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 […]
HC opens the door for the 19-year-old Bandra East society’s reconstruction
After more than 19 years of delay, the Bombay High Court has now made it possible to reconstruct a housing society in Bandra East. The Kherwadi-based Sukhsadan Cooperative Housing Society approached the high court earlier this year after the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) was requested by the resolution professional (RP) appointed by […]
Bombay HC Orders BMC to Demolish 7 Illegal Floors of Khar’s Shivanjali Society
The Bombay High Court deemed the development “patently illegal and unauthorised” and ordered the demolition of seven floors of the Shivanjali Co-operative Housing Society, an eight-story residential structure in Khar West. Rafique Kabani, the petitioner who lives on the eighth floor, has also been fined Rs 50,000 by the court for “misleading the court and […]
HC rules that 31-year-old Khar building’s seven unauthorised storeys be demolished.
After it was discovered that the top seven stories of an eight-story building in Khar West were constructed illegally, the Bombay High Court ordered the removal of those seven stories. The Shivanjali Co-operative Housing Society at Dr. Ambedkar Road has seven illegal levels. The court ordered the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to remove these floors […]
Navi Mumbai: Building Collapse, HC rejects Bail Plea of the Builder
The builder of the Indira Niwas building in CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai, which collapsed on July 27 and killed three occupants while injuring two others, has had his request for pre-arrest bail denied by the Bombay High Court. “The (preliminary) inquiry reveals the applicant’s role in the crime and highlights concerns regarding the role played […]
Navi Mumbai: To Reduce Noise and Air Pollution, NMMC Task Force Will Visit Construction Sites Every Week
The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has established a specialized task force to examine construction sites every week around the city. The force was established to investigate the noise and sound pollution that the city’s ongoing development and building projects are causing. NMMC has been working on a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to address […]