Mangaluru: Supreme Court upholds building license to Land Trades 'Solitaire'
Mangaluru: Supreme Court of India upheld the building license to luxurious residential project of Land Trades Builders and Developers 'Solitaire' issued by Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC).
Aggrieved by the city corporation’s proposal for widening of one of the approach roads to Solitaire, some residents of the locality had approached the High Court with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the Building License given by MCC for Solitaire. After listening to the arguments of all parties, the High Court had upheld the Building License given to Solitaire as legitimate and concurred with MCC’s decision to give the license.
After that, the petitioners had appealed the High Court order before the Supreme Court. Now in its order dated 19072019, Hon’ble Supreme Court too dismissed the PIL and upheld the legality of Building License given by MCC for Solitaire.
Supreme Court has also directed the MCC to issue Completion Certificate for ‘Solitaire’ expeditiously in accordance with law.
In the same order, the court has also vacated its status quo on road widening by MCC of the approach road to Solitaire.
Accepting the advice of the Hon’ble Judges to address the grievances of the petitioners, the City Corporation has undertaken before the Hon’ble Court vide written affidavit to construct a retention wall for protecting the structures of the concerned petitioners at the time of road widening in the future.
"With this, all the legal hurdles with regard to road widening have been overcome. Litigation regarding this project was pending before the courts for a long time. Now we are glad that our building license for Solitaire has been legally validated by the highest court” said Mr. K. Shrinath Hebbar, proprietor of Land Trades.
“I am grateful to our customers and associates who have reposed their complete faith in me during this period" he added.
Solitaire is situated at the elite Hat Hill locality of Mangalore, lending a commanding view of the Arabian Sea. With 32 floors it is one of the tallest residential structures of Mangalore.
Solitaire is a green-friendly project with features like solar energy, rain water harvesting, waste segregation facility and in-house sewage treatment and recycle plant.
"We further assure the public and our customers that right from the inception Land Trades have been diligently obeying all laws and statutory regulations. All our buildings including Solitaire are constructed in full compliance of the rules and regulations in force" a press release from the company added.
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India & Israel elevate ties to special strategic partnership, vow to soon conclude free trade deal
Jerusalem (PTI): India and Israel on Thursday elevated their "time-tested" relationship to a special strategic partnership and agreed to soon firm up a "mutually beneficial" free trade deal even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly backed the Gaza peace initiative, asserting that humanity must never become a victim of conflict.
Following talks between Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, the two sides inked a plethora of agreements to expand cooperation in areas of trade, agriculture, energy, cyberspace and digital payment.
India and Israel also vowed to expand their already close defence partnership by working towards joint development and joint production of military hardware under the framework of the transfer of technologies.
In his media statement, Modi said India's security interest is linked to peace and stability in the Middle East, adding that New Delhi fully supports the Gaza Peace Initiative.
"India's stance is clear: humanity must never become a victim of conflict. A path to peace has been created through the Gaza Peace Plan. India has fully supported these efforts," he said.
"In the future as well, we will continue dialogue and cooperation with all countries," he said.
PM Modi landed in Israel on Wednesday on a two-day visit. It is his second visit to Israel in nine years.
In his remarks, the prime minister said India and Israel have a united view that there is no place for terrorism in the world and both sides stand shoulder-to-shoulder in countering terrorism and its supporters.
"Our relationship is founded on the strong bedrock of deep trust, shared democratic values, and human sensitivities. Our bond has stood the test of every trial of time," he said.
"Today, we have taken the historic decision to elevate our time-tested partnership to the status of a 'Special Strategic Partnership'," he said.
The prime minister also announced the establishment of an India-Israel critical and emerging technologies partnership to impart a new momentum for cooperation in areas of artificial intelligence, quantum, and critical minerals. "I am pleased that an agreement has been reached for the use of UPI in Israel," he said.
The prime minister, referring to the threat of terrorism, said India and Israel will continue to confront the menace unitedly.
"India and Israel are completely clear that there is no place for terrorism in the world. In any form, in any expression, terrorism cannot be accepted," he said.
"We have stood shoulder-to-shoulder in opposing terrorism and its supporters, and we will continue to do so," he added.
India and Israel also discussed the implementation of the India-Middle East Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) and cooperation under the framework of I2U2 (India-Israel-UAE-USA).
