Saraswati Bahadursingh Patwal v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
SRA lottery permanent alternate accommodation Daulat Nagar rehab building C-1 C-2 extension building 112 units first out first in policy circular 162 occupation certificate seniority list slum dwellers 138 members Article 226 Bombay High Court consent terms minutes of order slum rehabilitation Maharashtra writ petition disposed rights kept open; bench: G. S. Kulkarni and Aarti Sathe, JJ.; decided 1 October 2025.
What did the court decide?
Disposal in terms of the Minutes of Order: (i) possession of Permanent Alternate Accommodation in Rehab Buildings C-1 and C-2 to be handed over to the 138 allottees of the 18 August 2023 lottery with SRA support; (ii) petitioners to be included in the final lottery list for the Extension Building (112 units) within 4 weeks; (iii) rehabilitation of petitioners on 'first out & first in policy' to be verified by SRA per circular 162, with a compliance report to the Court; (iv) all 13 companion petitions disposed of keeping open all rights and contentions of the parties.