{
  "id": 1789937,
  "title": "Congress Alleges KDMC Approved Gandhari Building Plan On Notarised Document, Demands FIR And Probe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/congress-alleges-kdmc-approved-gandhari-building-plan-on-notarised",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T20:09:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/congress-alleges-kdmc-approved-gandhari-building-plan-on-notarised-document-demands-fir-and-probe"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Congress accuses Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation's (KDMC) Town Planning Department of approving a Gandhari area building plan based on a notarised document instead of a registered development agreement. Congress leader Kanchan Kulkarni alleged that in 1995, landowner Gopal Shankar Vayale granted development rights to Johar Hasan Jhojwala. However, Congress claims the agreement was never formally registered. They question how a construction proposal received municipal approval under these circumstances. The party demands strict action, including registering a First Information Report (FIR) against the builder and any guilty officials. They've also demanded the demolition of the unlawful structure and have requested the KDMC suspend the construction permission. The Town Planning Department confirmed they took notice of the issue, removed the builder's name from the construction permission, and placed it on hold until further orders. This controversy has reignited questions regarding the KDMC's Town Planning Department's functioning, especially after a similar case involving missing files for an allegedly illegal structure (Maryam Tower) last year.",
  "summary": "Kalyan: The Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation's (KDMC) Town Planning Department has come under scrutiny after the Congress alleged that a building plan in the Gandhari area was approved solely on the basis of a notarised document rather than a registered development agreement. The allegations, levelled by Congress group leader Kanchan Kulkarni, have triggered fresh controversy over the…",
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  "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."
}