Translated in English

Do Not Provide Facilities To Houses Constructed Without Permission. Sakshi, Date: 22.03.2009 (translated from Telugu).

A petition was filed by C. Ramesh in the High court pleading to give orders to the concerned authorities to those layouts, apartments, independent houses which are constructed without permission of GHMC or HMDA should not be provided electricity & water connections. The petition was filed against MD, AP Transco, Director APCPDCL, Municipal Authority (concerned hierarchy), Commissioner GHMC, Vice Chairman HMDA. Mr Ramesh in his petition has told that some real estate owners are constructing apartments and making layouts without taking appropriate permissions. They are selling the said layouts and apartments without giving basic amenities by luring the customers with cheaper rates. He also told that the builders are in the thought that they can regularize the unauthorized buildings after constructing the apartments. By this the customers who are buying the flats or plots are facing severe problems. In Mumbai, Chennai and in other cities the authorities do not provide electricity and water connections for unauthorized constructions. In Hyderabad surroundings there are so many such layouts where builders are constructing the apartments without any appropriate permissions from concerned authorities and the authorities are also not taking any steps to stop such constructions. He pleaded that it is against article 14 (of the constitution). Though village panchayats are not having the authority to give permissions, they are going out of way and grant permission for such type of constructions.