 2010 by the Delhi Development Authority comprising of 336 flats, out of which, 224 flats are part of Higher Income Group category and the remaining 112 flats are of the Middle Income Group category. The court, which was dealing with numerous petitions by home owners of Signature View apartment, highlighted that the present cases bring to the fore “shocking facts” regarding the apathy displayed by the DDA in getting residential towers constructed under the DDA Housing Scheme, which started displaying signs of deterioration within a short span of their disposal and occupation by the residents. This amount shall be enhanced at the rate of 10% per annum by the DDA, at the end of each year, till possession of reconstructed flats is handed over to the owners of the flats of Signature View Apartments, it said.

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DDA cancels demolition of three temples in Delhi after protests
4 days, 12 hours ago

DDA cancels demolition of three temples in Delhi after protests

Op India  

On 20th March, the Delhi Development Authority cancelled the proposed demolition of three temples near Sanjay Lake in Trilokpuri, which was scheduled for the same day. Demolition of three temples of Mayur Vihar phase ii cancelled by dda pic.twitter.com/CDUWbt793y — Vishnu Shankar Jain March 20, 2025 The demolition was originally proposed during the discussion of a Religious Committee meeting that …

Residents of Delhi’s Signature View Apts seek clarity on document handover, rent remuneration
6 days, 1 hour ago

Residents of Delhi’s Signature View Apts seek clarity on document handover, rent remuneration

Hindustan Times  

Even as the Delhi Development Authority on Wednesday floated tenders to hire a contractor to demolish the Signature View Apartments in Mukherjee Nagar over safety issues, residents are unclear on the procedure for vacating the premises, handing over the documents and keys to their flats, and rent remuneration for other premises they will live in till the project is reconstructed. …

Signature View: DDA issues vacating SOPs, rent start date still unclear
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Signature View: DDA issues vacating SOPs, rent start date still unclear

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Development Authority has issued a draft of the Standard Operating Procedures to the residents of Signature View apartments in north Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar mentioning details for vacating and handing over the flats for dismantling. The Signature View towers were declared unfit for habitation by an IIT Delhi report in November 2022, following which lieutenant governor VK Saxena had …

Delhi HC slams DDA for ‘negligence’; clears Signature View demolition
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3 months ago

Delhi HC slams DDA for ‘negligence’; clears Signature View demolition

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Monday approved the demolition of Signature View Apartments in Mukherjee Nagar, criticising the Delhi Development Authority for “delinquency and gross negligence” that was “unpardonable” and endangered the lives of hundreds of residents. “The present cases are one of their kinds that bring to the fore shocking facts regarding the apathy displayed by DDA in getting …

Delhi High Court Orders DDA, MCD To Demarcate Their Jurisdictions; Asks LG To Consider Conducting Survey
4 months, 1 week ago

Delhi High Court Orders DDA, MCD To Demarcate Their Jurisdictions; Asks LG To Consider Conducting Survey

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Development Authority and Municipal Corporation of Delhi to demarcate their boundaries and jurisdictions in the national capital with precision as far as possible.“The Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor is directed to consider extending the survey to the whole of Delhi so that the jurisdiction of all statutory. The Delhi High Court has directed the …

Delhi HC blames DDA's negligence for balcony collapse in 2000; orders to pay Rs 11 lakh as compensation
4 months, 1 week ago

Delhi HC blames DDA's negligence for balcony collapse in 2000; orders to pay Rs 11 lakh as compensation

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Development Authority to pay over Rs 11 lakh in compensation to the family of a 45-year-old man who tragically lost his life after the balcony of their second-floor apartment collapsed in July 2000. Justice Dharmesh Sharma ruled that the DDA’s negligence was the “direct cause” of the collapse and highlighted …

Pay over ₹11 lakh to kin of man who died in balcony collapse: Delhi HC to DDA
4 months, 1 week ago

Pay over ₹11 lakh to kin of man who died in balcony collapse: Delhi HC to DDA

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court has awarded over ₹11 lakh as compensation to the family of a 45-year-old man who died after the balcony of their second-floor DDA apartment collapsed in July 2000. Pay over ₹ 11 lakh to kin of man who died in balcony collapse: Delhi HC to DDA Justice Dharmesh Sharma observed that negligence of the …

Delhi HC Orders DDA To Pay ₹11 Lakh To Family Of Man Who Died In Balcony Collapse, Flags Structural Failures & Negligence In Maintenance
4 months, 1 week ago

Delhi HC Orders DDA To Pay ₹11 Lakh To Family Of Man Who Died In Balcony Collapse, Flags Structural Failures & Negligence In Maintenance

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has ordered the Delhi Development Authority to pay compensation of over Rs. 11 lakh to a woman and her minor sons, after her husband died after a balcony in their DDA flat collapsed 24 years ago. Justice Dharmesh Sharma pulled up the DDA for negligence and said that it had a "continuing obligation" to ensure the …

Why is DDA conducting demolition drive in Delhi's Majnu Ka Tila?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Why is DDA conducting demolition drive in Delhi's Majnu Ka Tila?

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Development Authority will be conducting a demolition drive in the Majnu Ka Tila locality on July 13 and 14 against the encroachment on the Yamuna flood plain near the South of Gurdwara. Residents of the area protest the DDA demolition drive at Majnu Ka Tila in north Delhi. The encroachment drive is being carried out to remove the …

Signature View needs to be demolished, Delhi high court told
11 months ago

Signature View needs to be demolished, Delhi high court told

Hindustan Times  

The Union ministry of housing and urban affairs has submitted an affidavit in the Delhi high court which states that the towers of Signature View Apartment in Mukherjee Nagar — a residential complex that was declared unfit for habitation in November 2022 — are irreparable and need to be demolished. The MoHUA affidavit, based on a report prepared by a …

DDA begins bid to hire contractor to demolish Signature View flats in Delhi
1 year ago

DDA begins bid to hire contractor to demolish Signature View flats in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Development Authority has initiated the process to hire contractors to demolish the Signature View Apartment in Mukherjee Nagar — a residential complex that was declared unfit for habitation in November 2022 — even as a stay on the demolition of the society, as ordered by the Delhi high court last week, continues. HT on June 15, 2023 reported …

HC seeks Centre’s response in plea over demolition of dargah in Delhi
1 year, 2 months ago

HC seeks Centre’s response in plea over demolition of dargah in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Wednesday sought the Centre’s response in a plea seeking to stop the city’s Public Works Department from carrying out further demolitions at the Dargah Sharif Hazrat Mamu Bhanje in central Delhi’s Jhandewalan. The centre was referring to an order in April of last year in which the high court refused to halt L&DO’s takeover or …

Eviction notice at Delhi’s Signature View
1 year, 3 months ago

Eviction notice at Delhi’s Signature View

Hindustan Times  

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Thursday served eviction notices to all flat owners in Signature View Apartment in Mukherjee Nagar, asking residents to vacate the premises within a week. A structural audit of Signature View Apartment in Mukherjee Nagar in north Delhi by an IIT-Delhi team in November last year declared the premises unsafe and the buildings “weak and …

Chintels residents demand full settlement before demolition
1 year, 4 months ago

Chintels residents demand full settlement before demolition

Hindustan Times  

After the developer of Chintels Paradiso condominium initiated steps to demolish the five unsafe towers, the inhabitants and Residents Welfare Association held a meeting on Saturday and decided that they will submit a set of demands to the district administration and department of town and country planning in the coming days pertaining to financial settlement, payment of rent, safety measures …

Will Signature View apartments go down like Noida towers?
1 year, 6 months ago

Will Signature View apartments go down like Noida towers?

Hindustan Times  

A controlled implosion may be the only way to safely pull down the crumbling Signature View towers in Mukherjee Nagar, officials of the Delhi Development Authority said on Wednesday, underlining that the final plan will be rubber-stamped only after consultations with experts. READ | Signature View Apartment: Stories of fear, damage and loss So far, the best possible choice seems …

Signature View residents in Delhi ‘agree’ with DDA’s deal
1 year, 8 months ago

Signature View residents in Delhi ‘agree’ with DDA’s deal

Hindustan Times  

A general body meeting of the members of the Residents’ Welfare Association of Signature View Apartments in north Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar was held on Sunday to reach an agreement on the options presented to them by the Delhi Development Authority. Second, the new structure will be stronger, with more facilities such as a clubhouse, which we did not have,” said …

Signature View Apartment residents to take call on DDA’s package
1 year, 9 months ago

Signature View Apartment residents to take call on DDA’s package

Hindustan Times  

Residents of the crumbling Signature View Apartment in north Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar, which is supposed to be evacuated and dismantled soon, received the formal rehabilitation offer letter from the Delhi Development Authority on Monday. In its offer letter to the residents, DDA said that under the buy back option, DDA will refund the cost of capital to flat owners, excluding …

DDA's 5,000 flats up for grabs, apply starting June 30 | Prices and options
1 year, 9 months ago

DDA's 5,000 flats up for grabs, apply starting June 30 | Prices and options

Hindustan Times  

Looking for a home in Delhi? The highest decision-making body of the Delhi Development Authority chaired by Lt Governor VK Saxena on Wednesday gave its approval for the launch of Phase-IV of their online housing scheme starting from June 30. Here's all you need to know: The booking, completely online, is starting on June 30, those interested can visit the …

Demolition in Nepali Nagar: HC orders interim compensation for razed houses
1 year, 10 months ago

Demolition in Nepali Nagar: HC orders interim compensation for razed houses

Hindustan Times  

The Patna High Court on Thursday termed the demolition of houses in Nepali Nagar in western part of the state capital last year as illegal and directed the state government to pay ₹5 lakh compensation each to house owners whose constructions were demolished. Citing reports that those who have applied for ex gratia amount under the Digha Land Settlement Scheme, …

Delhi High Court Orders Status Quo On DDA’s Demolition Drive Against Various Properties In Mehrauli
2 years, 1 month ago

Delhi High Court Orders Status Quo On DDA’s Demolition Drive Against Various Properties In Mehrauli

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday ordered status quo on Delhi Development Authority’s action of demolishing various properties near Mehrauli Archaeological Park area, till February 16. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the order while hearing a bunch of pleas against the demolition drive being carried out by DDA near Mehrauli Archaeological Park in Ladha Sarai village.While. Justice Manmeet Pritam …

Delhi: LG VK Saxena Directs DDA To Halt Demolition Drive In Mehrauli, Ladha Sarai Amid Protests
2 years, 1 month ago

Delhi: LG VK Saxena Directs DDA To Halt Demolition Drive In Mehrauli, Ladha Sarai Amid Protests

ABP News  

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Tuesday directed Delhi Development Authority to stop the ongoing demolition drive in Mehrauli and Ladha Sarai till further instructions, news agency ANI reported quoting the Delhi LG office's statement. Delhi LG VK Saxena directs DDA to stop the ongoing demolition drive in Mehrauli and Ladha Sarai till further instructions: Delhi LG office — ANI …

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea To Restrain DDA From Carrying Out Demolition Drive In Mehrauli Archeological Park Till Fresh Demarcation
2 years, 1 month ago

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea To Restrain DDA From Carrying Out Demolition Drive In Mehrauli Archeological Park Till Fresh Demarcation

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea seeking directions to restrain Delhi Development Authority from carrying out its demolition drive near Mehrauli Archaeological Park till a fresh demarcation of the area is conducted.Justice Mini Pushkarna was hearing a plea moved by Mehrauli Minorities Resident and Shop Owners Welfare Association, a registered society, for. The Delhi High …

Centre approves relaxations in regulations, check new rules to own DDA flat
2 years, 1 month ago

Centre approves relaxations in regulations, check new rules to own DDA flat

Live Mint  

The Delhi Development Authority in a statement has said that the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has "approved modifications/relaxations" proposed by the DDA in the Housing Regulations, 1968, which were issued under section 57 of the DDA Act, 1957. According to the modified rules any individual having a flat or a plot of land measuring less than 67 …

Mehrauli residents say legal buildings being razed
2 years, 1 month ago

Mehrauli residents say legal buildings being razed

The Hindu  

Demolitions by the Delhi Development Authority under its ‘anti-encroachment drive’ in Mehrauli continued for the fourth day, amid tight police presence near Bhool Bhulaiya monument. On Monday, AAP MLA Somnath Bharti urged Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena — also the DDA chairperson — to stop the drive and that a fresh demarcation exercise be conducted since the report tabled during the …

Cries & Protests in Delhi's Mehrauli as Demolition Drive Leaves Residents Homeless; DDA Calls it 'Court-Mandated Exercise'
2 years, 1 month ago

Cries & Protests in Delhi's Mehrauli as Demolition Drive Leaves Residents Homeless; DDA Calls it 'Court-Mandated Exercise'

News 18  

The Delhi Development Authority has said the demolition drive in the city’s Mehrauli area is a “court-mandated exercise” to “secure the Mehrauli Archaeological Park from encroachment.” Protest erupted in the area after the DDA launched the demolition drive in the Mehrauli Archaeological Park area on Friday. DDA’s Statement In a statement on Saturday, DDA said that the drive to clear …

Delhi: DDA's Anti-encroachment Drive Continues in Mehrauli for 2nd Day Amid Protests
2 years, 1 month ago

Delhi: DDA's Anti-encroachment Drive Continues in Mehrauli for 2nd Day Amid Protests

News 18  

For a second consecutive day, the Delhi Development Authority on Saturday continued an anti-encroachment drive in the Mehrauli area amid protests by locals. Residents of the area said that the DDA had demolished two three-storeyed buildings near the Aulia Masjid at Andheria Mor along with shanties. On Friday, several three- and four-storeyed structures that had come up illegally on the …

‘Redevelop Signature View Apartments’
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Redevelop Signature View Apartments’

The Hindu  

Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has ordered the Delhi Development Authority to redevelop the “structurally damaged” Signature View Apartments in north Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar and rehabilitate its residents in the meantime, Raj Niwas officials said on Tuesday. “A 2021-22 study conducted by IIT-Delhi at the behest of the DDA had found the building to be structurally unsafe, with a recommendation to …

Demolition Action Cannot Be Taken Against Allegedly Unauthorised Property Unless Owner/ Resident Is Given Adequate Opportunity Of Hearing: Delhi HC
2 years, 6 months ago

Demolition Action Cannot Be Taken Against Allegedly Unauthorised Property Unless Owner/ Resident Is Given Adequate Opportunity Of Hearing: Delhi HC

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that a property cannot be demolished on the ground that it is unauthorized, unless the owner or resident is given an adequate opportunity of hearing. "To my mind, there can be no question of demolishing any property on the ground that it is unauthorized, until and unless the person owning the property and/or in …

Bombay High Court Directs Demolition Over 100-Year-Old Dilapidated Widows Hostel Building In Mumbai
2 years, 7 months ago

Bombay High Court Directs Demolition Over 100-Year-Old Dilapidated Widows Hostel Building In Mumbai

Live Law  

Bombay High Court has upheld the demolition order of an over 100-year-old dilapidated C-1 category building in Mumbai that was home to widows from the Parsi community. The court ruled that the seven tests to check the building's strength under BMC's 2018 guidelines were not mandatory for load bearing structures like the present one and the guidelines would apply only …

Mumbai: High Court gives nod for demolition of 100-yr-old dilapidated building, directs occupants to vacate it
2 years, 7 months ago

Mumbai: High Court gives nod for demolition of 100-yr-old dilapidated building, directs occupants to vacate it

Firstpost  

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has given a go ahead to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to demolish a century-old dilapidated building in south Mumbai and directed its occupants to vacate the premises. A division bench of Justices R D Dhanuka and Kamal Khata upheld the BMC technical advisory committee’s decision holding that the building was in a dilapidated and dangerous …

Can’t evict people overnight without notice: Delhi HC
2 years, 7 months ago

Can’t evict people overnight without notice: Delhi HC

Hindustan Times  

Encroachers on a public land cannot be evicted “with a bulldozer at their doorstep early in the morning or late in the evening” without any notice, thus rendering them completely unsheltered, the Delhi high court ruled on Wednesday, but added that a person encroaching upon government land cannot claim that he is entitled to rehabilitation as a matter of right. …

DDA Housing Scheme 2021: Last Date to Apply for Over 18K Flats in Delhi Extended to March 3; Here's Step-by-step Guide to Apply
3 years, 1 month ago

DDA Housing Scheme 2021: Last Date to Apply for Over 18K Flats in Delhi Extended to March 3; Here's Step-by-step Guide to Apply

News 18  

DDA SPECIAL HOUSING SCHEME 2021: The Delhi Development Authority has extended the last date of application for 18,335 flats by almost a month to March 3. A total of 18,335 DDA flats are up for sale which includes 202 3BHK flats in the HIG category in Vasant Kunj, Pashchim Vihar and Dwarka, 3 two BHK flats in Vasant Kunj Block …

Delhi: Sealing, demolition of unauthorised constructions will not stop, rules Supreme Court
6 years, 8 months ago

Delhi: Sealing, demolition of unauthorised constructions will not stop, rules Supreme Court

India TV News  

Taking a strong view of unauthorised constructions in the national capital, the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to stop sealing, demolition of such buildings in Delhi. While directing the concerned authorities to take immediate action illegal construction in the city, the Supreme Court bench comprising Justices M B Lokur and Deepak Gupta asked the Centre to contemplate blacklisting builders, contractors …

DDA housing scheme 2017: Draw around November end, 46K applications
7 years, 4 months ago

DDA housing scheme 2017: Draw around November end, 46K applications

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The draw for Delhi Development Authority’s new housing scheme, for which the urban body has received over 46,000 applications, would be held around the end of November, a senior official said. The 2017 housing scheme, which offers the 12,000 flats, ranging from close to ₹ 7 lakh to over ₹ 1.26 crore, was launched on 30 June. The …

DDA Housing Scheme 2017: 41,000 applications received as deadline ends
7 years, 6 months ago

DDA Housing Scheme 2017: 41,000 applications received as deadline ends

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Delhi Development Authority has received nearly 41,000 applications for its new housing scheme, which offers 12,000 flats across four income categories, a senior official said on Tuesday. The 2017 Housing Scheme, which offers 12,000 flats, ranging from close to Rs7 lakh to over Rs1.26 crore, was launched on 30 June. The four categories of houses are — …

Delhi Development Authority new housing scheme with 12,000 flats to launch on Friday
7 years, 8 months ago

Delhi Development Authority new housing scheme with 12,000 flats to launch on Friday

Firstpost  

Top DDA officials said the scheme is slated to be launched by M Venkaiah Naidu at Vikas Sadan, the housing authority’s headquarters, late afternoon New Delhi: The Delhi Development Authority’s much-awaited new housing scheme with 12,000 flats on offer will be rolled out tomorrow, officials said on Thursday. Top DDA officials said the scheme is slated to be launched by …

DDA to launch new housing scheme with 12,000 flats on Friday
7 years, 9 months ago

DDA to launch new housing scheme with 12,000 flats on Friday

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Delhi Development Authority ’s much-awaited new housing scheme with 12,000 flats on offer will be rolled out on Friday, officials said on Thursday. Top DDA officials said the scheme is slated to be launched by Union urban development minister M. Venkaiah Naidu at Vikas Sadan, the housing authority’s headquarters, on Friday afternoon. Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, who …

Want a house in Delhi? DDA coming up with 13,000 flats this new year
8 years, 3 months ago

Want a house in Delhi? DDA coming up with 13,000 flats this new year

Hindustan Times  

Delhi Development Authority’s 2016 housing scheme, offering 13,000 flats in the Capital, which was expected to roll out around Diwali will now be launched by January 26. The flats are located in Sarita Vihar, Jasola, Dwarka, Pitampura, Sukhdev Vihar, Narela, Rohini, Jehangirpuri, Loknayakpuram, Dilshad Garden, Paschim Vihar, Bindapur and Mukherjee Nagar. The flats are located in various colonies across the …

Govt set to amend DDA Act
10 years, 2 months ago

Govt set to amend DDA Act

India TV News  

New Delhi: With an aim to develop Delhi into a “world-class” city, government has planned to amend Delhi Development Authority Act, to bring in new urban policies in tune with the new aspirations of people residing in the national capital. A committee has already been appointed to look into this matter and it will soon make its suggestions keeping in …

DDA to launch bigger housing scheme in Dec 2016
10 years, 2 months ago

DDA to launch bigger housing scheme in Dec 2016

India TV News  

New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority will issue its next housing scheme in December 2016, which would be much larger than the 2014 project and will include at least 24,660 LIG flats. Top DDA officials said that as per the new scheme, about 40,000 flats would be ready by 2016, while remaining would be completed the year after. About 40,000 flats …

Why you shouldn't worry if you haven't got a flat in DDA draw
10 years, 4 months ago

Why you shouldn't worry if you haven't got a flat in DDA draw

Hindustan Times  

If you have not managed to get a flat in the Delhi Development Authority’s housing scheme, don’t lose heart. DDA is going to launch an even bigger housing scheme in 2016 with 35,000 flats likely to be launched in the middle or end of 2016. DDA vice-chairman Balvinder Kumar told Hindustan Times that the 2016 housing scheme is going to …

2,000 conveyance deeds issued at DDA leasehold conversion camps
10 years, 5 months ago

2,000 conveyance deeds issued at DDA leasehold conversion camps

India TV News  

New Delhi: DDA has so far issued 2,000 conveyance deeds within the time fixed for the same under the Citizen Charter as part of its drive for people to get their properties converted from leasehold to freehold. Apart from these, special camps were organised at Nagarik Suvidha Kendras and more than 6,000 pending applications for conversion were also disposed off. …

DDA proposes housing through developers; flats for senior citizens
10 years, 5 months ago

DDA proposes housing through developers; flats for senior citizens

India TV News  

New Delhi: DDA is mulling construction of housing through private developers as also the building and operation of single-room studio apartments for senior citizens with the participation of such firms in the Rohini area of the city. It had been envisaged in the proposal that the residential area available be subdivided into modules of approximately 5 hectares each and e-auctioned …

DDA to roll out 'largest-ever' housing scheme by July end
10 years, 9 months ago

DDA to roll out 'largest-ever' housing scheme by July end

India TV News  

New Delhi: The largest-ever housing scheme of Delhi Development Authority will be rolled out for city-dwellers by July end, offering over 26,000 flats across various categories with most of them being built with "green technology", a top official of the housing body today said. "We have 24,000 one-room apartments and another 2000- 2,500 flats lined up in the DDA, 2014, …

From illegal to legal
14 years, 3 months ago

From illegal to legal

Hindustan Times  

Razing thousands of building that have come up illegally in the city is proving to be a daunting task for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. HT Image As per the MCD, thousands of buildings have come up across the city without their building plans being sanctioned—a mandatory task, especially in unauthorised regularised colonies. “This will help the property owners in …

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