PMC halts work on Baner's Regency Aavishkar project over missing 9-metre access road

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has ordered work on the Regency Aavishkar housing project in Baner to be stopped immediately. The concrete structure of the buildings is already up, but work has had to stop. The complaint said the adjoining Rohan Lahar-1 layout lacks the required 9-metre-wide road linking the amenity spaces, around which the land lies, to the main road.

The notice was issued by the office of the executive engineer, Building Development Department, Zone 3, under Section 267(1) of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act and Section 54 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. It is dated September 30, 2026. It is addressed to the developer and other parties concerned and asks that construction be stopped immediately.

The dispute concerns properties falling in parts of Survey Nos 54 and 55 in Baner. It is alleged that these properties have no separate, adequate access to the main road. The complainant, Mukund Tukaram Tapkir, had approached the Building Development Department, Zone 3, for access to these properties. The matter came before the corporation after that.

According to the complaint, Rohan Lahar-1 stands on Survey Nos 54/1, 54/2 and 54/6 under a previously sanctioned layout. The notice gives the date of approval of this layout as April 4, 2009, with reference number PLUI/0083/09/1398. It names Boob, a partner in Rohan Sarsan Aavishkar Developers, as the developer. It says the layout was approved at the time through layout architect Sameer Walimbe. Tapkir alleges that the amenity spaces of these enclosed properties have no required 9-metre-wide road running through the Rohan Lahar-1 layout to the main road.

The second project, Regency Aavishkar, is coming up on some properties of Survey No 53/1 in the same area. According to the corporation's notice, its layout was approved on May 20, 2021, under commencement certificate reference CC/0316/21. Boob is named as its developer too. After the complaint and an inspection of the construction, the corporation decided to act. With the same developer linked to both projects, their role has also come under scrutiny.

The notice, issued with the City Engineer's approval, asks for construction to be stopped immediately at both Rohan Lahar-1 and Regency Aavishkar. The developers have been told to halt all ongoing work as soon as they receive it. The corporation has warned that if work continues under the developer's supervision or the order is not obeyed, further action will follow under the relevant provisions.

The notice also spells out the consequences of ignoring the order. If construction continues, the corporation will use its legal powers to remove the people working on the site with police help. The cost of this action will be recovered from the developers concerned.

The notice cites the powers of the Municipal Commissioner under Section 267 and Section 54 of the MRTP Act, 1966. It also refers to Section 433(c) of the Municipal Corporation Act, under which a notice, order or direction of the designated officer cannot be challenged in legal proceedings. The last part of the notice states that the RCC work is complete, meaning the structure of the building was ready when the order was issued.

The developer has objected to the order. Sanjay Balkrishna Boob, developer and partner in Rohan Sarsan Aavishkar Developers, said the corporation had issued a wrong order. "The corporation has issued a wrong order. We had given the necessary documents to the corporation, but unfortunately they were not considered. We will have no option left but to take the legal route," he said.

The corporation says it is looking for a solution to the road problem. Praveen Shende, superintending engineer of the corporation, said, "Given the present situation, we are considering several options for building a 9-metre-wide road. We will find a solution in this matter."