Maharashtra legislative Assembly on Monday passed the Housing Regulatory Authority Bill. Maharashtra is the first state to form a regulatory authority.
Replying to the discussion on the bill a, MoS for housing Sachin Ahir called it a historic bill in the interest of consumers. After, a long discussion the bill was passed in the lower house amidst chaos.
As the CM said, the bill will be a game changer as now the ball will be in our court,” said Mr Ahir.
The MoS who answered the discussion in the presence of the CM said that the bill was in the interest of all consumers.
The MoS went on to read out a few salient features of the bill, which states that a developer cannot advertise the
project unless it is registered, declaring the names of engineers, architects, contractors and proof of plan.
An important amendment to the bill is that developers have to show the entire layout of the flat before it is booked.
“Without the buyers’ consent, the developers cannot make changes to garden and recreation facility,” says the bill.
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Cong ends MLC nominations at 3 candidates
age correspondent
Mumbai, July 16
Admitting that there is trading in the elections to the state legislative council, MPCC president Manikrao Thakre said that the Congress wants to end it by not announcing a fourth candidate for polls to 11 seats in the upper house.
The MPCC chief speaking on Congress not filing nominations for its fourth candidate stated that all four major parties have filed nominations as per their strengths. Congress, with 82 MLAs voting, was sure of getting three MLCs elected with the requisite quota of 25 first votes as cut-off for each seat.
“Each party is short of the required quota. We thought as the ruling party, we should take responsibility in stopping malpractices,” said Mr Thakre. He further stated that the Congress had always thought that it had the support of 16-17 independent MLAs.
Even, during the last MLC elections, Congress had got four candidates elected.
However, with four out of the independent MLAs supporting the Congress signing the nomination form of Peasants and Workers Party (PWP) Jayant Patil, the Congress thought it better not to have a fourth candidate.