Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporation Act

The appellant, originally a tracer in the Bombay Municipal Corporation, was deputed to the Town Planning Establishment where he was promoted to junior draftsman and later considered for a higher post. After suspension and removal proceedings, the Industrial Court vacated his removal and he was reappointed as junior dra…

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation sought to remove unauthorised hutments erected by pavement‑dwellers on a main road. The High Court stayed the removal until suitable accommodation was provided and required a hearing. On appeal, the Supreme Court held that pavements are public property intended for free pedestrian mo…

The case concerned a claim by Kausarbag Cooperative Housing Society Ltd. for Transferable Development Rights (TDR) on a 3.5‑acre parcel that had been acquired by the State under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and shown as an existing garden in the development plan. The Society argued that under Development Control Regu…

The appellant, Alkapuri Co‑operative Housing Society Ltd., filed a 1985 suit against Surat Municipal Corporation challenging a town‑planning scheme. The deceased respondent, an allottee of plot No.29‑B, filed a separate suit for a permanent injunction which was rejected, and later, in 2003, sought to amend his plaint t…