The Pune Municipal Corporation has ordered construction to stop at the Rohan Lehar-1 and Regency Avishkar housing projects in Baner after a complaint alleged that landlocked properties in the area do not have the required nine-metre-wide road connection to the main road.
The stop-work notice was issued by the executive engineer’s office of the PMC Building Development Department, Zone 3. It directs that construction at the relevant portions of both projects be halted immediately. The civic body has warned that continued work could lead to enforcement with police assistance, with the cost of the action recovered from the developer.
The notice is dated September 30, 2026, and invokes Section 267(1) of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act and provisions of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, including Sections 54 and 433(c). The action was taken with the approval of the city engineer, according to the report.
The complaint was submitted by Mukunda Tukaram Tapkir to the PMC’s Building Development Department, Zone 3. It concerns parts of Survey No. 54 and Survey No. 55 in Baner, which have been described as landlocked because they allegedly lack an independent and adequate route to the main road.
The notice records that the Rohan Lehar-1 project was developed on parts of Survey Nos. 54/1, 54/2 and 54/6 under a layout approval issued on April 4, 2009, with reference number PLUT/0083/09/1398. Rohan Sarsan Avishkar Developers is identified as the developer, with Sanjay Balkrishna Boob named as its partner. The layout approval was obtained through architect Sameer Walimbe, according to the notice.
The complaint alleges that the amenity space within the landlocked properties does not have a nine-metre-wide road connecting it to the main road through the Rohan Lehar-1 layout. A separate objection concerns the Regency Avishkar project, being developed on parts of Survey No. 53/1 in Baner. Its layout was approved through a commencement certificate dated May 20, 2021, bearing reference number CC/0316/21. The notice also identifies Sanjay Boob as the developer of this project.
The PMC said it inspected the relevant construction after receiving the complaint and decided to act over the road-access issue. The notice states that the reinforced cement concrete work at the sites had been completed, indicating that the stop-work direction was issued after the structural framework had been built.
Pravin Shende, superintendent engineer of the PMC, said the civic administration was considering various options to create the required nine-metre road and expressed confidence that a solution would be found. The report does not specify which option has been selected or provide a timeline for its implementation.
Developer Sanjay Boob said the PMC had issued an incorrect order and that the developer had submitted the necessary documents to the civic body. He said those documents had not been considered and that the developer would have to pursue legal remedies.
The notice states that if construction continues under the developer’s supervision, the PMC can use its statutory powers to remove people carrying out the work with police assistance and recover the associated expenses from the developer. The next steps will depend on the civic body’s verification of the approved layouts, the actual road access available on site and the developer’s legal response.
