supreme court judgement on water leakage from upper floor flat

10. Get Expert Legal Advice on Phone right now. 11. Vasant Mallikarjun Manthalkar (deceased by LRs) AIR 2003 Bombay page 52. . Be the first one to comment. Complainant claimed Rs.1,80,000/-. application no.1683/2007 for stay stands disposed of. You may post your specific query based on your facts and details to get a response from one of the Lawyers at lawrato.com or contact a Lawyer of your choice to address your query in detail. Judicial Member President, SUSHMITA KALVANKAR Admittedly, the delegation of powers to Mr. Desarkar (Exhibit P-11) is not made by the Commissioner. B.G. Send him a legal notice and ask him to immediately remedy the leak and also ask of a. (6975 Points) The OP has taken defence that, due to PVC material there was leakage and the OP submitted that the complainant could have used GI pipes its costs: a. In every such society residence of one flat out of every four flats faces this problem with no solution. this causes damage to the flat below. Sub-section (1) of section 56 provides that a Director (appointed under section 54(A) or a Deputy Commissioner or an Additional Deputy Commissioner shall be subordinate to the Commissioner and subject to his orders shall exercise such of the powers and perform such of the duties of the Commissioner as the Commissioner shall from time to time depute to him. LTD. MR. SHIV SUBHASH AGG v. SPORTS ARENA CHS LTD R.m. Other solutions for solving internal flat leakage problem: File police complaint. On going through the records, we find the assessing authority has given a clear cut finding that the granted 50,000/- on account of leakage due to which the paint of two rooms as well as work of POP was deteriorated and also for damage of Solar Water Heater the interest @ 18% per annum on the amofrom date of leakage of water tank of till payment with cost and litigation expenses as assessed by the Ld. I'm prepared to handle your case as your counsel (Advocate). Once you create your profile, you will be able to: Claim the judgments where you have appeared by linking them directly to your profile and maintain a record of your body of work. As the Our algorithms sense that you may get better results by trying out the same excerpt in our CaseIQTM interface. . All But legally speaking the upper floor owner has to bear the complete costs towards this. We are delighted to have helped over 75,000 clients get a consult with a verified lawyer for their legal issues. The Final Decree Court has noticed the leakage of water into the premises of the respondent No.1 herein as well as the leakage of water from the su Sebastian)2, 1993(1) Bom.C.R. You can appoint am expert if the leakage is from side walls society has to repair the same as it's common area. Please login to post replies He therefore wants the second respondent to carry out the necessary repairs. One of the shops has been facing leakages maybe due to some obsolete pipe from my washroom. Your experience on this site will be improved by allowing cookies. ", Get the legal help & representation from over 10,000 lawyers across 700 cities in India, Post your question for free and get response from experienced lawyers within 48 hours, Contact and get legal assistance from our lawyer network for your specific matter, Apply for Free Legal AidA Pro-bono initiative of LawRato in association with NALSA, I alongwith my family residing in a flat(first floor)at Paikpara, Kolkata-700002, constructed by West Bengal Housing Board(1978) and we the flat owners are under WB Apartment Ownership Act. 11 and 12 causing dampness in the roof and walls of flat No. It is over a year, till today I have not seen any action taken to rectify the leakage from the upper flat owner. Then you can go to court to claim the amount. The sentence was appealed by the defendant. LawRato.com and the LawRato Logo are registered trademarks of PAPA Consultancy Pvt. Hi, I am also facing he same problem.can you help me about what solution you got in your case for the same Problem. Consumer Forums are quasi judicial Forums. Revision application allowed. In order to appreciate the contention of the learned Counsel, it is necessary to refer to section 56 of the M.M.C. Accordingly, he submitted a report to the Assistant Engineer Mr. P.K. But it is to be noted that Deputy Municipal Commissioner does not get all powers of Commissioner by mere appointment as Deputy Municipal Commissioner. Replied 07 April 2012, CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSIONMAHARASHTRA STATE, MUMBAI Before : First of all you got to get the situation assessed by a civil works (construction/renovation) professional, whether the leakage is due to the terrace flat above you. Learned Counsel for the Municipal Corporation also referred to and relied upon a decision of this Court in (Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai Vs. P.V. Book Best Packers & Movers with Best Price, Free Cancellation, Dedicated Move Manager, Get Rental Agreement With Doorstep Delivery, Super Quick & Easy. Mrs. Aliya I. Pathan, for respondent No. 5. Concerned flat holders is a unclear term and a source of dispute. (Scientist/Engineer) If the upper floor co-operation is required, he will not give unless you say that you will not claim the amount from him later. So if total value is above 20 lakhs then file in state commission and if above 1 crore, then file in ncdrc. 1965 S.C. 1486. 3) it is society responsibility to repair the terrace as it forms part of common area. 8. Act. 5 Days LIVE GST Certification Course with CA Sachin Jain. In such a situation you will have to try your own resourcefulness. 08 February 2015, Amit Karkera The internal leakage can lead to the serious health issue, structural weakness of the building & can lead to the short circuit which is the safety issues of my family & safety point ofview. 9. Act calling upon him to discontinue and abate the nuisance (of leakage of water) by taking necessary measures of water proofing. 09 September 2018. 3. For general terrace and leakages from external sources the Society is responsible to get these repaired, however for the internal leakages in the flats, the respective flat owners have to share the expenses. Apart from the challenge to the decision on merits, learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted that there was no proper authorisation in favour of Mr. P.K. I alongwith my wife had repeatedly requested them to do the necessary repairing work including taking pipe outlets outside the flat(almost 80% of the flat owners had already did it long ago)but they did not pay any heed to it. Informed the owner & the society thru calling on phone but not agree to renovate it and ask for wait a month so i suffer a lot for continuously dropping the water in my bedroomhe leavesout of station for his job he never come to see his property and gave on rent last 7 years without any single ruppes maintenance andnot ready to resolvethis problemthen i may go to for legal activity. Leakage of the water damaged the roof of theleakage of water at the bottom of the cylinder. Present : Mr.S.S.Bhalerao-Advocate for the appellant. Th AS PER SRI T.SRIRAMA MURTHY,PRESIDENT This is a complaint filed U/s-12 of C.P.Act seeking the relief to direct the O.Ps to rectify the water leakage from plot No.304 to the washroom and bedroom of theavail. Desarkar and he was not authorised to issue the notice under section 381 of the M.M.C. K.Bala Tripura P.VENKATA RAMAN MURTHY S/O GOVINDA RAJU v. SABBI NAGESWARA RAO S/O LATE PENTAYYA, B.M Ganapathy v. The Proprietor (Supreme Tile works). Since when there is water leakage? Also, it is contended that, when this opposite party done plumbing work, the first opposite party did not raise any objection. The leakage is creating nuisance & causing health issue to my family. Item O in A-Z list of repair jobs also practically identical viz : Leakages of water including leakages due to rain water and leakages due to external common pipe line and drainage line What will the Society do now? The water heater started leaking during the warranty period due to leakage of the water, terrace of the building damaged and water seepage started. Awaiting your response. Copies of the order be furnished to the parties. Pune 411 045 Respondent/org.complainant, Corum: Justice Mr.B.B.Vagyani, Honble President, Shri S.R.Khanzode, Honble Judicial Member. The question that arises for my consideration in this revision is: Whether the notice dated 3rd June 1997 issued under the signature of Mr. P.K. MS Veera Sivaji Padi v. The District Collect Interors & Exteriors v. Smt. rights reserved by Moya Homes. 12. You will have to go to a civil court for redressal of your grievances. 4. The Bye Laws- Model 2013 (Proposed) as posted on the web-site of the Commissioner and Registrar of Cooperative Societies has shifted the list of repair jobs from Bye Law No 160(a) to Bye Law No 69. In such circumstances, you can obtain an order from the competent court to force your neighbour to carry on such repairing works. Thanks, Amith A What action did you take to stop it?? 9 situated on the second floor of the building is in occupation of Mr. Pandit. 1. Absolving the flat owner on upper floor, the consumer grievances forum has held a housing society liable for damage to the flat of one of its members and made it clear that there was no service provider-consumer relationship between the two flat owners. v. Smt. Cases cited for the legal proposition you have searched for. (Paras 5, 7, 10 & 15) In lieu of above order in appeal, misc. Dear Sir, First you will have to ensure as to where is the source of leakage is, if it is in the flat above your flat then certainly you are not responsible. Court: Citizen can't be made to run around just to fix leak A magistrate's court has convicted and fined a housing society and its office-bearers for not fixing a n extgernal leakage despite a . Sebastian, 1993(1) Bom.C.R. If such a delegation was proved, then a further delegation by him to Mr. P.K. Act. This repair work shall be carried out immediately and without any delay, if not already carried out.4. - As per law, the upper floor owner is responsible for repairing the water leakage . - One copy of the same should also serve to the Society managing Commitee as well. Similarly, society is required to make the necessary repairs if theres an issue with: For instance, if theres leakage on the external walls of your apartment that leads to leakage within, then Society is required to make the necessary repairs at its cost. Please let me know what action can I take against them. Lost your password? Act provides that whoever contravenes any of the provisions of any of the sections of the Act or fails to comply with any requisition lawfully made upon him under any of the provisions of the Act, shall be punished for each offence with fine which may extend to the amount mentioned in the Act. 06 February 2015. So, please consult expert Licensed plumber and take report or opinion in writing about the source of leakage and submit . A consumer forum here has ordered a flat owner to pay Rs two lakhs to a resident on a floor below his as cost of repairs for leakages and compensation. Creating your profile on CaseMine allows you to build your network with fellow lawyers and prospective clients. Rate of interest @ 12% p.a. in the operative part of the order is to be read as @ 7% p.a.. District Consumer Forum has not given reason as to why interest is awarded @ 12% p.a. Aggrieved, he filed the complaint on May 27, 2009 (2 Points) Desarkar, who agreeing with the report issued a notice to the petitioner on 3rd June, 1997 under section 381 of the M.M.C. You may sue him for: - punishment (mostly for public nuisance). Karnik D.G., J. You may lodge the complaint with the secretary of your association for taking necessary action in this regard, if this fails to invoke any response, you may issue legal notice to the owner and the secretary after which you can initiate suitable legal action in appropriate legal forum/court. It is also material to note that in presence of both the parties, the commission work was carried out. Now howmanytimes should I repair my bathroom and bear the expense for no fault of mine. Is there a RWA or MC of the CGHS? Commissioner v. N.P. (CA) In the result, we pass following order:- DATED THIS THE 12THDAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2022 comprised in Old Survey No.23, New Survey No.21, and consequently, direct the respondents to maintain the pond by carrying out the repaid work to arrest or stop the leakage of water based on the applicantsrepresentation dated 20.05.2015 and pass such further or other orders. However, in the new Bye-Laws, it is specified that the flat owner will be responsible for the internal leakage. should be borne by concerned flat holders, with the consent of the society. In Oak Grove, a defective plumbing and heating system caused water leakage and damage throughout an apartment complex. The prosecution examined Mr. Pawar, Junior Engineer (P.W. It was contended that the power of taking eviction proceedings was a quasi judicial power and could not have been delegated under section 68. Leakage was noticed from the storage water tank. The Writ Petonly there is a huge wastage of water but also the petitioner's temple is also being swamped by the outflow. But since the last 5 yrs the owner of the flat below me has been complaining about water seepage from my bathroom. As the applicant was not taking remedial action for repairs despite repeated requests by Mr. Pandit, he complained to the Ward Officer / Assistant Commissioner of Mumbai Municipal Corporation. 08 September 2018, Kishor Mehta kindly advise us the right procedure and the source to approach to get issue resolve. (v) Water Storage Tanks, (ix) Terrance and parapet walls (x) Structural repairs of roofs of all flats, (xiv) All leakage of due to rainwater, and leakage due to external Common pipeline and drainage line. Liability if there is water leakage from upper floor. - Dont worry , you will get relief in your favour. Sub-section 2-A also provides that when an additional Deputy Commissioner or more than one additional Deputy Commissioner are appointed, the Commissioner may prescribe the respective spheres of operation of them meaning thereby he may delegate some powers to the Deputy Commissioner and some powers to the additional Deputy Commissioner or additional Deputy Commissioners and he may retain some powers to himself without delegating them to the Deputy Commissioner or an additional Deputy Commissioner. You may lodge the complaint with the secretary of your association for taking necessary action in this regard, if this fails to invoke any response, you may issue legal notice to the owner and the secretary after which you can initiate suitable legal action in appropriate legal forum/court. You must get a legal notice served upon the member above, and also your housing society, through your counsel (Advocate), to get the repairs done; intimating them that you are well within your rights to move the cooperative court against them, if they don't comply. If the upper floor member's co-operation is not required, you give notice to the upper floor member and do the repairs yourselves. 5. 1644, Sadashiv peth, Somnath Smruti Apartment, 1st floor Tilak Road, Pune 411030..Appellant/org.O.P. Learned counsel for the appellant has submitted that PW-2attempt, however, could not draw attention of the court to any perversity or substantive error in the judgments passed by the courts below. It is only then that the person can be in breach for non-compliance of the notice. Even the side wall erected to his flat to support the terrace. Section 381 does not explicitly authorise an officer subordinate to the Commissioner to issue the notice. In most cases, the supreme court orders the owner of the upper floor flat to make the necessary repair in a given time (if found guilty). There was some water leakage problem from the flat that was above our flat. We did some treatment and applied anti-leakage solution at roof and walls. Shastri, for petitioner. As per report of Court Commissioner, an amount of Rs.1,30,000/- is required for rectification of defects. The appellants assured her repair works undertaken by them walls were completed in all aspects. Dr. MPS RAMANI Ph.D.[Tech.] Seepage was noticed in the bathroom, which is below the staircase of the ground floor. Bhimrao Jogdand alleged that member above his Bhalchandra Patil flat began extensive renovation inside his flat in 2006 resulting in leakages in his flat below. 2. In the case in hand, District Consumer Forum has examined the Court Commissioners report and thereby passed an appropriate order. Agro (I) Industries Ltd. NADIMINTI SIVARAMA KRISHNAYYA v. KATTAMURI TRINADHA RAO & ANOTHER. He is so adamant after calling & informing over phone also he is not bothering to come & see the condition of the drainage water leakage & water leakage in my bedroom. For this, you will have to send a legal notice to the managing committee and take a follow-up with the societys secretary. -160 () 158 . 69(a) shall be carried out by the members at their cost. 6. We all were waiting for the rainy season and now that the monsoon has finally arrived, there is one issue that many of us are dealing with: Water leakage from the upper floor in society. Act. Now this issue got a recognition as a deficiency in service by housing societies managements and is no longer allowed to persist. In order to bring on record, the defects in the construction, the District Consumer Forum thought it fit to appoint an expert. It is responsible to pay the complainant, the forum said. 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