Bombay High Court
EBSY TAMIL RAJversusARIHANT REALTORS
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The Court ordered the petitioners to approach the designated Committee for transit rent matters and to make representations to Respondent No.6 for action against illegal shops, keeping all contentions open and disposing the petition accordingly.
Summary
The petitioners, Ebsy Tamil Raj & Ors., filed a writ petition seeking relief concerning outstanding transit rent and the removal of illegal shops. The Court directed the petitioners to approach a Committee established under the directions in Sagar Vijay Korgaonkar & Ors. v. CEO, Slum Rehabilitation Authority & Ors. for matters relating to transit rent. The Court also instructed the petitioners to make a representation to Respondent No.6 for action against the alleged illegal shops, and directed Respondent No.6 to act expeditiously after giving an opportunity to the aggrieved parties. The order emphasized speedy disposal of the applications and kept all contentions open. Ultimately, the petition was disposed with the above procedural directions.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioners are entitled to relief regarding outstanding transit rent.
- Whether the petitioners can seek action against alleged illegal shops.
- Whether the Court should direct the petitioners to approach the Committee constituted under the Sagar Vijay Korgaonkar case.
Subjects
- writ petition
- transit rent
- illegal shops
- representation
- slum rehabilitation authority
- procedural order
Judgment
21-WP-220-2024.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 220 OF 2024
Ebsy Tamil Raj & Ors. .....Petitioners
Versus
Arihant Realtors & Ors. .....Respondents
.....
Mr. Santosh Sanjkar a/w Ms. Shilpa Hadwale, for the Petitioners.
Mr. Amrut Joshi a/w Mr. Suraj Iyer a/w Mr. Mani Thevar, Mr. Anas
Dhorajiwala i/b Ganesh & Co., for the Respondent No.1.
Mr. Abhijit Aher i/b Ms. Tanaya Goswami for the Respondent –
A.G.R.C.
Ms. Ravleen Sabharwal for the Respondent No.5 – S.R.A.
..…
CORAM : M. S. KARNIK &
SANDESH D. PATIL, JJ.
DATE : 23rd SEPTEMBER 2026
P.C.:-
1. So far as the relief in terms of prayer clause (a) is concerned,
the petitioner now can approach to the Committee constituted in
terms of the Directions of this Court in the case of Sagar Vijay
Korgaonkar & Ors. V/s The Chief Executive Officer, Slum
Rehabilitation Authority & Ors. dated 28th January, 2026 in Writ
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Digitally signed by
RUPALI RUPALI RAJESH
RAJESH WAKODIKAR
WAKODIKAR Date: 2026.09.28
11:19:11 +0530
21-WP-220-2024.doc
Petition No. 7443 of 2023 alongwith Interim Application No. 17577
of 2023 in Writ Petition No. 7443 of 2023.
2. If such an application is filed, we request the concerned
authority to expeditiously decide the application regarding
outstanding transit rent for individual petitioners expeditiously.
3. So far as prayer clause (b) is concerned, it is open for the
petitioner to make a representation to the respondent No.6 for taking
appropriate actions against the illegal shops as alleged.
4. If such representation is made giving necessary details,
respondent No.6 to look into the representation and to take
appropriate action expeditiously, in accordance with law, after giving
opportunity to the aggrieved persons, including the petitioner.
5. Keeping all contentions open, petition is disposed of
accordingly.
(SANDESH D. PATIL, J.) (M. S. KARNIK, J.)
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