Bombay HC blocks proposal to increase building heights along Marine Drive
The Bombay High Court recently delayed the state and BMC’s third attempt in the last 12 years to enhance the height of structures in the second row and beyond on Marine Drive. Within this heritage precinct, the proposal aimed to allow structures to reach heights of 58m, or around 15 stories. Churchgate residents filed a […]
Bombay HC Halts Metro Car Shed Plans on Disputed Kanjurmarg Land
In a setback for the Maharashtra government, the Bombay High Court imposed a status quo on Thursday, ordering authorities not to modify the character of a 15-hectare land in Kanjurmarg handed by the Mumbai collector to MMRDA for the construction of a car shed for Metro Line 6. The Mumbai Metro Line 6 connects Swami […]
Bombay HC Stays Redevelopment Guidelines for 58m Projects on Marine Drive
In an interim decision issued on Thursday, the Bombay High Court delayed the execution of 2023 rules that would allow special clearance to be granted for rehabilitation project structures of up to 58 metres in height on the Marine Drive precinct in south Mumbai. It questioned whether authorities intended to change the area’s skyline. The […]
Bombay HC Orders Crackdown on Illegal Construction in Navi Mumbai
The Bombay High Court has directed the planning authorities – NMMC, MIDC, and CIDCO – to take strict action against illegal structures or face contempt. The court highlighted that the authorities had failed to comply with the 2018 judgment, which required them to remove illegal structures and prevent new ones from being built. The HC […]
Bombay HC: Redevelopment Rights Excluded from Moratorium; Upholds Right to Shelter
The Bombay High Court division bench of Justices Kamal Khata and M.S. Sonak ruled that if the developer fails to meet its obligations under the Development Agreement, such as paying transit rent and completing construction within the specified time frame, there is a complete failure of consideration, and no rights accrue to it. A writ […]
Bombay HC Rebukes TMC for Approving Illegal Construction on Nullah
The Bombay High Court on Monday overturned the Thane Municipal Corporation’s (TMC) order to regularise an unlawful private developer’s development on a public drain, raising legal and public interest concerns. The court chastised TMC for offering deceptive reasoning and failing to follow the law, eventually overturning the regularisation ruling dated February 5, 2005. The court […]
MMRDA to Extend Bid Deadline for Thane-Mira Bhayander Projects by 60 Days: Bombay HC
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) informed the Bombay High Court on Tuesday that the deadline for bidding on two projects costing Rs 16, 577 crore linking Thane and Mira-Bhayander would be extended by 60 days. One of the projects connects Thane and Mira Bhayander via a tunnel from Gaimukh to the Fountain Hotel […]
PIL in HC Challenges Mulund Salt-Pan and Transfer for Dharavi Redevelopment
A lawyer filed a public interest litigation in the Bombay High Court on Monday, challenging the Centre’s transfer of salt-pan land in Mulund to the Maharashtra government, which will be used in part to rehabilitate certain Dharavi inhabitants. Sagar Devre, a Mumbai resident, noted in his appeal that salt-pan lands are a highly sensitive aspect […]
SC urges Maharashtra govt to meet CJ on Bombay HC annexe project
The Bombay High Court’s chief justice and other judges were invited to a meeting by the Supreme Court on Wednesday in order to discuss the redevelopment of a PWD and the relocation of courtrooms and other facilities to buildings next to the current, iconic high court building in Mumbai. On September 23, India’s Chief Justice […]
Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, will today lay the cornerstone for a new court complex in Mumbai
On September 23, there will be a groundbreaking ceremony to officially begin the construction of a new court complex in Bandra, which is a major enhancement for the Bombay High Court. D Y Chandrachud, India’s Chief Justice, will place the complex’s foundation stone. The ceremony will be attended by Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and […]