Development Control Rules, 1967

The appellants, owners of an 8,983 sq.m. plot in Mumbai, sought permission to develop a luxury hotel with additional floor space index (FSI) under Rule 10(2) of the Development Control Rules, 1967. The land fell within Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) II as per the 19 February 1991 notification issued under the Environmen…

The case arose from a strike that closed 58 textile mills in Bombay, leading to the framing of Regulation 58 under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act to modernise mills and develop surplus land. The regulation was amended in 2001, prompting a public interest litigation challenging its validity. The Bombay H…

The appellants' original land was acquired under a Town Planning Scheme and they were awarded two final plots and monetary compensation by an arbitrator. They later sought additional Floor Space Index (FSI) and Transferable Development Rights (TDR) under the 1991 Development Control Regulations, which allowed such bene…