GFT REALTORS LLPversusTHE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF GREATER MUMBAI

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        PANCHAL

                            IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
          Digitally


BALAJI
          signed by
          BALAJI
          GOVINDRAO
                                      WRIT PETITION NO. 3080 OF 2025
GOVINDRAO PANCHAL
PANCHAL   Date:
          2026.10.06
          11:05:03
          +0530

                       GFT Realtors LLP                                  ...Petitioner
                            Versus
                       The Municipal Corporation of
                       Greater Mumbai & Ors.                             ...Respondents
                                                      ...
                       Mr. Rohan Cama a/w Mr. Aditya Udeshi, Mr. Rahul Sanghvi
                       i/by Sanjay Udeshi & Co., for the Petitioner.

                       Ms. Sheetal Metakari i/by Ms. Komal Punjabi, for Respondent
                       Nos.1 to 3-BMC.

                       Mr. Mohit P. Jadhav, Addl. GP for the Respondent No.4-State.
                                                    ...

                                      CORAM : MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, CJ. &
                                              ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.

                                        DATE : 5th OCTOBER, 2026.

                       P.C.:
                       1.           Heard learned Counsel for the Petitioner and the

                       learned Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3-BMC.

                       2.           The instant Writ Petition is preferred inter alia for

                       the following substantive reliefs :-

                               “a. that this Hon’ble Court be pleased to issue a Writ of
                                   Certiorari or any Writ, Order or Direction in the nature
                                   of Certiorari thereby quashing and setting aside the
                                   Impugned Communication dated 17th October, 2024
                                   (being Exhibit K hereto) issued by Respondent No. 3
                                   to the Petitioner;
                               b.   that this Hon’ble Court be pleased to issue a Writ of


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          Mandamus or any Writ, Order or Direction in the
          nature of Mandamus thereby directing the
          Respondents to consider Manorama and Manorama
          Annex as a single inseparable cessed building and to
          grant the Petitioner necessary benefits in accordance
          with law;”
3.        At the outset, learned Counsel for the Petitioner

submits that considering the grounds that are taken in the

instant proceeding, leave may be accorded to the Petitioner, to

press the same before the Chief Engineer (DP) of the

Corporation in accordance with law. Accordingly, the instant

Petition be treated as representation before the said authority

of the Respondents.

4.        Be that as it may. Without adverting on the merits of

the matter, we expect that the Application of the Petitioner is

decided by the Chief Engineer (DP) of the Corporation as noted

by us above, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three

months from the date of production of a certified copy of this

Order by the Petitioner, before the said Authority.


5.        With the aforesaid directions, Writ Petition is

Disposed Of, without adverting to the merits of the matter.




[ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.]                       [CHIEF JUSTICE]



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