MHADA Demolishes 12 Unapproved Flats in Goregaon: A Floor by Floor Check for Buyers
MHADA's Mumbai Board says it demolished 12 flats built without permission on the top three floors of a 22 storey Goregaon building and filed a police case against the developer. It also plans a portal for quarterly redevelopment updates. This guide explains what buyers should check.
On September 28, 2026, demolition crews working for MHADA's Mumbai Board began removing three floors from the top of a ground plus 22 storey building in a housing society at Subhash Nagar, Goregaon. By September 30, the work was done. According to MHADA, those top three floors held 12 flats built without the Mumbai Board's required permission. In a press release dated October 15, the authority said it had also registered a police case against the developer at Goregaon police station under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, and that the developer had not paid the cost of the demolition.
A day earlier, on October 14, MHADA's Vice President and CEO Sanjeev Jaiswal announced a monitoring portal for redevelopment projects on MHADA layouts. Read together, the two releases tell a buyer in a MHADA redevelopment building something useful: the authority is watching what gets built on its land, and it says it will soon ask developers to report progress every quarter.
The short answer. MHADA says it demolished 12 unauthorised flats on the top three floors of a 22 storey Goregaon building on September 28 to 30, 2026, filed a police case against the developer, and plans similar drives in Siddharth Nagar, Motilal Nagar, Anand Nagar in Vakola, Tagore Nagar in Vikhroli, SVP Nagar in Andheri, and Gorai and Charkop. It also says a portal is coming where developers of redevelopment projects on MHADA layouts must upload quarterly progress reports and three current photographs after receiving a commencement certificate. The trade-off: this improves oversight, but it does not protect a buyer who pays for a floor that was never approved, so permissions must be checked floor by floor before you pay.
What happened in the Goregaon case?
MHADA's press release on action against illegal constructions, dated October 15, 2026, is in Marathi. PropNewz's reading of it is as follows. The Mumbai Board's encroachment removal department found that illegal construction of a total of 12 flats had been carried out on the top three floors of a ground plus 22 storey building of a co-operative housing society at Subhash Nagar, Goregaon, without the Mumbai Board's required permission. The release says the process of issuing notice to the developer, holding a hearing and passing an order was completed, after which the illegal construction was demolished on September 28, 29 and 30, 2026.
The release adds that the developer had not paid the Mumbai Board the cost of the demolition, and that, considering the nature and extent of the illegal construction, a case was registered against the developer at Goregaon police station under the applicable provisions of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. PropNewz is not naming the developer. The release does not say whether any of the 12 flats had been sold or occupied, so we make no claim about that.
| What MHADA announced | Date of release | What a buyer should take from it |
|---|---|---|
| 12 unauthorised flats on top three floors demolished in Goregaon | October 15, 2026 | Check that every floor you are buying on is approved |
| Police case against the developer under the MRTP Act, 1966 | October 15, 2026 | MHADA treats unapproved floors as an enforcement matter |
| Further drives planned in seven named areas | October 15, 2026 | Be extra careful with additions in these localities |
| Redevelopment monitoring portal to start soon | October 14, 2026 | Ask whether your project's updates will be on it |
| Quarterly progress reports and three photos after CC | October 14, 2026 | A future public trail of construction progress, once live |
Which areas are next on MHADA's list?
The October 15 release says the Mumbai Board's encroachment removal department will intensify action against illegal construction in various parts of Mumbai. It names Siddharth Nagar and Motilal Nagar in Goregaon, Anand Nagar in Vakola, Tagore Nagar in Vikhroli, SVP Nagar in Andheri, and Gorai and Charkop in the Borivali area. In these areas, it says, cases of persons repeatedly carrying out illegal construction will be examined, and criminal cases will be filed in eligible cases based on the facts and applicable law.
The release also carries a public appeal. Citizens on MHADA land should not undertake any new construction, or make unauthorised additions to approved construction, without the prior permission and approval of MHADA's competent authority. If illegal construction is found, the release says, demolition action may be taken, and criminal action may also follow under applicable law.
What is the new redevelopment monitoring portal?
MHADA's press release dated October 14, 2026, also in Marathi, reports Mr Jaiswal's remarks at a redevelopment conference and stakeholder discussion held in Bandra. He said MHADA is developing a monitoring portal for redevelopment projects of buildings on MHADA layouts, cessed buildings and cluster redevelopment projects, and that it will be made operational soon.
According to the release, the portal will cover redevelopment projects carried out on MHADA layouts under Development Control Regulations 33(5), 33(7), 33(9) and 33(24). After receiving the commencement certificate, the developer and architect will have to update the project's progress report every three months and upload three current photographs of the project. Mr Jaiswal said this would give MHADA's executive engineers the up to date status of a redevelopment project in one click.
The same release says MHADA plans a separate online portal for issuing no objection certificates to developers for redevelopment of cessed buildings through the Mumbai Building Repairs and Reconstruction Board. Mr Jaiswal said the NOC currently takes about one year and two months and is processed offline, and that the new portal is intended to issue it in just three months. He also described a portal for plots that MHADA gives on lease, through which citizens would be able to pay annual lease rent online and renew leases from home.
Why does this matter if I am buying a flat in a redevelopment project?
Because the risk in the Goregaon case sits with whoever holds the unapproved flat. A sale flat in a redevelopment project is only as safe as the permissions behind it, and a floor that exceeds what the competent authority approved can face action regardless of what the agreement says. MHADA's release names the specific harm: demolition, and possible criminal action against those responsible.
For projects on MHADA layouts, the release makes clear that the relevant permission comes from MHADA's competent authority. Ask the developer for the approved plans and the commencement certificate, and match the number of floors and flats in them to what you are being sold. If you are being offered a flat on one of the top floors, ask specifically which approval covers that floor. If the developer says approval for additional floors is pending, treat that floor as unapproved until you see it in writing.
RERA registration matters here too. Section 3(2)(c) of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 exempts from registration only renovation, repair or redevelopment that does not involve marketing, advertising, selling or new allotment, so sale flats being marketed in a redevelopment project fall outside that exemption. PropNewz explained that limit in our guide to the Section 3(2)(c) redevelopment exemption. And the final test at possession is the occupancy certificate, which our occupancy certificate checklist for Mumbai buyers covers in detail.
Why is MHADA focusing on redevelopment now?
The October 14 release gives the context. It says NITI Aayog has selected the Mumbai Metropolitan Region as a growth hub for housing, with a target of about 30 lakh affordable homes by 2030, and that MHADA has taken responsibility for building eight lakh of them. Mr Jaiswal said cluster redevelopment projects would account for a large share of MHADA's target, and the conference itself was organised to increase the participation of developers and builders.
For buyers, that points to more redevelopment projects on MHADA land in the coming years, and more sale flats in them. Higher volumes make careful checks more important, not less, because each project's approvals have to be verified on their own terms rather than assumed from the reputation of the scheme.
What should a buyer check before paying?
Start from the paper trail and work up the building. The checks below are drawn from what the MHADA releases describe and from basic due diligence. None of them requires the new portal, which MHADA says is coming soon but which was not described as live in the October 14 release.
- Confirm whether the building stands on a MHADA layout or plot.
- Ask for the approved plans and the commencement certificate.
- Count the approved floors and flats against the sale offer.
- Ask which approval covers the specific floor you are buying.
- Check the project's RERA registration and its disclosed plans.
- Avoid paying for any floor marked as approval pending.
- Keep copies of every approval the developer shows you.
What will the portal change, and what will it not?
If it works as described, the portal should create a regular record of progress on redevelopment projects on MHADA layouts, with quarterly updates and photographs after the commencement certificate. That helps MHADA's engineers track projects. The release does not say whether buyers or society members will be able to see these updates, so do not assume public access until MHADA says so.
What the portal will not do is approve a floor that was never sanctioned, or substitute for your own checks before payment. The Goregaon demolition happened after notice, hearing and order, which means a process ran its course. A buyer who had paid for one of those 12 flats would have had little say in that process. The protection lies in checking before you pay, not in enforcement after.
For Mumbai buyers watching MHADA activity more broadly, PropNewz also covered the Mumbai Board's Andheri West plot e-auction today.
Frequently asked questions
What did MHADA demolish in Goregaon?
According to a MHADA press release dated October 15, 2026, the Mumbai Board demolished illegal construction of 12 flats on the top three floors of a ground plus 22 storey building at Subhash Nagar, Goregaon, on September 28 to 30, 2026, after notice, hearing and an order.
Did MHADA take action against the developer?
Yes. The October 15, 2026 release says the developer had not paid MHADA the cost of the demolition, and that a case was registered against the developer at Goregaon police station under the applicable provisions of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966.
Which Mumbai areas are named for further MHADA action?
The release names Siddharth Nagar and Motilal Nagar in Goregaon, Anand Nagar in Vakola, Tagore Nagar in Vikhroli, SVP Nagar in Andheri, and Gorai and Charkop in Borivali, where repeated illegal construction cases will be examined and criminal cases filed where eligible.
What will developers upload on MHADA's redevelopment portal?
According to MHADA's October 14, 2026 release, after receiving the commencement certificate, developers and architects of redevelopment projects on MHADA layouts will have to update progress reports every three months and upload three current photographs of the project on the portal.
Last updated 2026-10-31. PropNewz Team.
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