Bombay High Court
SUNITA SUDHAKAR PARABversusSLUM REHABILITATION AUTHORITY THROU. ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND ORS
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
An eligible slum dweller is entitled to the same dispensation as other eligible slum dwellers, and the developer must execute a rent agreement and pay the amounts specified in the earlier agreement.
Summary
The petitioner, Sunita Sudhakar Parab, challenged an order of the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) dated 4 August 2026, seeking the same benefits accorded to other eligible slum dwellers. The court found that the petitioner is indeed an eligible slum dweller and therefore entitled to identical dispensation. The petitioner produced an agreement dated 4 June 2026 executed by the developer in favour of another eligible slum dweller, outlining entitlements in clauses 1 to 6. The developer (Respondent No.4) confirmed it had already deposited Rs.1,88,100 as advance transit rent and was ready to pay the remaining amounts upon the petitioner handing over the premises. The court directed that a rent agreement be executed for the petitioner on the same terms as the earlier agreement and ordered payment of the stipulated amounts, with a strict seven‑day deadline for the petitioner to vacate the premises, failing which enforcement would proceed.
Issues considered
- Whether an eligible slum dweller is entitled to the same dispensation as other eligible slum dwellers under the SRA scheme.
- Whether the rent agreement and payment obligations of the developer must be extended to the petitioner.
- Whether the court can impose a time‑bound condition for possession delivery and enforce it.
Subjects
- Slum Rehabilitation Authority
- eligible slum dweller
- rent agreement
- advance transit rent
- possession delivery
- enforcement
Judgment
904-WP10338-2026.DOC
Santosh
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 10338 OF 2026
Sunita Sudhakar Parab ...Petitioner
Versus
Slum Rehabilitation Authority & Ors. …Respondents
Dr. Uday Warunjikar, a/w Aishwarya Tuwar, Jenish D. Jain
and Ravikant Parab, i/b Sudhana Yadav, for the
Petitioner.
Ms. Rutuja Shedge, i/b Ravleen Sabharwal, for the SRA.
Mr. Chaitanya Chavan, i/b Ankit Dubey (through VC), for
SANTOSH
Respondent No. 4.
SUBHASH Mr. Kanhaiya Yadav, for Respondent No. 5.
KULKARNI
Digitally signed by
SANTOSH SUBHASH
KULKARNI
Date: 2026.08.19
CORAM: N. J. JAMADAR, J.
20:14:33 +0530
DATED: 18th AUGUST, 2026
Oral Order:-
1. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties.
2. The challenge in this petition is to an order passed by the
AGRC on 4th August, 2026.
3. After the matter was heard for sometime, it transpired that
the Petitioner is declared to be an eligible slum dweller. As the
Petitioner is an eligible slum dweller, the Petitioner would be
entitled to the same dispensation as has been extended to the
other eligible slum dwellers.
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4. The Petitioner has annexed a copy of an agreement
executed on 4th June, 2026 by the Developer in favour of
Taherabi Hamza Baig, another eligible slum dweller. The
entitlements of the said eligible slum dweller are incorporated in
Clauses 1 to 6 of the said agreement.
5. Mr. Chavan, the learned Counsel for the Respondent No.4
– Developer, on instructions, submits that the Respondent No.4
– Developer has already deposited a sum of Rs.1,88,100/-
towards the advance transit rent for 11 months with the SRA.
The Respondent No.4 – Developer is willing to pay the rest of the
amount indicated in the aforesaid clauses to the Petitioner as
well.
6. Mr. Chavan further submitted that the Respondent No.4 –
Developer is carrying the cheques and those cheques would be
delivered, the moment the Petitioner indicates the date on which
the Petitioner would hand over the key of the subject premises.
7. Dr. Warunjikar, the learned Counsel for the Petitioner, on
instructions, submits that the Petitioner would deliver the key of
the subject premises within a period of seven days from today.
8. Recording the aforesaid statement, the petition stands
disposed with a direction that, the Petitioner be given the same
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dispensation as has been extended to the other eligible slum
dwellers, and a rent agreement be executed in favour of the
Petitioner as has been executed in favour of Taherabi Hamza
Baig and the amounts indicated therein be paid to the Petitioner
as well.
9. It is hereby made clear that no request for further
extension of time to deliver the possession of the subject
premises would be entertained and, in the event, the Petitioner
fails to vacate and deliver the possession of the subject
premises, within a period of seven days from today, the
authorities would be at liberty to enforce the impugned order.
10. Once the Petitioner delivers the subject premises, the
Petitioner would be entitled to withdraw the amount of
Rs.1,88,100/-.
11. The petition stands disposed.
[N. J. JAMADAR, J.]
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