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Help Association(Ngo) and Anr. v. Government of Maharashtra and 5 Ors.
Bombay HCPIL/4/2015
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
O.O.C.J.
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.4 OF 2015
Help Association (NGO) & ors. ...Petitioners v/s. Government of Maharashtra & ors. ...Respondents
Mr.Digvijay R.Singh for the Petitioners. Ms.P.H.Kantharia, GP for Respondent No.1-State. Mr.V.R.Kapse i/b Ram & Co. for Respondent No.6. Ms.Trupti Puranik for Respondent No.3-BMC. Mr.J.G.Reddy for Respondent No.2.
CORAM : A.S.OKA &
A.A. SAYED, JJ.
DATED : 2 AUGUST 2016
P.C.:
In this Petition filed on 28 August 2014, a grievance has been made
as regards illegality associated with a slum rehabilitation scheme. The Petition itself discloses that on 19 June 1998, a commencement certificate was issued to the project by the Slum Rehabilitation Authority. The said commencement certificate is annexed at Exhibit “E”. It appears from the averments made in the Petition that the amended lay out was approved by
the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (for short “SRA”) on 29 March 2005 (Exhibit G). The Petition and synopsis disclose that the Petitioners were aware of ongoing development on the property in question right from the year 2009-10. The Petitioners claim that thereafter they addressed several letters to SRA, but no action was taken. The Petitioners are relying upon
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the letter dated 12 March 2014 addressed to them by the Chief Executive Officer of SRA, copy of which is at Exhibit “J”. In the said letter at Exhibit “J”, there is no specific reference to any earlier complaints or grievances made by the Petitioners. Therefore, going by the stand taken by the Petitioners, in the year 2009, they were aware about the alleged illegality associated with the project. However, they waited till 12 March 2014 to make a representation to SRA. Moreover, the petition has been filed at the end of August 2014.
(A.A. SAYED, J.)
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A.S.OKA
A.A. SAYED
As recorded by the court registry
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