Siddhivinayak Groups one of the partners in Manikchand Giriraj Group - the builder promoters for Manikchand Malabar Hill, S No 595/2, CTS 3293, Lulla Nagar
The flats in Manikchand Malabar Hill were sold out around 2009-10 and the occupancy certificate was obtained in 2016 to escape RERA.
Occupancy Certificate was not being granted by Municipal Corporation on account of various DCR violations with respect to parking, fire safety, illegal construction, etc.
Sale agreements are all one-sided in favour of the builder. Kindly have the agreements checked before you invest.
A Garden developed on govt reservation land was shown to prospective buyers as a part of the project to sell the flats. Which is now stands demolished in 2021. So there is no landscape garden anymore.
The clubhouse was illegally constructed on non-exempted land and shown to prospective buyers to mislead them into buying the flats. Once the flats got sold the construction of the clubhouse was stopped mid-way and left to deteriorate. Now the half-constructed clubhouse too has been marked to be demolished.
Parking allotted to owners is on the 6-7 meter wide internal road which is against the Development Control and Promotion Regulations of Pune Municipal Corporation. The road is shown as 9 meters wide in the plans sanctioned by Corporation. The parking eats up half of the road and leaves little space for convenient maneuvering of vehicles. And since the project is on a hill, the roadside parking is deeply inclined due to slopes leading to various issues with the suspension of your cars.
Fire safety is majorly compromised in the project. Flats were constructed and sold on floors designated for the fire refuge area. The Fire NOC was finally obtained by bribing the authorities.
The Society has not been formed yet. It’s been over 10 years that the flats were fully sold out. Maintenance is in bad shape. Monthly maintenance contribution is fixed arbitrarily. No transparency at all. Even the builder staying here doesn’t pay maintenance.
The builder takes ₹2-5 lacs per flat in cash(black) in the name of NOC when you go to sell your flat. A sort of extortion in absence of a registered cooperative housing society.
So if you see Siddhivinayak Groups(Rajesh N Sankla or any other Sakla member) in any project be cautious. You are about to be cheated.
Before you invest in their property, check for the following-
1.Sanctioned layout plan
2.Sanctioned car parking plan
3.Sanctioned amenities plan
4.NOCs from Fire Dept, Pollution Dept, Forest&Environment dept, etc
5.Agreement to Sale
6.Check for deviations from plans and false claims by the builder
7.Take everything in writing - get everything they promise included in the agreement because in case of dispute they will go by what is mentioned in the agreement and not by what they say or show to you.
The best is to avoid investing in properties being developed by this group - either in a partnership or on their own.
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