In an attempt to ensure that new buildings do not violate the approved building plans, the Madras High court has ordered that the officials concerned must keep a check on every new building right from basement-laying stage and ascertain whether enough setback area had been provided around the buildings.
Justices S. Vaidyanathan and Mohammed Shaffiq ordered that immediately after the basement was completed, either the owner or the builder should make a request by registered post/speed post and also through e-mail for officials to inspect the construction site and ascertain compliance with the approved building plan.
The team must inspect the site within 15 days of receiving such a request and issue a certificate to proceed further if the construction is in order. The judges also made it clear that the the name of the inspecting officer and his/her Aadhaar number should be mentioned in the certificate in order to fix responsibility.
