VVMC Demolishes Unsafe Vasai Buildings After Bombay HC Clears Path For Redevelopment
September 22, 2025: The Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) has begun demolishing two dangerously dilapidated buildings in Vasai (West), following a Bombay High Court order that cleared the way for redevelopment. The structures, Pushpanjali and Deepanjali Cooperative Housing Societies (CHS), are being razed after months of legal disputes between residents. In August 2025, the High […]
Bombay HC Warns Of Colossal Failure If Illegal Constructions Persist
August 30, 2025: The Bombay High Court has issued a strong warning to civic authorities, stating that if drastic measures are not taken to curb illegal constructions, rapidly growing towns could face “a colossal failure” in achieving the goals of lawful and sustainable town planning. The court cautioned that unchecked unauthorised development would result in […]
Supreme Court Upholds Bombay HC Judgment Against SRA’s Bandra Church Land Takeover
August 25, 2025: The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Bombay High Court order invalidating the acquisition of Church Trust land at Mount Mary in Bandra by the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA), highlighting the “invisible but pervading influence of the powerful private developer” behind the move. The Church Trust had expressed interest in redeveloping the […]
SC Rules Land Cannot Be Taken Without First Extinguishing Owner’s Rehabilitation Rights
August 25, 2025: The Supreme Court has ruled that landowners enjoy a preferential right to redevelop their property under the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971, before the State or the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) can intervene. The judgment came in a dispute concerning a parcel of land in Kurla, Mumbai, owned […]
Over 50% Of BMC’s Proposed SRA Schemes Yet To Take Off
August 25, 2025: Of the 64 Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) schemes planned on land owned by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), only 29 are currently set to progress. The projects fall under DCPR-2034 Regulation 33(10), which empowers the civic body to act as a special planning authority for redevelopment of slums situated on its plots. […]
HC Pulls Up BMC For Failing To Complete Bandra East Foot Overbridge
August 23, 2025: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to clarify its position on the stalled Bandra East foot overbridge (FOB) project before the court considers passing any adverse orders against it. The bridge is intended to connect Bandra railway station with the Kalanagar junction, a key link to […]
Bombay High Court Orders Immediate Clearance For Vile Parle Slum Redevelopment
August 23, 2025: The Bombay High Court has strongly criticised the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) for delaying a slum redevelopment project in Vile Parle and has directed that a commencement certificate (CC) be issued without further obstruction to Sateri Builders & Developers LLP. The case concerns a plot on Dayaldas Road and an adjoining D.P. […]
Bombay HC Raps Social Welfare Department For Blocking Vikhroli Redevelopment
August 19, 2025: The Bombay High Court has strongly criticised the state social welfare department for obstructing the redevelopment of a dangerously weak 50-year-old building in Kannamwar Nagar, Vikhroli East. The court warned that departmental officers would be held personally accountable if any untoward incident occurred. A division bench of Justices G.S. Kulkarni and Arif […]
HC Recommends Committee To Monitor Tree Felling In Mumbai And Suburbs
August 18, 2025: The Bombay High Court has voiced concern over the extensive cutting of trees and shrubs to make way for various development projects, suggesting the formation of a special committee comprising retired judges to monitor and regulate such activities. A bench of Justice Revati Mohite-Dere and Justice Dr Neela Gokhale highlighted that rapid […]
Bombay HC Issues Notice To BMC On Vikas Premises Society’s Plea Against ‘Jimmy Boy’ Demolition
August 16, 2025: The Bombay High Court has sought a response from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to a plea filed by the 129-year-old Vikas Premises Co-operative Housing Society Limited in Fort, which houses the iconic Parsi restaurant Jimmy Boy. The society has requested a recall or modification of the court’s July 2 order that […]