NOIDA, Nov. 22 -- The Allahabad High Court has asked the Noida Authority to produce all records related to the consent allegedly given by home-buyers of the Great Value Sharnam housing project in Sector 107 for the developer's proposal to purchase additional floor area ratio (FAR) and expand the project. The order, passed by Justice Arun Kumar on Tuesday and released on Friday, came in response to a petition filed by the Great Value Sharnam Apartment Owners Association (AOA) challenging the Uttar Pradesh government's recent decision that upheld the Noida Authority's approval of extra FAR for developer Great Value Projects India Ltd. The approval cleared the way for the builder to undertake fresh construction on the remaining land parcel. According to the court order, the AOA argued that when the developer applied for additional FAR, it did not possess the consent of the majority of apartment owners as required under law. The association said it had filed objections to the FAR purchase, but these were allegedly ignored when the authority passed its order on December 19, 2024. The Noida Authority, however, told the court that the developer had submitted 1,165 consent letters from home-buyers, of which 978 were verified. Directing all stakeholders - including the Noida Authority, the developer and the state government - to file their replies within three weeks, the court listed the matter for its next hearing on December 18. It also directed Shivam Yadav, counsel for the Noida Authority, to bring all records of the consent letters to the upcoming hearing. The court noted that the petitioner relied on Section 5(3)(a) of the UP Apartment (Promotion of Construction, Ownership and Maintenance) Act, 2010, and Rule 4 of the 2011 Rules, which state that the percentage of undivided interest of each apartment owner in common areas cannot be altered without the written consent of all owners. The AOA argued that any increase in FAR directly affects these rights and therefore requires explicit, majority-backed approval. The association cited a 2013 division bench judgment in the Designarch Infrastructure case to support its claim. Yadav said the Noida Authority would furnish the documents at the next hearing. Great Value Sharnam began handing over possession of its 1,440 apartments in 2016 on an 81,000 sq m plot. In 2024, the developer sought to expand construction on the remaining 3.73 acres, purchasing additional FAR to launch a second phase. Last week, it announced an "ultra-luxury" project, Ekanam, featuring three 46-storey towers with 289 flats and a rooftop pool, targeted for completion by 2030. The UP government had in October upheld the Noida Authority's decision to grant additional FAR, rejecting the AOA's objections. The AOA then approached the HC. Commander Sanjeev Gupta (Retd.), general secretary of the association, reiterated residents' allegations. "The consent he claims is forged. Signatures were taken under the pretext of maintenance permission, and in some cases under threat. Many consents date back to 2016, long before this expansion was even proposed," he said. Spokesperson of Great Value Realty, said: "We would like to affirm that claims reported of any impropriety in the permissions for constructing additional towers...are unfounded and inaccurate. All documents have been duly verified and authenticated by the Department of Industrial Development, Government of Uttar Pradesh, and the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority."...