The Ahmedabad builder fake affidavit case has raised concern among flat buyers in Nikol after police registered a complaint alleging that a developer submitted false information to obtain non-agricultural status for land on which an apartment project has already been built and occupied by more than 70% of residents.
The complaint was filed at Nikol police station by Ronak Patel, who is serving as city deputy collector at the Lal Darwaja Revenue Bhavan, according to a report by Gujarat Samachar – Ahmedabad. The complaint names Nitin Prajapati, a resident of Malay Vidya Bungalows in Sola, in connection with an affidavit submitted to the collector’s office concerning land bearing Survey Nos. 460 and 462(1).
According to the complaint details reported by the newspaper, the affidavit stated that the land was in Prajapati’s possession and that no case relating to it was pending before any court or authority. The affidavit was submitted in connection with the process of converting the land to non-agricultural, or NA, use, which is required for specified forms of development and construction.
The matter came to the authorities’ attention after a resident of Odhav submitted an application alleging that the affidavit was false. The applicant also provided documents indicating that civil litigation concerning the land was pending, the report said. The subsequent verification by the authorities allegedly found that the affidavit did not accurately disclose the status of the land dispute.
Based on the complaint, Nikol police registered a case alleging the creation of false evidence for submission before government offices and a court, along with the submission of a fabricated affidavit. The report does not state that the allegations have been proved in court, and the investigation is continuing.
The housing implications are significant because the disputed parcel is no longer only a revenue or title matter. An apartment scheme has been constructed on the land, and more than 70% of residents have reportedly moved into their homes. That means any dispute over the land’s title, the disclosures made during the approval process or the validity of permissions could affect people who have already purchased and occupied flats.
For buyers, land ownership and litigation disclosures form part of the legal foundation of a housing project. A pending civil dispute, if not disclosed during approval or sale processes, can create uncertainty around records, permissions and future transactions. However, the available report does not establish whether the apartment project’s approvals will be cancelled, whether residents face eviction or whether individual sale agreements are legally affected.
The complaint also places attention on the administrative checks used before land is converted for development. The case centres on what was declared to the revenue authorities and whether the declaration adequately reflected ongoing litigation. The police investigation is expected to examine the affidavit, supporting land records, the court documents cited by the applicant and the approvals connected with the apartment scheme.
The next steps will depend on the investigation by Nikol police and any further action by the revenue authorities or the civil court handling the land dispute. The reported case does not, by itself, determine ownership of the land or the legal status of the flats, but it has brought the project’s underlying land records and approval process under scrutiny.
