The petitioners, owners of land in Tisgaon, Aurangabad, challenged the acquisition of their property, alleging that the statutory requirements under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act – notably publication in two widely‑circulated newspapers and posting of a public notice – were not complied …
The National Highways Authority of India filed a batch of appeals under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, challenging the Principal District Judge, Aurangabad's common judgment dated 16/10/2025 dismissing its Section 34 applications and upholding arbitral awards. Lands in …
The petitioners, owners of land in Tisgaon, Aurangabad, challenged the acquisition of their property by the State of Maharashtra and CIDCO, alleging procedural violations under the Land Acquisition Act, including non‑compliance with the dual‑newspaper publication requirement of Section 6(2) and the …
The appellant, owner of land acquired for the expansion of Vazirabad Chowk, challenged the compensation awarded by the Reference Court, seeking a higher rate for the constructed portion and compensation for an adjoining open space not mentioned in the acquisition notification. The High Court …
The petitioner filed a writ petition challenging a proposal dated 12 November 2014 submitted by the Municipal Corporation under Section 37(1) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning (MRTP) Act. The High Court observed that the proposal had already been decided and therefore there was no …
The Sun Rock Municipal Employees Co‑operative Society Ltd. filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) to act on an unauthorized construction. Respondents 6 and 7 have a pending civil suit in the City Civil Court, Dindoshi, where interim protection …
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 motions and refused …
The Navi Mumbai Co‑operative Housing Federation and two member societies sought a writ of mandamus to restrain CIDCO from demanding transfer charges on members whose lease deeds were executed before the 8‑Feb‑1990 amendment to the New Bombay Disposal of Lands Regulation, 1975. The petitioners argued …
The petitioners, Ekta Parksville Homes Pvt Ltd and others, sought a declaration that a plinth completion certificate for certain building wings should be deemed granted under Section 45 of the MRTP Act and Regulation 2.8.3 of the DCR 2001, or alternatively, a writ of mandamus directing the municipal …
The petitioners, Eknath Shankar Jambulkar and others, filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking to quash a notice and subsequent order issued under Section 53(1) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning (MRTP) Act, as well as orders related to the regularisation of their structure. The …
The petitioners, Aryadeep Investment and Holding Private Limited & Anr., filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (BMC) and its competent authority to process a written complaint dated 21 October 2024 and to take action under the MMC Act and MRTP …
The petitioner, Jayant Maniklal Lunawat, challenged the Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) cancellation of eleven Development Rights Certificates (DRCs) that were issued as compensation for surrendering his land for a sewage treatment plant. The petitioner argued that the DRCs were lawfully granted, …
The petitioner sought to quash a regularisation certificate issued by the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation for a structure allegedly built on land earmarked as a development‑plan (DP) road, and to have the building demolished. The petition relied on Section 4(1) of the Regularisation of Unauthorised …
The applicant, a licensee occupying a ground‑floor godown in the Babu Genu Market building, was accused of constructing an unauthorized mezzanine loft and storing heavy goods, alleged to have contributed to the building's collapse on 27 September 2013 that killed 61 people. The applicant sought …
The Bombay High Court heard appeals by the co‑operative society, its developer and the project‑management consultant against an interim injunction that restrained the society from proceeding with its redevelopment plan. The plaintiffs, two senior members of the society, alleged that the land was …
The appellant, Mr. Bans Bahadur Jaiswal, filed a special civil suit seeking a declaration that a notice issued by MHADA under Sections 52 and 53(1) of the MRTP Act was illegal and to restrain demolition of his alleged premises (CTS No.1‑2, Survey No.42). MHADA contended that the notice concerned an …
The petitioner, Shri Bhagwat Ramchandra Shinde, filed a writ petition seeking an injunction to restrain certain respondents from executing a notice dated 17 June 2016 issued under Section 54 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act and from removing his construction or obstructing his …
The appellant, Mr. Mohd Hamid Khan, filed a civil application seeking a stay of the City Civil Court's order that dismissed his suit challenging a notice issued under Section 55 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning (MRTP) Act. The trial court had held that the appellant failed to prove that …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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