Created by Fuzzy Cloud | Our 2nd AI-Powered Solution
168 judgments · newest first · showing 1–168
The petitioners filed a public interest litigation seeking to quash a 2015 communication that declared the reservation of certain lands in Hingoli for public amenities to have lapsed under Section 127 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. The respondents argued that a purchase …
The petitioners challenged notices dated 29‑12‑2018 and 10‑01‑2019 issued by the Chief Officer of the Municipal Council, Kallam, under Section 53(1) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. They alleged that the notices were served without affording them an opportunity of hearing, …
The petitioners challenged notices dated 29‑12‑2018 and 10‑01‑2019 issued by the Chief Officer of the Municipal Council, Kallam, under Section 53(1) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. They contended that the notices were served without affording them a prior opportunity of …
The petitioners filed a public interest litigation seeking to quash a 2015 communication by the Maharashtra Urban Development Department that declared the reservation of certain lands in Hingoli district to have lapsed under Section 127 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, and to …
The petitioners, owners of land in Beed, obtained No‑Objection permission and provisional approval for a layout plan, relinquished the required open spaces and roads to the Municipal Council, and later sold the plots to purchasers who have largely completed construction. In 2022 a complaint by a …
The petitioners, original owners of 17 acres of land in Dhule, claimed that compensation for acquisition was delayed and sought interest under Section 80 of the RFCTLARR Act, 2013. A notification under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was issued in 2013, corrected later, and the award was passed on …
The petitioners challenged notices dated 29‑12‑2018 and 10‑01‑2019 issued by the Chief Officer of the Municipal Council, Kallam, under Section 53(1) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. They alleged that the notices were served without affording them a chance to be heard, …
The petitioners challenged notices dated 29‑12‑2018 and 10‑01‑2019 issued by the Chief Officer of the Municipal Council, Kallam, under Section 53(1) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, alleging that they were served without any opportunity of being heard. The petitioners …
Mohanlal Arjundas Shamnani filed a contempt petition against the State of Maharashtra alleging non‑compliance with a court order to submit the Revised Development Plan. The court had directed Respondent No. 4 to submit the plan to the State Government for sanction. The Additional Government Pleader …
The petitioner, Sudhakar Ramrao Patil, filed a writ petition challenging two notices dated 29-12-2018 issued by the Chief Officer of the Municipal Council, Kallam, under Section 53(1) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. He contended that the notices were served without affording …
The High Court of Bombay heard two first appeals and two cross‑objections arising from the same land acquisition of 4 and 8 acres in Garkheda, Aurangabad, originally awarded at Rs.7,500 per acre in 1980. The claimants sought a higher market value and the acquiring body (CIDCO) challenged the …
The High Court of Bombay heard two first appeals and two cross‑objections arising from the same land acquisition for the New Aurangabad development scheme. The claimants sought enhanced compensation beyond the original award of Rs.7,500 per acre, and the acquiring body (CIDCO) challenged the …
Tulshiram Bandu Patil filed a writ petition under section 127 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, seeking a declaration that the reservation of his land (Survey No. 25/4) as a garden had lapsed because the Jalgaon Municipal Corporation failed to act on his purchase notice for …
The petitioner, Sonali Nitin Lodha, filed a writ petition challenging two notices issued by Respondent No. 3 under Section 54 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. The petitioner argued that the notices, dated 03‑08‑2025 and 29‑04‑2026, were vague and failed to provide any …
The High Court of Bombay heard two first appeals and two cross‑objections arising from the same land‑acquisition proceedings for 4 acres and 8 acres in Garkheda, Aurangabad, originally awarded at Rs 7,500 per acre in 1980. The claimants sought a higher compensation and the acquiring body (CIDCO) …
The claimants' lands in Aurangabad were acquired by CIDCO in 1980 for the New Aurangabad project, with an initial compensation of Rs.7,500 per acre. The claimants protested and obtained a reference which enhanced the market value to Rs.23,000 per acre, but further disputes arose because portions of …
The petitioners, legal heirs of the deceased Prabhawati Narayanrao Chaudhari, filed a writ petition seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra. They requested that the respondent verify the land record and consider their application dated 24 February 2026, which had been recommended on 28 July …
The petitioners own land (Survey No. 91/1) reserved for a stadium and a 15‑metre DP road under Reservation Site No. 25, with a notification issued on 28‑April‑2011. Respondent No. 2, the Municipal Council of Jintur, failed to acquire the land under Section 127 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town …
The petitioners sought protection against demolition of structures on plots in the MIDC, Waluj, alleging that the notice issued by the MIDC on 4 September 2026 violated Section 53(1)(a) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, which requires a minimum one‑month notice. They had …
The petitioners sought to prevent demolition of structures on plots in the MIDC, Waluj, alleging that the notice issued by the MIDC for demolition did not comply with the one‑month notice requirement under Section 53(1)(a) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. They had earlier …
The petitioners challenged the order of the District Judge rejecting their appeal against a civil judge’s refusal to stay a municipal notice ordering removal of unauthorized constructions. The notice, issued under Sections 179 and 189 of the Maharashtra Municipal Councils Act, 1965 and Sections …
The petitioners filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking a direction to the State to decide an appeal they had filed on 20 February 2025 under Section 47 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, challenging a municipal council order dated 21 January 2025. …
The Pandharpur Municipal Council began a road‑widening project and, instead of acquiring the petitioners' land under the 2013 Land Acquisition Act, offered them floor‑space index (FSI) or transfer‑of‑development‑rights (TDR) in lieu of compensation. The petitioners rejected the offer and sought …
The Pandharpur Municipal Council began a road‑widening project and, instead of acquiring the petitioners' land under the 2013 Land Acquisition Act, offered them floor‑space index (FSI) or transfer‑of‑development‑rights (TDR) in lieu of compensation. The petitioners rejected the offer and sought …
The petitioner, J.K. Realities, owned CTS No.226 (645 sq. m.) which was reserved in the 2001 Final Development Plan for a vegetable market and shopping centre. After ten years of no acquisition steps, the petitioner served a notice under Section 127 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, …
The petitioner, owner of a plot in Solapur, sought de‑reservation of his land which had been earmarked for a playground under the Solapur Development Plan. He served a purchase notice under Section 127 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, after the municipal corporation declared …
The petitioner, Anuradha Radesham Sarda, sought a declaration that the reservation of her 4,000 sq. m. land under Reservation No.13/06 of the Solapur Development Plan (1997–2017) had lapsed pursuant to Section 127 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. The land had been reserved …
The petitioner, Sandeepkumar Shah, challenged the Pandharpur Municipal Council's road widening project that affected his property, alleging that the council proceeded without complying with the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, …
Gandhi Autolines challenged the Pandharpur Municipal Council’s road‑widening project, alleging that the council’s offer of floor‑space index (FSI) or transfer‑of‑development‑rights (TDR) in lieu of land acquisition violated the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, …
The petitioners sought a declaration that the reservation of their 2,000 sq.m. land for a high school and playground in the Ichalkaranji Development Plan had lapsed under Section 127 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. The land was originally reserved in 1981 and again in the …
The petitioners filed a writ petition challenging the Draft Development Plan of Kavatemahankal Nagar Panchayat, invoking Section 26(1) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. They alleged that the planning authority had made substantive alterations to the impugned draft. The court …
The petitioners, Manohar D. Pansare & Ors., sought relief from the High Court to regularise their development on municipal land, invoking a prior judgment that allowed filing an application under Section 44 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. They requested the court to issue …
The petitioners sought a direction for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to enforce a notice dated 3 September 2021 issued under Section 53(1) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, against an illegal construction on Gut No. 117/3 in Pimplas village. The …
The petitioners, Shethia Associates and Ashok Savani, filed a writ under Article 227 of the Constitution and Section 482 of the CrPC (now Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita) seeking to quash a criminal process issued under Section 418 of the IPC against them in a redevelopment …
The Petitioner, Sandeep S. Thakur, filed a Public Interest Litigation under Article 226 challenging development permissions granted by the State of Maharashtra and the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) to Respondent Nos.3 to 7 for redevelopment projects in Navi Mumbai. The Petitioner alleged …
The petitioners challenged notices issued by the Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation (BNCMC) that threatened to take over their lands and structures for a road‑widening project and offered only Transferable Development Rights (TDR) instead of monetary compensation. They alleged violation of …
The petitioner, a Navi Mumbai resident, filed a PIL under Article 226 seeking a writ of mandamus to quash development permissions granted by the State of Maharashtra and the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) to Respondent Nos. 3 to 7 co-operative housing societies, contending that Regulation …
The petitioners, owners of lands slated for a road‑widening project by the Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation (BNCMC), challenged notices that threatened to take over their properties and offered only Transferable Development Rights (TDR) instead of monetary compensation. They alleged …
The petitioners, owners of lands slated for a road‑widening project by the Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation (BNCMC), challenged notices that threatened to take over their properties and offered only Transferable Development Rights (TDR) instead of monetary compensation. They alleged …
The petitioners, owners of lands slated for a road‑widening project by the Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation (BNCMC), challenged notices that threatened to take over their properties and offered only Transferable Development Rights (TDR) instead of monetary compensation. They alleged …
The appellants, owners of shops in Khar Seven Stars Co‑op Housing Society, challenged demolition notices issued by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) under Section 53(1) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act. The City Civil Court dismissed their notice of motions and …
The appellants, owners of shops in Khar Seven Stars Co‑op Housing Society, challenged demolition notices issued by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) under Section 53(1) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act. The trial court dismissed their notice of motion and refused …
The appellants, owners of shops in Khar Seven Stars Co‑op Housing Society, challenged demolition notices issued by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) under Section 53(1) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act. The City Civil Court dismissed their notice of motions and …
The Krishna Sindhu Co-operative Housing Society Ltd filed a writ petition alleging an encroachment of 640 square metres on Block No. 3 of Survey No. 65/4 and seeking redress against the District Collector, Raigad and others. A notice under Section 53 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning …
The petitioners, owners of 1721.03 sq. m of land earmarked for an 18‑metre DP road widening in Kharadi, Pune, handed over possession of the land to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on 9 June 2016 under a possession receipt that stipulated compensation in the form of additional FSI/TDR. After ten …
The petitioners filed a writ petition seeking mandamus to compel the Malegaon Municipal Corporation to remove encroachments and unauthorized constructions on Survey No.122/1, which is part of reservation sites under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 and the Maharashtra Municipal …
Petitioner Sanjeev Mittal filed a writ petition seeking an order directing Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) to remove an alleged unauthorized encroachment by a private person in the common areas of a building, invoking the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. The Division Bench of the …
The petitioners, owners of a 2.10‑hectare plot in Vadgaon, challenged the rejection of their purchase notice filed under Section 49 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. The Draft Development Plan had reserved part of the land for a garden, prompting the petitioners to serve a …
The applicants, who were original defendants in a suit filed by Kakad Co‑operative Housing Society Ltd., sought a civil revision under Section 115 of the CPC to set aside the City Civil Court’s order rejecting their Order VII‑Rule 11 application that the suit should be dismissed as barred. The suit …
The applicants, who were original defendants in a suit filed by Kakad Co‑operative Housing Society Ltd., sought a civil revision under Section 115 of the CPC to set aside the City Civil Court’s order rejecting their Order VII‑Rule 11 application that the suit should be dismissed as barred. The suit …
Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd. filed a writ petition challenging an order of the Agricultural Lands Tribunal (ALT) that rejected its preliminary objection to the maintainability of an application under Section 32G of the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948. The petitioner argued …
The petitioner, Samir Madhukar Deokar, filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking various directions including inspection of school buildings, production of building approvals, initiation of action under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, fire safety inspection, and removal of …
The petitioner sought a writ of mandamus directing the Karjat Municipal Council and other respondents to demolish illegal construction on Excluded Part (EP) 31, execute a release deed, provide a road, and set up a garden as per the Development Plan. The court noted that the Municipal Council had …
Anand Ramchandra Patil, a builder, was charged under IPC sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and MRTP Act sections 52, 53, 54 for constructing an illegal four‑storey building in partnership with Hitesh Thakur (A4) and landowner Pandharinath Gawand. The agreement stipulated a 60:40 profit share, but …
The petitioners, Raees Madarsa and Welfare Society, filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking to quash and stay an order dated 23 June 2026 that authorized demolition of their madarsa under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. The demolition had been carried out in 2018 after …
The petitioner filed a writ petition seeking quash of a notice issued under Sections 89 and 90 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, after being allotted Flat No.2108 in a rehabilitation scheme. Subsequent developments showed that the petitioner was confirmed as eligible for the …
The petitioners own land in Thane that the Thane Municipal Corporation intends to use for a Development Plan Road. The corporation offered compensation in the form of Transferable Development Rights (TDR) / Floor Space Index (FSI) instead of monetary payment, citing lack of financial capacity. The …
The petitioner, Krishna Narayan Vetal, filed a writ petition seeking a writ of certiorari or mandamus directing the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai to initiate action against three respondents for alleged illegal construction and to demolish the structures. The petitioner alleged that …
The petitioner filed a writ petition seeking a writ of certiorari or mandamus directing the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai to initiate action against two respondents for alleged illegal construction and to demolish the structures. The petitioner alleged that multiple complaints filed on 30 …
The Bombay High Court heard a writ petition filed by Maneka Co‑Operative Housing Society seeking a Transferable Development Right (TDR) for land acquired in 1984‑85. The Society had complied with the conditions of Development Control Regulation N‑2.4.17, handed over possession to the Pune Municipal …
The petitioners, Wadhwa Constructions & Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. and Navin Makhija, challenged the stamp duty assessment on a Joint Development Agreement executed on 18 February 2014 with Valuable Properties Pvt. Ltd., arguing that the authorities had incorrectly included future contingent rights, …
Vasant Anandrao Idhol filed a civil suit challenging a demolition notice issued by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai under Section 56 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. He sought both a temporary injunction and an ad‑interim injunction to restrain demolition of the …
Vasant Anandrao Idhol filed a civil suit challenging a demolition notice issued by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai under Section 56 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. He sought both a temporary injunction and an ad‑interim injunction to restrain demolition of the …
The petitioners challenged the award of land acquisition by the Special Land Acquisition Officer, seeking compensation in the form of Transferable Development Rights (TDR) instead of monetary payment. The Municipal Corporation had already deposited the monetary compensation with the SLAO. The Court …
The petitioners filed five writ petitions seeking additional compensation for portions of land reserved for internal roads and open spaces that were acquired for the Nagpur‑Mumbai Highway. The lands had been converted to non‑agricultural use and acquired under the Maharashtra Highways Act, 1955, …
The petitioner, a cooperative housing society, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the municipal corporation to act under Section 260(2) read with Section 478 of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act and Sections 52 and 53 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act for …
The petitioners, a group of women, purchased a former Gram Panchayat house and, relying on a No‑Objection Certificate from the village panchayat, erected 54 tin sheds. The Tahsildar of Palghar issued a notice and an order on 3 February 2026 directing removal of the sheds, alleging lack of permission …
The petitioner, Jijus is Lord Church Trust, sought a temporary injunction to restrain the execution of a notice issued under Section 53 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, which demanded removal of an unauthorised structure. The Civil Judge and subsequently the District Judge …
The petitioners, owners of a 260 sq.m plot in Chakan, challenged a notice issued by Chakan Nagar Parishad alleging unauthorized construction on a 20‑foot road passing through their land. After denying the existence of the road and filing an application for regularisation under the MRTP Act, the …
The petitioner, Bipin D. Maru, filed a writ petition challenging the inaction of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Authority (Respondent No.1) in deciding an interim application filed alongside an appeal under Section 47 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. The …
The petitioners, owners of plots within Chakan Municipal Council limits, applied for construction permission but were told the development plan was not approved. They proceeded with construction and the council issued notices under Sections 52, 53 and 54 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning …
The petitioner, owner of three parcels of land in Village Dapodi, claimed that the reservation of his land in the Pune Municipal Corporation development plan had lapsed after more than ten years without acquisition, invoking Section 127 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. The …
The petitioner, a lessee of a property under 999‑year lease deeds dated 1986 and 2003, challenged a notice issued under Section 53(1)(a) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 that demanded demolition of a compound wall and removal of alleged encroachment. The petitioner sought …
The appellant, Babanrao Dherange, challenged a notice issued by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay under Section 55 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, alleging that the structure in question was a temporary erection and therefore subject to removal. The trial court …
The Bombay High Court heard a writ petition filed by Apurva Co‑Operative Housing Society and others seeking compensation for eight members who had not yet received alternative accommodation after a municipal acquisition. The Municipal Corporation proposed either a Transfer of Development Rights …
The petitioners, a charitable trust and its trustees, sought to amend their plaint to include recent municipal notices and objections concerning alleged unauthorised construction by the defendant on the trust's property. The City Civil Court had partially allowed the amendment but rejected …
The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) sought revision of a Civil Judge's order that rejected its application to dismiss a suit filed by Shivam Govendra Singh challenging two notices issued under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. The plaintiff alleged the …
The petitioners, owners of CTS No.114 in Koregaon Park, sought to develop the land for residential use but discovered it was reserved for a playground (Reservation PG‑97) in the Revised Draft Development Plan under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. A committee appointed under …
The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) sought revision of a Civil Judge's order that rejected its application to dismiss a suit filed by Shivam Govendra Singh challenging two notices issued under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. The plaintiff alleged the …
The Bombay High Court initiated suo motu proceedings pursuant to the Supreme Court's direction in Yash Developers v. Harihar Krupa Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. to conduct a performance audit of the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971. The Court heard the …
Eighteen flat owners of the Universal Garden building challenged a notice issued by MMRDA under Section 55 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 alleging unauthorized construction. They sought ad‑interim protective relief in separate suits, but the trial court denied relief, …
Eighteen flat owners of the Universal Garden building challenged a notice issued by MMRDA under Section 55 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 alleging unauthorized construction. They sought ad‑interim protective relief in separate suits, but the trial court denied relief, …
The appellants, owners of 24 flats in the Universal Garden building, challenged a notice issued by MMRDA under Section 55 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 alleging unauthorized enclosure of balconies. They sought interim relief to prevent removal of the structures, claiming …
The appellants, owners of 24 flats in the Universal Garden building, challenged a notice issued by MMRDA under Section 55 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 alleging unauthorized enclosure of balconies. They sought interim relief to prevent removal of the structures, claiming …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay appealed a City Civil Court order that held a demolition notice issued under Section 55 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, to be illegal and allowed the plaintiff to reconstruct the demolished premises at his own cost. After the …
Mr. Jayesh H. Gupta filed a writ petition seeking the Thane Municipal Corporation (respondents 2‑6) to act on his complaint dated 01‑01‑2026 regarding unauthorized constructions encroaching the Anand Koliwada Main Road, which is shown without proper width in the draft development plan under Section …
The petitioners, Mangal Namdev Mokashi and others, filed a writ petition against the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) and related respondents seeking a direction to initiate action under Section 18 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, and to demolish a …
The petitioner filed a representation on 9 January 2026 alleging unauthorized construction, seeking judicial intervention. The Thane Municipal Corporation contended that it had previously issued notices under Sections 52 and 53 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, but no further …
The petitioners sought the return of 25.39 acres of land acquired in 1970 for a new township, alleging that the land was being leased to private parties contrary to the public purpose and invoking the Supreme Court's decision in Royal Orchid Hotels Ltd. v. G. Jayarama Reddy. They also amended the …
The petitioners, heirs of Yakub Contractor, claimed ownership of a 88.29‑acre parcel in Lonavala that had been reserved for "housing for the dishoused" under the 1978 Development Plan and its later revisions. They served purchase notices under Section 127 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town …
Acme Housing India Pvt. Ltd. and its director sought a declaration that the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 no longer applied to their 54,500 sq m of land in Thane, the deletion of a mutation entry (No. 1125) that recorded an exemption under Section 20 of that Act, and the quashing of …
The appellants, private landowners in Maharashtra, challenged revenue annotations and mutation entries that labelled their lands as private forests and vested in the State, arguing that the statutory requirements for acquisition were not fulfilled. The State contended that notices issued under …
The Supreme Court examined a dispute over the acquisition of a 9,054‑sq‑m land in a Slum Rehabilitation (SR) Area in Mumbai, owned by Indian Cork Mills Private Limited (ICM) but claimed by the Tarabai Nagar Co‑op. Housing Society. The Court considered whether the owner has a preferential right to …
The case concerned 11.89 ha of land in Kondhwa Budruk, Pune, notified as Reserved Forest under the Indian Forest Act, 1878, which was later allotted to the Chavan family in 1998 for agricultural purposes without Central Government approval under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980. The Chavan family …
The appellants, owners of land reserved for Development Plan Roads under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, constructed the roads at their own cost, surrendered the land to the Mumbai Municipal Corporation and were granted 25% transferable development rights (TDR). They later claimed …
The appellant, owner of a 1.25‑lac‑sq‑ft land in Akola, challenged the award of compensation for land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for a flood‑protection wall, contending that the land was not wholly within the statutory ‘Blue Zone’ and that the market value should be based on …
The case concerned a slum rehabilitation project in Lower Parel, Mumbai, where a developer and a minority group of hutment dwellers (Sayunkta Sangharsh Samiti) entered into a private Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to allocate flats in towers D, E and F exclusively to the society members, …
The Supreme Court examined appeals filed by Shirdi Nagar Panchayat against landowners and plot holders who challenged a 2004 government notification converting a green zone into a residential zone, which required the municipal council to receive 10% of the land as open space and another 10% as …
The appellant‑trust owned lands in Nashik that were acquired by the Agricultural Produce Market Committee under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. An award under Section 11 was made on 12 January 1996, but the parties entered into consent terms on 20 October 1997, agreeing that the market value would …
The appellants, Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd., surrendered land reserved for a recreation ground in Greater Mumbai and obtained a Development Rights Certificate (DRC) but later sought additional Transferable Development Rights (TDR) for the amenity. Their claim was rejected by the …
The appellants owned land that had been reserved for a playground in a Development Plan published in 2002 under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. After the statutory ten‑year period elapsed, they served a notice under Section 127 seeking acquisition, but the authorities failed to …
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) sought to acquire land reserved in the 1999 Development Plan for public purposes, but the land remained unacquired for over ten years. The landowners served a purchase notice under Section 127 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 (MRTP …
The Hari Krishna Mandir Trust, holding Plot No.473‑B3 and an adjoining private road, sought correction of a Town Planning Scheme that erroneously recorded the road as owned by Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). The High Court dismissed the trust's writ petition, holding that the land had vested in …
The case arose from a tragic landslide on a National Highway caused by over‑mining and hill‑cutting, which killed a woman and her daughter. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) had ordered the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the miner to pay a joint penalty, compensation to the victims' …
The appellants, owners of several plots in Gondia, challenged the reservation of their land for a shopping complex and vegetable market under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. The original Development Plan came into force on 24‑08‑1984, and a declaration under Section 126(4) was …
Shree Ram Urban Infrastructure Ltd (SRUIL) obtained development permission and a commencement certificate for a residential tower and a public parking lot (PPL) under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 and the 1991 Development Control Regulations (DCR). SRUIL constructed the PPL up …
Balaji Associates, a partnership firm, owned land in Morshi that was reserved for a shopping centre and garden under the final development plan effective from 01‑09‑2005. After the ten‑year period elapsed, the firm served a first notice on 13‑07‑2015 and a second notice on 31‑08‑2015 under Section …
Sampada Yogesh Waghdhare, elected Municipal Councillor and later President, was disqualified under Section 44(1)(e) of the Maharashtra Municipal Council Nagar Panchayat and Industrial Township Act, 1965 because her husband constructed illegal structures, including temporary ones. She challenged the …
Janhit Manch, an NGO, and its president challenged Maharashtra's slum rehabilitation scheme, specifically the 1991 Development Control Regulations (DCR) and the Transferable Development Right (TDR) policy that allowed an increase in Floor Space Index (FSI) in certain zones. They sought a review of …
The appellant owned land that was acquired by the state and an award was passed on 30‑11‑1987. A notice under Section 12(2) of the Land Acquisition Act was sent on 04‑12‑1987 but the award itself was not attached. The appellant received a certified copy of the award only on 03‑02‑1988 and filed a …
The appellants owned plots that were initially reserved for public purpose under a Draft Development Plan (1971) and later under Town Planning Scheme III (1976). After ten years elapsed from the final Development Plan coming into force, they served a notice under Section 127 of the Maharashtra …
The appellants, small‑scale shopkeepers near the Shirdi Sai Baba shrine, had a 1979 compromise decree granting them rehabilitation on their occupied plots. Subsequent town‑planning, development‑plan and highway‑control‑line notifications rendered the decree practically impossible to execute, …
The appellants, landowners in five villages of Raipur district, challenged the Kamal Vihar Township Development Scheme (KVTDS) prepared by the Raipur Development Authority (RDA) under the Madhya Pradesh Nagar Thatha Gram Nivesh Adhiniyam, 1973. They alleged that the scheme was formulated without the …
The appellants, residents of slums on privately owned plots in Kurla, challenged the approval of a slum rehabilitation scheme that treated their private plots together with adjoining municipal plots as a single slum area. They argued that the authorities wrongly clubbed the lands, that consent of …
The Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) gifted land to the public trust Gorakshan Sabha, which later leased it to Kripa Mangal Karyalaya. The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) granted building permits for structures on the land, which respondents 5 and 6 challenged through a public interest litigation …
The appellant, Hasmukhrai Mehta, owned land in Village Sheel, Raigad, which was originally included in a 1977 residential development plan. In 1999 the land was re‑designated for an Agricultural Produce Market Yard and a truck terminal, and the appellant served a purchase notice under Section 49 of …
The Promoters and Builders Association of Pune and the Nuclear Power Corporation excavated ordinary earth – the former for building foundations and the latter for widening a sea‑water intake channel – and were penalised under Section 48(7) of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 for allegedly …
The appellants owned land that had been reserved for a public garden under a development plan notified in 1966 and continued under a revised plan in 1987. They served a notice under Section 127 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act in 1989, seeking acquisition, but the notice was issued …
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 …
The Supreme Court examined the allotment of three plots of government land by the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) to entities linked to the same proprietor. The respondents had obtained the plots through private applications without any public tender, prompting CIDCO to cancel …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) issued a circular limiting the height of a public parking lot (PPL) in a high‑rise development to ground plus four floors, prompting the developer Kohinoor Ctnl Infrastructure Co. to challenge the stop‑work notice and the subsequent order …
The Bhusawal Municipal Council acquired 4.25 acres of agricultural land under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 and the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 to build a primary school. After paying the initial compensation awarded under Section 11, the respondents obtained a reference court …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) issued a circular limiting the height of a public parking lot (PPL) to ground plus four upper floors, which conflicted with the developer Kohinoor's plan for a 13‑storey PPL. After a series of writ petitions, stop‑work notices and a settlement, the …
Oswal Agro Mills Ltd. obtained permission from the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai to convert a plot in a Special Industrial Zone to a residential‑commercial complex adjacent to Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.'s (HPCL) refinery. HPCL objected, citing safety, security and health risks, …
The case concerned the acquisition of land in Pune for the extension of the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) market yard, designated for a "Bamboo Trade and Flea Market". The land owners and Mutha Associates failed to object during the planning and acquisition stages and only challenged …
The Shrirampur Municipal Council had reserved parcels of land for public purposes under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, but failed to acquire them within the statutory period. The landowners served purchase notices under Section 127 of the Act, after which the Council passed …
The case involved several cooperative housing societies that had purchased flats in a development where the builders constructed additional floors and exceeded the permitted Floor Space Index (FSI) in violation of the sanctioned plan and municipal regulations. The societies sought a mandamus …
The appellants, heirs of a plot of land in Borivali, challenged the reservation of their land for a municipal office under a Town Planning Scheme prepared under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 (MRTP Act). After the scheme was finalized, an arbitrator determined compensation, …
The case concerned a 3,450‑sq‑metre plot (FP No.110) in Pune that was originally reserved for a garden and later for a primary school under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 (MRTP Act). After the land was acquired, the developer, who was the son‑in‑law of the then Chief Minister, …
The case concerned a dispute over the user of a 7,224‑sq‑yd plot in Mumbai leased to Abhinav Sahakar Education Society for a school, which the Municipal Corporation had originally earmarked as a playground in the draft development plan. The State Government later modified the plan, first by a 1985 …
Pragati Mahila Mandal, a charitable trust, was allotted a 60‑year lease of a plot by Nanded Municipal Council to start a school for girls. Unable to fund the school, it instead operated a hostel for girls and working women on a no‑profit basis. A public‑interest writ petition filed by Anil …
The case concerned a parcel of land in Jalgaon reserved for a development plan under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning (MRTP) Act, 1966. The appellant claimed that the State Government and Municipal Council failed to acquire the land within the time limits prescribed by the MRTP Act and …
The promoter, Nahalchand Laloochand Pvt. Ltd., developed a building and sold flats to members of Panchali Co‑operative Housing Society Ltd., asserting a right to sell 25 stilt parking spaces as separate units. The society contended that the promoter could not sell those spaces because they were not …
Tata Motors obtained a 99‑year lease of unalienated land from the Pimpri‑Chinchwad New Town Development Authority (the Development Authority) in 1995 and began industrial use in 1999. The state revenue authority issued demand notices for non‑agricultural cess for the period 1995‑96 to 2001‑02, which …
The petitioners, a group of cooperative societies including Pranita Powerloom Co‑op. Society, sought acquisition of land for an industrial estate. The State cancelled the acquisition order on 30‑08‑2005 for non‑compliance with statutory requirements. The Bombay High Court, ignoring several …
The appellants, owners of Plot No.878 and a portion of Plot No.879 in Mumbai, relied on a motorable access through Plot No.879 to reach their land, as no other road existed. After the respondent acquired the remaining part of Plot No.879, it obstructed this access, prompting the appellants to seek a …
The appellants, owners of plots reserved for roads, voluntarily surrendered their land and constructed the required roads at their own cost. They claimed that, under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act and the Development Control Regulations, they were entitled to additional Floor Space …
The appellant, a developer, sought a No‑Objection Certificate (NOC) for a composite slum‑rehabilitation scheme covering two plots, one of which (Plot 559) was reserved for recreational use. The Slum Rehabilitation Authority rejected her application, stating it was deficient and that Annexure‑II for …
The appellant, owner of land reserved for a college under a development plan, sought release of the land after the college was disaffiliated. The land had not been acquired within the ten‑year period prescribed by Section 127 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, nor were any …
The petitioners filed a writ petition challenging the amendment of Regulation 33(7) of the Development Control Regulations, 1991 (Greater Mumbai), alleging that it was being misused to demolish privately owned, sound pre‑1940 buildings and that the regulation imposed unreasonable side‑space …
The Supreme Court examined the scope and ambit of Section 127 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, which deals with the lapse of land reservations if acquisition steps are not taken within six months. The Court noted earlier High Court decisions that had partially allowed writ …
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 …
The Supreme Court examined whether the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai had taken the statutory "steps" required under Section 126 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning (MRTP) Act to commence acquisition of land reserved for a public purpose, after the appellants served a purchase …
The Public Concern for Governance Trust filed a public interest litigation challenging the allotment of six residential plots in Navi Mumbai to cooperative societies that were alleged to be dummy entities set up by Vijay Associates (Wadhwa) Developers. The Bombay High Court quashed the allotments, …
The State of Maharashtra appealed to the Supreme Court seeking expunction of adverse remarks made by the Bombay High Court against the then Chief Minister and the Managing Director of CIDCO, who were not parties to the proceedings. The High Court had interpreted the Chief Minister's notation "please …
The Supreme Court heard a group of appeals challenging the Bombay High Court's handling of a public interest litigation that questioned the legality of Regulation 33(7) of the Development Control Regulations, 1991 as amended in 1999. The petitioners alleged that the amendment, which fixed a minimum …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) appealed to the Supreme Court against disparaging remarks made by the Bombay High Court in a writ petition challenging the validity of Development Control Regulation No.58 (OCR 58) under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. The …
The case concerned the validity of Development Control Regulation 58 (OCR 58) under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, its 2001 amendment and a 2003 clarification, as applied to sick, closed or modernising cotton‑textile mills in Bombay. The petitioners, a public‑interest group, …
Mass Holdings Pvt Ltd erected a hoarding in the Mahalaxmi area and was served a notice by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai to remove it, citing the Maharashtra Heritage Regulations, 1995. The appellant argued that the Mahalaxmi Precinct was merely a "location" in the schedule and not a …
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 …
The 1986 development plan for Pune earmarked a privately‑owned 1.5‑acre Plot No.438 as a garden, but the Municipal Corporation and the State Government never acquired the land. After the owners (appellants) bought the plot, the Government de‑reserved it by notification on 12‑Feb‑1993, citing lack of …
The Bhiwandi Municipal Council took over a strip of land for road widening and granted the appellants only repair permission for the remaining land (ground + two storeys). The appellants nevertheless erected a six‑storey building. The Council served a notice under Sections 52 and 53 of the …
The appellants challenged a notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 issued for acquiring their agricultural land, and the subsequent cancellation of that notification by a Sub‑Divisional Officer (SDO) under Section 5A. The SDO’s order was set aside by the Additional …
Girnar Traders, a partnership firm, owned land reserved under the Jalgaon Development Plan. After the State Government confirmed the firm's purchase notice, the municipal council failed to acquire the land under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act (M.R.T.P. Act). The State later declared …
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) was directed by the Maharashtra Government under section 37 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 to amend its Development Control Rules (OCR) in line with Bombay's OCR. After publishing the proposed amendments and inviting objections, the State …
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, …
The Supreme Court examined a public‑interest writ filed by Padma challenging CIDCO's bulk sale of developable land in Aurangabad. The High Court had held that the allotments to several private entities were made without Board approval, at prices below the reserve price, and in violation of Section …
The appellants, Live Oak Resort Ltd., obtained a 3‑star rating and applied to the Panchgani Hill Station Municipal Council for permission to add an extra floor to their hotel. The council referred the matter to the Director of Town Planning, who, under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, …
The Union of India claimed ownership of land that had been sold at public auction to Mis. Mundra Salt & Chemical Industries and later acquired by the State of Maharashtra for a highway. The Union relied on Section 37 of the Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879, which presumes Crown ownership where title …
The Municipal Council of Ahmednagar issued a notification under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 on 15 May 1971 and, after a compensation award on 26 April 1976, took possession of land. The respondents, Shah Hyder Beig and others, filed a writ petition in 1992—21 years after the …
The Indian Heritage Society filed a public‑interest writ in the Bombay High Court seeking to quash permissions granted to the Bombay Municipal Corporation for constructing a new public toilet block near the Gateway of India and to demolish an existing block. The High Court dismissed the petition, …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay acquired lease‑hold land of the respondents under Section 126 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning (MRTP) Act, relying on a 1972 notification that the land was earmarked for extending a sewage purification plant. Before the acquisition proceedings …
The Dadar Avanti Cooperative Housing Society challenged the permission granted by the Municipal Commissioner allowing two flats in its building to be used as a surgical nursing home, a change from the residential use sanctioned in the original plan. The society argued that the building was approved …
The appellant, Mis. Shabi Construction Co., entered into a lease agreement with the New Town Development Authority (CIDCO) for a commercial plot, the agreement stipulating a maximum Floor Space Index (FSI) of 2. While the agreement was pending, the State Government issued a notification increasing …
The State of Maharashtra issued notices under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 between 1968 and 1970 to acquire land covering 86 villages for the New Bombay township, with declarations under Section 6 in 1971‑72 and awards in 1985‑86. The land owners challenged the acquisition, alleging …
The petitioners, owners of land in Sholapur, challenged the acquisition of their land under the Urban Land (Ceiling & Regulation) Act, 1976, arguing that the Act should not apply to land reserved for public purpose under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 and that sections 10, 11 …
The case concerned a parcel of land in Bandra, Bombay, originally shown as residential in the 1966 development plan, for which a developer sought permission to build a five‑star hotel. The Municipal Commissioner rejected the plan, citing a pending revision of the development plan that would earmark …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay reserved a parcel of land for a recreation ground under the final development plan of 1967 but failed to acquire it within ten years. The trustees of the land served a purchase notice on 1 July 1977, which the corporation received on 4 July 1977. Section …
