{
  "id": 12956143,
  "title": "Bombay HC Calls Out Bandra Society’s ‘Double Standard’ Over Basement Membership, Upholds Developer’s Rights",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/bombay-hc-calls-out-bandra-societys-double-standard-over-basement",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T21:04:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/bombay-hc-calls-out-bandra-societys-double-standard-over-basement-membership-upholds-developers-rights"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Bombay High Court has criticized a Bandra housing society for demonstrating a \"double standard\" in granting membership to a developer over an unauthorised basement. The court upheld the membership granted to Gehlot Development Services Pvt. Ltd. in the ALJ Residency Co-operative Housing Society Ltd, but limited it to 59.02 sq m of basement space sanctioned as storage in the original building plan. The court noted that the basement cannot be considered a common amenity and its status must be determined from the sanctioned plan and the facts of each case. The court also criticized the society for inconsistent treatment of other occupants, including granting membership to those living in unauthorised floors. The decision restricts developers from selling common amenities and directs that the basement area be treated as residential space for determining redevelopment benefits.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}