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Delhi HC refuses halt on excavation at Jaipur Polo Ground

The court had initially indicated that the matter would be listed before the roster bench after reopening on July 1. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
Published on Jun 30, 2026 03:04 am IST

Mohali builder told to hand over plot booked 15 years ago or refund 11L deposit

The commission further ruled that if possession is ultimately delivered within the stipulated period, the complainant would still be entitled to 9% interest on the deposited amount. (HT File)
Published on Jun 05, 2026 03:30 am IST

RERA directs developer to hand over flat worth 89 lakh, pay interest for over 5-year delay

RERA observed that the complainants had paid over 75 lakh, which was more than 90% of the total cost, and had fulfilled their obligations. It rejected the builder’s argument that the delay was due to payment defaults and force majeure conditions, including the Covid-19 pandemic, noting that the committed possession date had already lapsed before the pandemic began. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on Apr 28, 2026 08:08 am IST

Homebuyers of projects facing insolvency can claim possession

Homebuyers of projects facing insolvency can claim possession: Supreme Court (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)
Published on Sept 10, 2025 08:30 am IST

Lucky day to be Indian: Annabelle is 'lost' and the internet is hysterical!

The internet is having a hilarious meltdown over Annabelle getting 'lost'!
Published on May 26, 2025 11:43 pm IST

Noida court bans protesters within 100m of Jaypee office

The court declined JIL’s request for a 500-metre buffer no-protest zone. (Sunil Ghosh?HT Photo)
Published on May 19, 2025 09:09 am IST

Man nabbed with 10 gm heroin, illegal weapon in Model Town

The accused is already facing trial in a durg-related case. (File)
Published on Jul 22, 2024 05:01 am IST

Four arrested with weapons in Bathinda

Four persons involved in various heinous crimes arrested in Bathinda with possession of weapons. (HT File)
Updated on Jul 12, 2024 06:46 am IST

Brazil’s Supreme Court decriminalises possession of marijuana for personal use

Brazil’s Supreme Court decriminalises possession of marijuana for personal use
Published on Jun 26, 2024 06:56 am IST

Goregaon police book promoters of Kalpataru Group for duping home buyers

Sections 420 (cheating), 409 (criminal breach of trust), 34 (common intention), and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code have been applied.
Updated on Jun 11, 2024 10:41 am IST

Noida: Realtors, buyers object to RERA’s occupancy certificate rule

The occupancy certificate is applied and obtained only after the developer gets multiple non objection certificates including fire safety clearances, lift functional certificate, structure safety clearance and no dues certificate among others. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 10, 2024 08:55 am IST

Mohali-based developer fined for delay in handing over flat to buyers

Ashok Kumar and Jasvinder Kumar of New Chandigarh, Punjab, had filed a case against M/s Omaxe Chandigarh Extension Developments Pvt Ltd, Mohali. (Getty Images)
Updated on Jun 09, 2024 07:38 am IST

Chandigarh: 10-year jail for Shimla man caught with 1.5 kg charas

According to the prosecution, Balwant was found in conscious possession of 1.5 kg charas on February 26, 2022, and subsequently booked under Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at the Sector 11 police station in Chandigarh. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Jun 08, 2024 08:40 am IST

Chandigarh: Builder to refund 23 lakh for delaying plot possession

Deepak Sharma and brother Raman Sharma in December 2011 had booked a 200 square yards residential plot at “Palm Garden” in Mullanpur, Mohali. (iStock)
Updated on Jun 03, 2024 08:32 am IST

Chandigarh resident caught with drugs gets 10-year jail

A case under Section 22 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 was registered at Sector-11 police station, Chandigarh, on November 22, 2018. (Getty Images/Purestock)
Updated on May 25, 2024 09:00 am IST

40-year-old Chandigarh man found guilty in NDPS case

The convict Harish, alias Abdul, 40, is resident of Teen Colony, Sector 52, Chandigarh. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on May 24, 2024 09:58 am IST

Seven booked for duping flat buyers of 8.30 crore

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Updated on May 24, 2024 08:36 am IST

Punjab RERA penalises developer for 5-year delay in flat possession

The complainants, Kavita Gupta and Manohar Lal Gupta, had filed a case against Omaxe New Chandigarh Developers Private Limited, Mohali. (HT File)
Updated on May 10, 2024 09:30 am IST

10-year delay in handing over plot costs Mohali developer 1 lakh

As per the complainant, he paid 12.40 lakh to book a 250 square yards plot in the company’s project Ansal Golf Links, Mohali, and was issued an offer of allotment in January 2011. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Apr 26, 2024 09:40 am IST

SC rejects govt’s bid to revive 43-yr-old civil suit in Maha

The top court lamented that the tenor of the ministry suggests that it wants to fix its own period of limitation for instituting the proceedings for which law has prescribed a period of limitation (HT)
Updated on Apr 04, 2024 06:20 am IST

Delay in handing over flat costs Chandigarh firm dear

The Chandigarh-based builder were to deliver possession of the unit in September 2018. (iStock)
Updated on Mar 23, 2024 09:32 am IST

Germany votes to legalise recreational cannabis

The changes will leave Germany with some of the most liberal cannabis laws in Europe.
Published on Feb 23, 2024 10:55 pm IST

10-year jail for Chandigarh man caught with restricted injections

In court, Chandigarh resident Bhupinder Singh pleaded innocence, claiming he had been falsely implicated. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Feb 22, 2024 08:36 am IST

35-year-old held with illegal weapon in Ludhiana

Ludhiana police arrested a 35-year-old held with illegal weapon in Ludhiana. (HT FIle)
Published on Feb 07, 2024 11:42 am IST

Woman held with 1.25kg opium from Ludhiana railway station

Of the 30-odd people arrested at the station for transporting drugs last year, at least seven were women and four were teens. (HT)
Updated on Jan 30, 2024 05:48 am IST

Ludhiana: Two drug peddlers arrested, 25 kg poppy husk recovered

Two separate cases under the NDPS Act have been lodged against the accused. (HT)
Updated on Jan 30, 2024 05:42 am IST

Ludhiana: 15 mobile phones recovered from jail inmates

15 mobile phones recovered from jail inmates in Ludhiana central jail. (HT)
Updated on Jan 29, 2024 05:10 am IST

Ludhiana: Woman held with 1.5kg opium

Woman was caught with 1.5kg opium in Ludhiana.
Updated on Jan 29, 2024 05:00 am IST