C Shivakumar
Chennai:
Think twice if you are buying a plot which has only the approval of village panchayat!
Buyers of plots being sold by a developer in Kannivakkam Village in Perumattunallur panchayat in Chengalpet were caught unaware when a layout which had the approval of panchayat was termed illegal by the state housing department as it did not get approval from the Town and Country Planning department.
The 8.03 acres of layout approved from the panchayat was being sold as plots measuring 600 square feet each to individuals. The buyers had purchased the vacant lands in Site Number 156/IC, 1B, 1A2, 1A4 and 1A9 situated in in Kannivakkam Village
They then entered into a contract with the developer to put up construction measuring 745 square feet of floor area in the plot purchased. But then trouble arose when an individual questioned the construction in the land and moved the High court seeking compensation of Rs 1.9 crore towards sale of property.
The housing department intervened after Madras High Court issued notice to Director of Town and Country Planning to dispose the case in two weeks, said sources in Directorate of Town and Country Planning.
It was learnt during the investigation that the layout approval was not obtained from the Town and Country Planning department. Besides, the layout is not designed as per the norms prescribed in Tamil Nadu Panchayats Building Rules, 1997.
“The local panchayat has no jurisdiction or authority to issue such layout approval without the consultation with DTCP. Such being the case, the building plan approval in such layout on various plots is irregular,” said a DTCP official.
The DTCP source told Express that the developer has gone on appeal to the government which has been rejected. “We have issued a Stop Work notice under section 56 and 57 of Tamil Nadu Town and country Planning act. The panchayat has set up a board cautioning buyers not to buy plots,” said the official.
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