• About cell phone towers

Hi, the apartment I'm living in has three cell phone towers. They are very close to the building.
From what I heard it is against laws to install them in residential areas. What are your thoughts? I don't want them near me. What legal action can I take if it is illegal? 
If it is legal where can I read more about the law? Thanks.
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Was any resolution passed in AGM for installation of cell towers ? 


2) you can complain to TRAI regarding installation of cell towers in residential area 

 

 

3) You can file suit in city civil court for removal of cell towers as it is a health hazard in residential area 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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AGM is annual general meeting 

 

2) for installation of cell towers was issue placed on agenda of AGM 

 

3) society would need consent of majority of members for installation of cell towers 

 

4) complain to TRAI . If no action taken file suit for removal of cell towers 

 

5) advisable that majority of residents join you in taking legal proceedings for removal of cell towers 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
99785 Answers
8145 Consultations

You can get it removed from the said premises on grounds of radiation. You can file writ petition before HC

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
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249 Consultations

This tower is reported to have been installed near your apartment complex. 

You may write to the association to take steps to remove the same from the vicinity for the reasons you may rely upon. 

You can vent out your grievances and fears about this in the next meeting of the association and get a resolution passed to this effect with the support of other members. 

You can plan to resort to legal action later on if the steps taken by you don't yield a fruitful result. 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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2493 Consultations

AGM means annual general meeting. 

A complaint before the TRAI as an individual without exhausting the available remedies may not fetch you any result in your favor.  

The society will be the proper forum or body to file such suits for an effective result. 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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2493 Consultations

Hi,

If you don't want that towers should lie in your vicinity, you are suggested to file injunction suit in the district court of your area for directions to the concerned companies to remove the towers. You are suggested to put forth all harms and damages occurring to locality due to such towers.

Ganesh Singh
Advocate, New Delhi
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16 Consultations

You can raise the issue before the society in a society meeting and a complaint can be made to TRAI there are norms and guidelines for establishing mobile towers.

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
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179 Consultations

At this stage raising a complaint will be enough if same is not addressed then you can go before court for redressal of your issue.

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
25513 Answers
179 Consultations

1. ILLEGAL MOBILE TOWERS - DANGEROUS TO HUMANS:
http://chshelpforum.com/illegal-mobile-towers

2. Dept. of Cooperatives has issued directives for installation of Mobile Towers atop housing society buildings.  Google the same, for your readings.

Hemant Agarwal
Advocate, Mumbai
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Annual general meeting. Are these towers were already installed before your purchase and if not than why not objected when installed ? If you later purchased than it was in your knowledge, you could have avoided buying the flat in such locality. 

These are primary issue which will arise if you go legally so the solution will consume lot time.

For a complaint against the mobile tower in your area you can file a complaint to the TRAI enumerating therein your grievances and the problems that the tower is causing to you and the general public at large.

Yogendra Singh Rajawat
Advocate, Jaipur
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31 Consultations

Permission from society is required to install the towers. You can lodge complaint with TRAI for installing cell phone towers in residential area.

In case if TRAI does not react / take steps, you need to file suit in court.

Certainly yes, you need to take support of as many residents of society as possible, because it will be a hazard, as such, take initiate proceedings accordingly.

 

S Srinivasa Prasad
Advocate, Hyderabad
2876 Answers
9 Consultations

on the ground of health hazard you can apply for
its removal by Municipal authority. if it default then file writ petition.

Mohammed Mujeeb
Advocate, Hyderabad
19325 Answers
32 Consultations

whether prior permission taken or not from
muncipal corporation for installation of mobile
towers? if you are staying in society whether AGM
consent taken for installation of mobile tower.

Mohammed Mujeeb
Advocate, Hyderabad
19325 Answers
32 Consultations

1. No it is not illegal to install cell phone towers in residential areas.

2. It is illegal if they are operating at high band width than permissible width. For that you can make complaint to TRAI.

3. You can go through tower installation guidelines of TRAI.

4. You can raise this issue in General meeting of your society which is called as AGM so that society can jointly file suit against tower companies. 

Mohit Kapoor
Advocate, Rohtak
10686 Answers
7 Consultations

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