Bombay HC Clears Redevelopment Of Ghatkopar’s Parekh Market, Orders Occupants To Vacate
October 25, 2025: The Bombay High Court has cleared the way for the long-delayed redevelopment of the dilapidated Parekh Market complex in Ghatkopar (East), ordering 15 holdout occupants, including the project’s former developer, to vacate the premises by November 10, 2025. Justice Sandeep Marne granted interim relief to Ambit Life Style Homes LLP, the developer […]
Bombay High Court Allows Redevelopment Of Pratibha Tower, Rejects Plea To Stall Construction
October 25, 2025: The Bombay High Court has declined to halt the redevelopment of the infamous Pratibha Tower in South Mumbai’s Breach Candy area, allowing the Saidale Cooperative Housing Society to move ahead with the project as approved by its general body on June 14. Pratibha Tower, originally a 36-storey structure whose construction began in […]
Bombay HC Forms Panel To Fast-Track Boundary Wall Around Sanjay Gandhi National Park
October 23, 2025: The Bombay High Court has constituted a high-powered committee (HPC) to expedite the construction of a boundary wall around the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) to prevent further encroachments and safeguard what it described as the “crown jewel” of Mumbai and Thane. The panel, led by Justice Dilip B. Bhosale, former Chief […]
New Open Space Mandate: SRA Projects In Mumbai Must Reserve 35% Area for Parks And Public Use
October 23, 2025: The Maharashtra government has issued a major directive mandating that all slum rehabilitation projects in the state must now allocate at least 35% of their total area as open space. The decision follows a Bombay High Court order dated June 19, 2025, emphasising strict implementation of the Development Control and Promotion Regulation […]
Bombay HC Extends Deadline For New Biomedical Waste Plant; Govandi Unit To Operate 21 Months More
October 23, 2025: The Bombay High Court has granted a 21-month extension to SMS Envoclean Private Limited to set up a new bio-medical waste treatment facility outside Mumbai, allowing the existing plant in Govandi to continue operations in the interim, PTI reported. A division bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad passed […]
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 […]