Bombay HC Slaps Rs 50,000 Per Day Fine On Builder For Delaying Fire Clearance, Calls It ‘Playing with Lives’
October 23, 2025: The Bombay High Court has taken strong exception to a decade-long delay in obtaining mandatory fire and occupancy clearances for a 16-storey residential building in Kandivli (W), stating that the builder had “played with the lives of the residents.” A division bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Ashwin Bhobe, in an order […]
Bombay HC Clears Dhobi Ghat Redevelopment Despite Washermen’s Objections
October 22, 2025: The Bombay High Court has allowed the redevelopment of land near Dhobi Ghat, ruling that washermen and rassi holders cannot block the project despite their historical use of the area. A division bench of Justice Girish S. Kulkarni and Justice Aarti A. Sathe dismissed a petition filed by the group, which opposed […]
Bombay HC Orders MHADA To Conduct Full Structural Audit Of Patra Chawl Project
October 22, 2025: The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) has informed the Bombay High Court that it will engage the Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) to conduct a comprehensive structural audit of all rehabilitation buildings under the Patra Chawl redevelopment project. The decision came during a hearing before a division bench of Justices […]
Bombay HC Clears Way For Dhobi Ghat Redevelopment, Says Washermen Have No Right To Obstruct
October 21, 2025: The Bombay High Court has ruled that washermen at South Mumbai’s iconic Dhobi Ghat near Jacob Circle cannot obstruct the ongoing Slum Rehabilitation (SR) project when an alternate site has already been offered to them. The court observed while dismissing a plea filed by the rassi-holders—individuals who use the area to insert […]
Illegal Construction Continues On Madh Island Despite SIT And BMC Crackdown
October 17, 2025: Despite an ongoing probe by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) and the Mumbai Crime Branch into the sprawling Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) land scam on Madh Island, illegal construction activity continues unabated. The scam allegedly involves forged land records used to facilitate the construction of several luxury bungalows. Following the Bombay High […]
Bombay High Court Quashes SRA’s Acquisition Of NESCO Land, Cites Violation Of Due Process
October 15, 2025: The Bombay High Court has set aside the acquisition of land owned by NESCO Limited in Goregaon (East) by the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA), ruling that the process violated due procedure under the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971. A division bench of Justices G.S. Kulkarni and Aarti A. […]
Bombay HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Goregaon Redevelopment, Upholds Majority Decision
October 14, 2025: The Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the redevelopment of a co-operative housing society in Goregaon West, ruling that the decision supported by the majority of members in a properly convened meeting must prevail. A division bench comprising Justices Suman Shyam and Manjusha Deshpande was hearing a plea filed by […]
Bombay High Court Orders Compensation, Demands Accountability Over Mumbai’s Pothole Menace
October 14, 2025: The Bombay High Court has issued a stern directive to Mumbai’s civic and government authorities, holding them accountable for the city’s chronic pothole problem and poor road conditions. Emphasizing that safe and well-maintained roads are a constitutional obligation, the court criticised the continued negligence of municipal bodies in ensuring basic road safety […]
Bombay High Court Flags Misuse Of Prime Public Land in Cuffe Parade Redevelopment
October 9, 2025: The Bombay High Court has expressed grave concern over the proposed redevelopment of 33 acres of prime government land in Cuffe Parade, South Mumbai, under the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) scheme, warning that it could amount to a misuse of public property under the guise of slum rehabilitation. In an order issued […]
Bombay High Court Orders Perjury Action Against Trustees For Misleading Court In Goregaon Slum Redevelopment Case
October 8, 2025: The Bombay High Court has ordered perjury proceedings against four trustees of a Goregaon East-based religious trust for allegedly making false statements to obstruct the demolition of seven structures linked to a slum redevelopment project. The court found that the trustees had misused provisions of the Slum Redevelopment Act to wrongfully claim […]