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The appellants filed an appeal under Order XLIII Rule 1(r) of the CPC and Section 104 of the CPC challenging the trial court's refusal to grant ad‑interim relief against a demolition notice issued under Section 354(A) of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. The respondents showed that …
M/s Raviraj Developers filed a writ petition seeking to be impleaded as the owner in a suit challenging a notice issued by the Mumbai Municipal Corporation under Section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. The petitioner's request for a Chamber Summons was rejected, prompting the …
The petitioners, Hiramani Shaligram Tripathi (by POA) and Navin Mulchand Dedhia, challenged a Show Cause Notice dated 16 May 2023 issued under Section 351(1A) of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, and a subsequent Speaking Order dated 2 September 2023, which directed demolition of an …
The petitioners, Hiramani Shaligram Tripathi (by POA) and Navin Mulchand Dedhia, challenged a Show Cause Notice dated 16 May 2023 issued under Section 351(1A) of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, and a subsequent Speaking Order dated 2 September 2023, which directed demolition of an …
Mrs. Shamim Bhayani Karwa filed a writ petition alleging that Respondent No.5 carried out unauthorized structural alterations and that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) issued a show‑cause notice under Section 351(1A) of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. The petitioner sought a …
The petitioner, Hussain Abbasali Khan, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (Respondents 2 and 3) to demolish an allegedly unauthorized vertical structure and to order a departmental enquiry against officials for alleged dereliction of duty. …
The petitioners sought mandamus directing the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (BMC) to act under Section 354 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, to evacuate occupants and demolish a dilapidated building called Rashmi Kunj, and to consider their redevelopment proposal. The petition …
The landlord alleged that the tenant constructed a mezzanine floor without obtaining any permission. The trial court had decreed eviction on the ground of unauthorized permanent construction, but the appellate court reversed the decree on default while still allowing a cross‑objection and ordering …
The petitioner filed a writ petition alleging that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had issued a notice under section 351(1A) of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, directing demolition of an illegal structure, and that the proceedings had been finalized yet no demolition was …
The petitioners sought a writ of mandamus under Article 226 directing the Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to act against illegal construction by a third party, alleging that BMC's inaction violated the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. The petition cited multiple complaints and a show‑cause …
The appellant, Ramesh Baksuram Buswala, sought a temporary injunction to restrain the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) from taking action against his four‑storey suit structure at Kherwadi, Bandra, alleging that the building was a tolerated structure falling within the 1961‑62 datum …
The appellant, Ramesh Baksuram Buswala, sought a temporary injunction to restrain the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) from taking action against his four‑storey suit structure at Kherwadi, Bandra, alleging that the building was a tolerated structure falling within the 1961‑62 datum …
The petitioner, Raju Daniel, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (BMC) to produce records of the demolition of his residential room on 2 January 2023, to initiate action against the BMC for allegedly demolishing without due process, and to …
The applicant filed a first appeal against a trial court order that had stayed a demolition notice issued under Section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. After the trial court’s judgment on 18 August 2026, the applicant contended that the stay should continue now that an appeal was …
The applicant appealed a trial court judgment that had stayed a demolition notice issued under Section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. After filing the appeal, the applicant moved this Court for an interim order to continue the stay pending the appeal's adjudication. The learned …
The Seth Enclave Co‑operative Housing Society filed a writ petition alleging that the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai had failed to act on illegal encroachment of a public road by about 90 unauthorised street vendors, including 35 food stalls, in violation of Section 313 of the Mumbai …
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 petitioners, Bhoomi Shaswat Estate Pvt. Ltd. & Anr., filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking to quash a special notice dated 12 August 2024 and a warrant dated 2 March 2026 issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, and to compel the corporation to re‑assess …
The appellant, a 74‑year‑old senior citizen, has lived in Shed No.16, Dolarwadi, Mumbai for over six decades and claims the ground‑floor structure was an old residential building existing before the 17 April 1964 datum line. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) issued a notice under …
The appellant, Fahad Khan, challenged a municipal notice alleging unauthorized construction and sought ad‑interim relief, which the trial court denied. The appellant contended that the trial court failed to consider relevant documents, plans, and municipal records before rejecting the relief. The …
The appellant, Fahad Khan, challenged a municipal notice alleging unauthorized construction and sought ad‑interim relief, which the trial court denied. The appellant contended that the trial court failed to consider relevant documents, plans, and municipal records before rejecting the relief. The …
The Raj Garden Co‑Operative Housing Society (petitioner) claimed ownership of CTS Nos. 128A/40, 128A/40/1 and 128A/40/2 in Kandivali and sought to be impleaded in a suit filed by Mahendra Arjun Shinde (respondent No.1) against the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (respondent No.2) challenging …
The petitioner, Vishakha Raut, was elected as a councillor from an OBC‑reserved ward in the Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections of January 2026. Her caste certificate, issued on 19 December 2025, was invalidated by the District Caste Scrutiny Committee on 20 August 2026 on the ground that the …
The appellants, co‑owners of a plot in Bandra, sought an interim injunction to prevent demolition of a ground‑floor brick‑masonry structure they claimed was a tolerated structure existing before 1962. The municipal corporation, relying on a notice under Section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal …
The appellants, co‑owners of a plot in Bandra, occupy the ground, first and second floors and claim that a brick‑masonry structure on the ground floor is a tolerated structure existing before 1962. The municipal corporation issued a notice under Section 351 of the MMC Act demanding its demolition, …
The petitioner, Sarika Mangesh Pawar, challenged an order that kept her application for declaration as the returned candidate from Ward No.111 in abeyance pending a High Court writ petition filed by the elected councilor, Deepak Rajaram Sawant. The councilor's caste certificate was invalidated by …
The appellant, Kshama Padmakar Shedge, has occupied a small room constructed by her husband since before 1976 and claims residence based on various documents. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai issued notices under Section 354-A and later Section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, …
Mahammed Hasan Shastikar filed a writ petition alleging that the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai treated him differently by ordering demolition of his unauthorised mezzanine floor while other parties were favoured. The petitioners had not filed any application for regularisation of the …
The appellant, owner of a building in Mumbai, was served with notices under the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 demanding cessation of alleged unauthorized structural repairs and threatening demolition. The appellant submitted a structural audit classifying the work as minor, tenantable …
The appellant, owner of a building in Mumbai, was served with notices under the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 demanding cessation of alleged unauthorized structural repairs and threatening demolition. The appellant submitted a structural audit classifying the building as C‑3 (minor repairs …
The petitioners, a group of real estate firms, challenged notices, demand notices and a warrant of attachment issued by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) for property tax, contending that they had already paid tax in excess based on the capital‑value formula prescribed by interim …
The petitioners, a group of real estate firms, challenged notices, demand notices and a warrant of attachment issued by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) for property tax, contending that they had already paid tax in excess based on the capital‑value formula prescribed by interim …
The petitioners, a group of real estate firms, challenged notices, demand notices and a warrant of attachment issued by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) for property tax, contending that they had already paid tax in excess based on the capital‑value formula prescribed by interim …
The petitioners, a group of real estate firms, challenged notices, demand notices and a warrant of attachment issued by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) for property tax, contending that they had already paid tax in excess based on the capital‑value formula prescribed by interim …
The petitioners, comprising leaseholders and owners of land and structures occupied by a flyover and road project in Mumbai, challenged the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai's (MCGM) calculation of compensation under Sections 298‑301 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act (MMC Act). They …
The appellant, Aachal Singh Kumpavat, appealed an order dated 16 March 2024 that sought interim relief against a notice issued under Section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 concerning a 18 × 18 ft structure at Plot No.118, Chembur. The trial of the suit had commenced and the trial …
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 petitioners, a husband and wife, were allotted flats under a slum rehabilitation scheme but later received notices directing them to vacate, on the ground that their eligibility was unsatisfactory. They had previously been declared eligible in Annexure‑II and had taken possession of the flats …
The petitioners, two surviving partners of the dissolved Khanna Construction House partnership, sought to quash a municipal warrant of attachment, a show‑cause notice and to restore possession of a 999‑year lease land, arguing they were ready to redevelop it. The High Court examined the lease …
The petitioners, two surviving partners of the dissolved Khanna Construction House partnership, sought to quash a municipal warrant of attachment, a show‑cause notice and to restore possession of a 999‑year lease land, arguing they were ready to redevelop it. The High Court examined the lease …
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 …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) challenged an Industrial Court order that partially allowed a complaint by senior audit employee Sudha Ramesh Shelar, while Shelar sought relief from a compulsory retirement notice issued when she turned 55. The employee had been promoted in 2010 …
Sneha S. Tawade filed a criminal application challenging an order passed by a Metropolitan Magistrate under Section 471 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. The challenge arose from a notice issued to her under Section 353A of the same Act. Respondent No.2, the Bombay Municipal …
The applicants challenged an order issued by the Metropolitan Magistrate under Section 471 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, which was based on a notice issued under Section 353A of the same Act. The Corporation (Respondent No.2) informed the Court that it intended to withdraw the …
The applicants challenged an order issued by the Metropolitan Magistrate under Section 471 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, which was based on a notice issued under Section 353A of the same Act. The Corporation (Respondent No.2) informed the court that it intended to withdraw the …
The applicants challenged an order issued by the Metropolitan Magistrate under Section 471 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, which was based on a notice issued under Section 353A of the same Act. The Corporation (Respondent No.2) informed the Court that it intended to withdraw the …
The applicants challenged an order issued by the Metropolitan Magistrate under Section 471 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, which was based on a notice issued under Section 353A of the same Act. The Corporation (Respondent No.2) informed the Court that it intended to withdraw the …
The applicants challenged an order issued by the Metropolitan Magistrate under Section 471 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, which was based on a notice issued under Section 353A of the same Act. The Corporation (Respondent No.2) informed the Court that it intended to withdraw the …
The applicants challenged an order issued by the Metropolitan Magistrate under Section 471 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, which was based on a notice issued under Section 353A of the same Act. The Corporation (Respondent No.2) informed the Court that it intended to withdraw the …
The applicants challenged an order issued by the Metropolitan Magistrate under Section 471 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, which was based on a notice issued under Section 353A of the same Act. The Corporation (Respondent No.2) informed the court that it intended to withdraw the …
The petitioners (Dyaneshwar S. Kelaji, Dinesh P. Maru and Vaishali A. Dabholkar) filed applications challenging an order passed by the Metropolitan Magistrate under Section 471 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. The order arose from a notice issued to them under Section 353A of the same …
The petitioners (Dyaneshwar S. Kelaji, Dinesh P. Maru and Vaishali A. Dabholkar) filed applications challenging an order passed by the Metropolitan Magistrate under Section 471 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. The order arose from a notice issued to them under Section 353A of the same …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai filed a group of civil applications seeking condonation of an eight‑year delay in filing an appeal against a 2009 City Civil Court order that had upheld a demolition notice under section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. The corporation …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai filed a group of civil applications seeking condonation of an eight‑year delay in filing an appeal against a 2009 City Civil Court order that had upheld a demolition notice under section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. The corporation …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai filed a group of civil applications seeking condonation of an eight‑year delay in filing an appeal against a 2009 City Civil Court order that had upheld a demolition notice under section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. The corporation …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai filed a group of civil applications seeking condonation of an eight‑year delay in filing an appeal against a 2009 City Civil Court order that had upheld a demolition notice under section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. The corporation …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai filed a group of civil applications seeking condonation of an eight‑year delay in filing an appeal against a 2009 City Civil Court order that had upheld a demolition notice under section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. The corporation …
Fernhill Garden CHS Ltd (the Society) appealed an ad‑interim order that barred the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai from taking over land in front of its building for a 9.5‑metre road‑widening project. The corporation issued a fresh notice under Section 299 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation …
The appellant, Minjal CHS Ltd., a society, challenged an ad‑interim order that allowed the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai to issue a fresh notice under Section 299 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, to take over land and a compound wall in front of its building for a …
The appellant, Baburam Shivmurat Yadav, constructed a commercial building of approximately 2,850 sq. ft. in Kandivali without obtaining the requisite municipal approvals. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai issued a notice under Section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 on 24 …
The appellant, Jaffarali Fazalali Shaikh, sought a stay of a notice issued under Section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 (dated 11 June 2008) and an order dated 26 September 2012 that ordered demolition of his 5,000 sq. ft. structure used for housing cattle. The trial court …
The petitioners, Devi Deep CHS, filed a writ petition challenging a notice dated 9 January 2018 issued by the Pune Municipal Corporation under Section 155(1) of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act, 1949 for laying a drainage pipeline. Respondent No.2, a society, applied to be added as a …
The appellant filed an interim application seeking a stay of the trial court's order dated 12 April 2019, which had dismissed his suit challenging a notice issued under section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. The disputed structure, a 230 sq. ft. garage in Mulund, was slated for …
The appeal concerned whether chemical additives imported by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) were subject to octroi duty under Entry 22(a) of Schedule ‘H’ of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, as petroleum products or their by‑products. The Small Causes Court had held that the …
The applicant, Krishnan Padmadas, operated a staff canteen for Tata Consultancy Services employees within the TCS premises, which was not open to the general public. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai issued an issue process order under Section 394(1)(e) read with Section 471 of the Mumbai …
The appellant, Dinesh Dubey, sought protection against demolition of his Pan Shop (Shop No. 5-A) operated in a building owned by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. The trial court dismissed his notice of motion, reasoning that the documents he produced were either already considered by the …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai issued a notice under Section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 for demolition of a suit structure. The corporation appealed the order that quashed the notice. The High Court held that the notice was invalidly issued and therefore quashed …
The appellants, the heirs of the late B. Joseph Baliah Nadar, challenged a notice issued by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay under Section 314 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, alleging illegal construction of a 100 sq.ft. shed. The City Civil Court had upheld the notice and …
Century Textiles entered into a lease for Block‑A in 1928 under the Bombay Improvement Trust Transfer Act, 1925, with a 28‑year term that expired in 1955. The lease required the construction of poorer‑class dwellings and contained no clause obligating the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai to …
The case concerned eviction proceedings initiated by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai against occupants who held premises on a licence basis. The respondents challenged the Inquiry Officer's authority and the High Court's order that framed nine specific points for the Officer to …
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 Supreme Court examined the validity of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act’s amendment that shifted property tax assessment from rateable value to capital value, and the accompanying Capital Value Rules of 2010 and 2015. It held that the rules allowing the Commissioner to factor in future …
The appellants, owners of land in Mumbai, challenged the municipal corporation’s acquisition of their property for a link road, arguing that the road could only be built after amending the Development Plan under the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act (MRTP Act). The High Court upheld the …
The appellants, heirs of the late Ratilal S. Pujara, owned Flat No. 9 in a 55‑year‑old building that was classified as C‑1 (dangerous) after a structural audit mandated by Section 353B of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. The Municipal Commissioner, relying on this audit, issued a …
The Food Corporation of India (FCI) occupied godowns and silos that were constructed by the Central Government on land acquired before 1964 and claimed exemption from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's property tax under Article 285(1) of the Constitution. The Municipal Corporation argued that, …
The appellants challenged High Court orders that allowed elected councillors, whose caste validity certificates were rejected by the Caste Scrutiny Committee, to retain their seats pending judicial review. Section 5B of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act provides that failure to submit a caste …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) owned several plots that were leased to SevenHills Healthcare for a 1500‑bed hospital, but the project was not completed and lease rent was in default. MCGM issued a show‑cause notice and, before the notice period expired, the corporate debtor was …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai demolished a building allegedly constructed without permission, but failed to follow the statutory notice procedure under the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act. The High Court had ordered the owner to rebuild the structure, prompting the corporation to …
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 …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai demanded water benefit tax and sewerage benefit tax as property tax under the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, for premises whose water supply had been disconnected in 1993. The respondents challenged the demand, arguing that tax could be levied …
In the 2017 municipal elections for Ward 76 of the Bombay Municipal Corporation, the elected councillor was later disqualified after her caste certificate was invalidated. This created a casual vacancy. The appellant, who had secured the second‑highest number of votes, claimed he should be deemed …
The appellants, heirs of Lullu Vas, claimed lease‑hold rights over a Mumbai parcel that had been earmarked for slum rehabilitation under the Maharashtra Slum Areas Act, 1971. The High Court had allowed the redevelopment scheme to proceed, setting aside an earlier order that had cancelled the Letter …
Six food stall owners on Bandra Station Road were operating without permission of the Municipal Commissioner and had erected their stalls on a public sewer line, causing obstruction. The Municipal Corporation removed the stalls on 26 May 2016 under Section 314(1) of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai filed a complaint under Section 354 read with Section 475A(1)(a) of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act against respondents for failing to repair a structurally unsafe building. The Metropolitan Magistrate dismissed the complaint on the ground of a …
The appeal concerned the filing of an election petition challenging the election of Smitasubhash Sawant as a municipal corporator. The petition was filed on 28 February 2012, and the question was whether the ten‑day limitation under Section 33(1) of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, began …
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 Supreme Court examined a circular issued by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai that added Condition No.35 to licences for eating houses, prohibiting the sale of tobacco and any apparatus such as hookah, and imposing specific dimensions for smoking areas. The Court held that Section 6 of …
The Mumbai Municipal Corporation amended its promotion rules for Deputy Municipal Commissioner through Resolutions approved by the State Government, but the rules were not published in the Official Gazette until 28‑April‑2011. The petitioners, Assistant Municipal Commissioners, sought promotion …
The Supreme Court examined whether the catering department of Willingdon Sports Club, which serves food only to its members and their guests, must obtain a licence under Section 394(1)(e) of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. The High Court had held the club exempt, reasoning that its …
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 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai issued notices under Section 314 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, directing occupants to remove patra structures on footpaths; after non‑compliance it demolished the structures and later issued another notice to demolish a reconstructed …
The Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) awarded contracts to Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. and Prithvi Associates for the modernization of bus queue shelters without inviting a fresh public tender, invoking the proviso to sub‑section (2) of Section 460M of the Mumbai …
Dr. Anahita Pandole filed a writ petition challenging the Mumbai Municipal Corporation's permission to advertising agencies for displaying mobile hoarding advertisements, alleging traffic hazards, environmental damage and harm to heritage buildings. The Bombay High Court directed that such mobile …
M.K. Palia & Sons Pvt. Ltd., a lessee of the Mumbai Port Trust, filed a writ petition in 2005 challenging the rateable value of its commercial premises that had been revised in 1984‑85 from Rs.20,100 to Rs.25,645 per annum. The appellant argued that the increase was excessive and relied on the …
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation refused to entertain a complaint and confirm the rateable value of Akuti Nirman Pvt Ltd. The respondents appealed the decision under Section 217 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. The Bombay High Court allowed the appeal but issued a judgment that …
The appellant, a public trust, had constructed a Jain temple on a plot that was originally part of a larger property with an easement for access. A tenant of the adjoining chawl (respondent No. I) complained that the temple was built without municipal permission and sought demolition. The Municipal …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai issued show‑cause notices under Section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, demanding demolition of several structures alleged to be unauthorized. The occupants filed suits in the City Civil Court and obtained a temporary injunction …
Indian City Properties Ltd. owned a plot in Mumbai containing a bungalow and several ancillary structures. The Municipal Commissioner issued a notice under Section 299 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 to acquire land within the regular line of a public street, claiming the six ancillary …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay instituted criminal proceedings against Bharat Petroleum for erecting signboards displaying the Shell trademark at its petrol pumps without obtaining permission under the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. The corporation relied on Sections 328, 328A …
The State Government acquired land in Greater Bombay, including a drain, under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and later leased portions to Hindustan Petroleum Corp. and others, who discharged industrial effluents into the drain. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay, under the Mumbai …
