Suo moto proceedings concerning audit of the Maharashtra Slum Areas Act; court permitted parties further time to submit suggestions on heads flagged by the Supreme Court, deferred hearing due to State elections, and directed listing of related writ petitions along with these proceedings.
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Ashvini Narwade
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
SUO MOTO WRIT PETITION NO. 1 OF 2024
IN RE : PERFORMANCE OF AUDIT OF THE … Petitioner MAHARASHTRA SLUM AREAS (IMPROVEMENT, CLEARANCE AND REDEVELOPMENT) ACT, 1971
Versus
The State of Maharashtra & Ors. …Respondents
Digitally signed by ASHVINI ASHVINI BAPPASAHEB BAPPASAHEB KAKDE KAKDE Date: 2024.10.17 18:54:30 +0530
With IAL/30515/2024 in SMWP/1/2024 With IAL/29877/2024 in SMWP/1/2024 With IA/3024/2024 in SMWP/1/2024 With IAL/28846/2024 in SMWP/1/2024 With IAL/28762/2024 in SMWP/1/2024 With IAL/28730/2024 in SMWP/1/2024 With IAL/28516/2024 in SMWP/1/2024 With IAL/25664/2024 in SMWP/1/2024 With IAL/25848/2024 in SMWP/1/2024 With PIL/83/2019 With PIL/109/2019 With CONPPL/5058/2024 in PIL/109/2019 With CONPPL/3760/2023 in PIL/109/2019 With CONPPL/29681/2023 in PIL/109/2019 With CONPPL/5661/2024 in PIL/109/2019
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With IA/3179/2023 in PIL/109/2019 With
WP/1292/2018 With WPL/26454/2023 With WP/3571/2023 With WP/115/2024 With IAL/7753/2024 in WP/115/2024
Mr. Darius Khambata, Sr. Adv. (Amicus) Mr. Sharan Jagtiani, Sr. Adv. (Amicus) Ms. Naira Jejeebhoy (Amicus) Alongwith Mr. Priyank Kapadia, Mr. Chanan Parwani, Mr. Tushar Hathiramani, Mr. Tanmay Pawar, Shreenandini Mukhopadhyay, Mr. Muttahar Khan, Ms. Shraddha Achliya, Ms. Avani Divan, Ms. Sankalpita Mullick
Ms. Shreya Parikh, Mr. Jai Chhabria, Mr. Prateek Pai and Ms. Sheetal Shah i/b M/s Mehta & Girdharlal for Applicant in IAL/28516/2024
Mr. Kunal Mehta a/w Mr. Sukrit Parashar i/b Vesta Legal for Applicant in IAL/28762/2024
Mr. Arun Panickar a/w Ms. Sneha Patil i/b Maniar Srivastava Associates for Petitioner in WP/115/2024
Ms. Sneha Patil i/b Maniar Srivastava Associates for Applicant in IA/3024/2024
Peterasp Sasun i/b Corporate Attorneys for Applicant in IAL/28730/2024.
Mr. Chaitanya Chavan a/w Mr. Nikhil Jaykar, Ms. Christine Rewrie, Ms. Janvi Dutt, Ms. Tinaz Kapadia, and Ms. Unnarti Bane i/b L. R. Associates for Intervenor (A. H. Wadia Trust) in IAL/29877/2024
Ms. Archana Gaikwad for Applicant in IAL/28846/2024.
Mr. K. G. Munshi a/w Mr. Ankit Tripathi i/b Jariwala Associates for M/s Skycon Infrastructure.
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Ms. Gayatri Singh, Sr. Adv. a/w Ms Sanjot Shirnath for Slum Dwellers. Mr. Mihir Desai, Sr. Adv. a/w Ms. Rishika Agarwal for Slum Dwellers.
Dr. Birendra Saraf, AG a/w. Mr. Chirag Shah, Spl.Counsel, Smt. Jyoti Chavan, Addl.G.P. Mr. Vikrant Parshurami, AGP, Mr. Vaibhav Charalwar ‘B’ Panel Counsel and Mr. Jay Sanklecha ‘B’ Panel Counsel for State.
Mr. Vishal Acharya for Prerna CHSL.
Mr. Sahil Mahajan for Adarsh Sahakari Grihnirman Sanstha on behalf of Slum Dwellers.
Mr. A. N. Giri for Balgovind Nagar CHS Ltd.
Ms. Kirti Munshi a/w Jimish Shah for Nagardas Dharsi Bhuta Charities .
Mr. Nitesh Acharya a/w Mr. Anand Sangvikar for SRA Bar Association.
Mr. Altaf Khan for Shree Azad Co. Op. Hsg. For Slum Dwellers (Abdul Samad Maknojia).
Dr. Milind Sathe, Sr. Adv. a/w Mr. Aryan Srivastava i/b. Wadia Ghandy & Co. for NAREDCO West Foundation.
Mr. Sagar Batavia for Slum Dwellers.
Mr. Indu Prashant for Association of Slum Developers.
Mr. Mayur Khandeparkar a/w. Samit Shukla, Mr. Siddharth Shah, Ms. Masira Shaikh i/b. DSK Legal for CREDAI-MCHI.
Mr. Joel Carlos a/w Ms. Shweta Patankar i/b Mr. Sunil Sonawane for BMC.
Mr. Abhishek Kothari a/w Samit Shukla, Saloni Shah, Mustafa Malwad I/b DSK Legal for Petitioner in WPL/3571/2023.
Mr. Naushad Engineer, Sr. Adv. a/w Mr. Amannjot Anand i/b H. S. Anand for Petitioner in WPL/26454/2023.
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Mr. Aditya Miskita i/b Maniar Sruvastava & Associates for Petitioner in WP/115/2024.
Mr. Mohit P. Jadhav , Addl. G. P. for State in WP/292/2018 and WPL/26454/2023.
Mr. Vijay Patil for R. No. 2 To 4 - SRA in CONPPL/5058/2024, for R. No. 2 To 5 – SRA in CONPPL/5661/2024 and for R. No. 1 and 2 – SRA in CONPPL/29681/2023.
Mr. Shakeb Shaikh a/w Mr. Harish Reshamwala i/b Diamondwala & Co. for R. No. 9 To 16 in PIL/109/2019.
Mr. Jamshed Master a/w Kinjal Kakkad i/b Jayesh R. Viay for R. No. 17.
Mr. Jagdish G. Aradwad (Reddy) for R. No. 13 To 16 in PIL/83/2019, for R. No. 2 & 3 in WPL/26454/2023 and WP/115/2024 , for R. No. 7 to 10 in WP/1292/2018.
Dr. Birendra Saraf, A. G. a/w Mr. Jagdish G. Aradwad ( Reddy), Mr. Vaibhav Charalwar for R. No. 2 & 3 in WP/3571/2023.
Ms. Viloma Shah i/b M/s. AVP Partners for R. No. 21.
Mr. A. Y Sakhare i/b Mr. Vijay Patil for R. No. 6 - SRA in PIL/109/2019 and for R. No. 2 & 3 – SRA in CONPPL/3760/2023.
Smt. Vrushali Kabre, AGP for State in PIL/109/19, CONPPL/3760/2023, CONPPL/2968/2023, CONPPL/5661/2024.
Mr. Y. R. Mishra a/w Mr. D. P. Singh for R. No. 22 in PIL/109/2019.
Mr. Dipesh Siroya, AGP for State in WP/115/2024.
Smt. Uma Palsuledesai, AGP for State in WP/3571/2023.
Mr. Abhay L. Patki, Addl G. P. for State in PIL/83/2019.
_______________________ CORAM: G. S. KULKARNI & FIRDOSH P. POONIWALLA, JJ. Date : 14 OCTOBER, 2024 Page 4 of 6 14 October, 2024
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PC:
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(FIRDOSH P. POONIWALLA, J.)
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In re : Performance of Audit of the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971
The State of Maharashtra
G. S. Kulkarni
Firdosh P. Pooniwalla
As recorded by the court registry
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