HC scolds state and SRA for holding up the decision to alter the BLDR
The decision to permit a change in the developer of a Wadala redevelopment project that has stalled has been met with criticism from the Bombay High Court by the state government and the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA). In their judgment on Wednesday, Justices Mahesh Sonak and Kamal Khata declared that “State and SRA cannot adopt […]
High Court states to carry out the ongoing demolition project to expand the Mithi River
The Bombay High Court Vacation Bench allowed the continuous demolition of buildings to widen the Mithi River on Saturday. The court rejected the pleas of encroachers to stop or postpone the development project, citing a lack of evidence from tenants of residential and commercial buildings. The vacation bench of Justices of High Court N. R. […]
‘Baffled’ by BMC’s refusal, HC orders it to refund deposit paid for use of ground
The Bombay High Court on Thursday ordered the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to refund a deposit paid by a city resident for using a public ground, and said he should not have been compelled to move the court over the issue. Common sense dictated that petitioner Pradip Kolhe, a Christian reverend, was entitled to a […]