Dismissed
Surya Publicity Throu Proprietor Mr. Shankar Daware v. Pune Municipal Corporation , Pune and Anr.
Bombay HCWP/7474/2018
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The petitioner erected sky-signs without obtaining mandatory permission under Section 24 of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949. The Court held that since the requirement to obtain permission is mandatory, its discretionary writ jurisdiction under Article 226 could not be invoked, leading to the rejection of the petition.
What did the court decide?
Petition rejected; writ jurisdiction under Article 226 not invoked as erection of sky-signs without mandatory permission.