Minutes of the 42nd Meeting of the Monitoring Committee
The Monitoring Committee of CMDA issued the Minutes of the 42nd Meeting of the Monitoring Committee, held on 18 November 2011, recording decisions on regularisation applications and appeals involving unauthorised or deviated buildings in Chennai. The minutes accept one regularisation case, recommend rejection of several appeals, require further examination in other cases, and call for enforcement and disciplinary action concerning illegal buildings.
What the minutes cover
The Minutes of the 42nd Meeting of the Monitoring Committee record decisions made by the Monitoring Committee of CMDA at its meeting on 18 November 2011. They mainly concern applications and appeals seeking regularisation of unauthorised or deviated commercial and residential buildings in Chennai.
The Monitoring Committee also confirmed the previous meeting's minutes with modifications. It stated that CMDA should act quickly against buildings already identified as gross violations, with T. Nagar buildings receiving priority. It also observed that CMDA and the Corporation of Chennai should take disciplinary action against officials responsible for allowing illegal buildings or failing to enforce the law.
Property-specific decisions
The Minutes of the 42nd Meeting of the Monitoring Committee record the following outcomes:
- Door No. 12, Plot No. 61, Seethammal Colony, Mylapore: the regularisation application for the ground floor plus five-floor commercial and residential building must be re-examined against the demolition notice, inspection sketch and Enforcement Cell records.
- Door No. 102, L.B. Road, Adyar: regularisation was accepted for the ground floor plus four-floor commercial building. Property tax assessment records were accepted as credible evidence that construction was completed before 28 February 1999.
- Door No. 240, Lloyds Road, Chennai: the application concerning fourth-floor and fifth-floor commercial flats must be re-examined. All owners and occupiers must be heard about regularising the entire building, and unregistered powers of attorney from the present landowners must be obtained.
- Door Nos. 42 and 43, Kutchery Road, Mylapore: rejection of the regularisation appeal was recommended because the evidence did not establish the claimed building profile or completion before 28 February 1999.
- Door No. 79, TTK Road, Mylapore: rejection of the appeal was recommended because credible evidence did not show substantial completion before 28 February 1999.
- Door No. 22, Vallaba Agraharam Street, Triplicane: rejection of the appeal concerning the ground floor plus four floors and part fifth floor commercial building was recommended.
Who may be affected
The Minutes of the 42nd Meeting of the Monitoring Committee directly matter to owners, occupiers and applicants connected with the listed properties. Buyers and professionals examining any listed property should note whether regularisation was accepted, rejected, recommended for rejection, or left for further examination, and should verify the relevant building and enforcement records.
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Common questions
Did the Monitoring Committee approve regularisation for the L.B. Road property in Adyar?
Yes. The Monitoring Committee accepted regularisation of the ground floor plus four-floor commercial building at Door No. 102, L.B. Road, Adyar, after accepting property tax assessment records as credible evidence.
Was the regularisation appeal for Door No. 79, TTK Road accepted?
No. The Monitoring Committee recommended rejection because the evidence did not establish that the building was substantially completed before 28 February 1999.
What was decided for the building at Door No. 240, Lloyds Road?
The regularisation application must be re-examined. The owners and occupiers of all individual flats must be called for a hearing about regularising the entire commercial building.
Do the minutes call for action against officials connected with illegal buildings?
Yes. The Monitoring Committee observed that CMDA and the Corporation of Chennai should take disciplinary action against officials who allowed illegal buildings or failed to take enforcement action.
