Suresh Shivram Palekar and Anr. v. Municipal Corporation for Gr.Mumbai and 2 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
The court held that disputed questions of fact regarding the building's structural status are better decided by a Civil Court. Consequently, the writ petition challenging action under Section 354 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 was disposed of by granting liberty for civil proceedings.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to petitioners to adopt appropriate proceedings before the Civil Court; ad-interim relief extended for one month.