Archive · 19 May 2025
Kalinga Nagar Residents Protest Builder's Common Area Dispute
Imagine you buy an apartment, and the building has common areas like a park or a gym.
According to the law, these areas should belong to the people who bought the apartments, not the builder.
In Kalinga Nagar, the builder isn't giving these common areas to the people, even though they formed a group to manage them.
Instead, the builder is using these areas to build roads for other projects.
The residents protested because they believe they paid for these areas and have the right to use them.
They even have a court order, but the builder isn't following it.
Now, they are worried and might protest more if the builder doesn't stop.
Residents of an apartment complex in Kalinga Nagar protested over the builder's failure to hand over common areas.
The residents' association was formed and registered, but the builder continues to use common areas for other projects.
The Odisha Apartment Act of 2023 mandates the transfer of common areas to the allottees' association.
Residents have a court stay order against the builder, yet the builder is not abiding by it.
The residents assert they have paid for these areas and should have access to them.
- Who
- Residents of a major real estate project and the builder.
- What
- Residents are protesting the builder's failure to hand over common areas in the apartment complex.
- When
- The protest took place on Sunday.
- Where
- Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar.
- Why
- The builder is using the common areas for its own purposes and adjacent projects, despite the law and a court order.
Builder
Residents
Control of Common Areas
Builder
The builder is using the common areas for its own purposes.
Residents
Residents believe the common areas, for which they have paid, should be managed by their association.
- Location
- Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar
- Issue
- Builder not handing over common areas
- Apartment Act
- Odisha Apartment (Ownership and Management) Act, 2023
- Residents
- Over 1,200
- Action
- Silent Protest
- Court Order
- Stay order against the builder