Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Mumbai Court Charges Builder, Wife Over ₹24-Crore Oshiwara Project
A court in Mumbai has formally charged a builder, his wife and their company over a housing project.
Buyers reportedly paid ₹24 crore for flats in Grove Tower.
They were told they would get the flats by the end of 2017–18.
The flats were allegedly not handed over.
The court also says forged papers were allegedly used to obtain a loan.
The charges include cheating, breaking trust and forgery.
The couple also face charges under state laws about housing and protecting depositors.
These are charges, not a finding that the accused are guilty.
A special MPID court framed charges against builder Vijay Machhindar, his wife Komal and their company, Ornate Spaces Pvt. Ltd.
The court said the couple received ₹24 crore from flat purchasers in 2012 for the Grove Tower project in Oshiwara.
Buyers were reportedly promised possession by the end of 2017–18, but the flats were allegedly not delivered.
The charges include cheating, criminal breach of trust and forgery involving a housing society resolution and loan documents.
The couple also face charges under Maharashtra housing and depositor-protection laws; the article says the case was registered six years earlier.
- Who
- Builder Vijay Machhindar, his wife Komal and their company, Ornate Spaces Pvt. Ltd.
- What
- A special MPID court framed charges including cheating, criminal breach of trust and forgery over the Grove Tower project.
- When
- The charges were framed on Monday, October 5, 2026; the court said purchasers paid in 2012.
- Where
- Grove Tower, Oshiwara, Mumbai.
- Why
- The case concerns alleged failure to deliver promised flats and alleged use of forged documents to obtain a loan.
- Court action
- A special MPID court framed charges against three accused.
- Accused
- Vijay Machhindar, Komal Machhindar and Ornate Spaces Pvt. Ltd.
- Project
- Grove Tower in Oshiwara.
- Amount paid
- The court said the couple received ₹24 crore from flat purchasers in 2012.
- Promised possession
- By the end of 2017–18.
- Alleged offences
- Cheating, criminal breach of trust and forgery, among other charges.
- Additional laws
- The Maharashtra Ownership Flats Act and the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors Act.