Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act

The respondents, owners of a 10,000‑sq‑yard plot in Mulund, surrendered part of the land to the Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay (MCGB) for an export office and were promised Transferable Development Rights (TDR) for the built‑up area and for the asphalting of the surrounding courtyard. After constructing the of…

The appellant, Hasan Khan, was detained under Section 3(1) of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slum‑lords, Bootleggers, Drug Offenders and Dangerous Persons Act, 1981 on the ground that he was a notorious goonda who extorted money, threatened and assaulted residents, thereby disturbing the even tem…

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and its concessionaire Noble Exchange set up a Garbage Processing Plant (GPP) at Baner, Pune under a 2005 development plan that reserved the land for such a facility. The plant was authorized under the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000 and received environm…

Builders sought permission to construct buildings in an area where chemical factories operated, prompting the Bombay High Court to prohibit any construction within a 1 km radius of the factories. The chemical manufacturers appealed, arguing that the prohibition infringed the residents' right to reside and that the High…