Kamladevi Kanhairam Vishwakarma v. Chief Executive Officer, Sra
Case brief
What is this about?
transit rent non-payment; Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA); Special Cells; permanent alternate accommodation (PAA); PAP/PTC tenements; illegal occupants; SRA Circulars 230-233 dated 22.12.2025; freezing of free-sale component; Section 33B Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971; Mah. 42 of 2025; Section 13(2) Slums Act; Sections 3(E) and 33 Slums Act; Article 226; Article 21 right to shelter; Regulation 33(10) DCPR 2034; Mediation Act 2023; Vijay Namdeo Gujar v. State of Maharashtra WPL 32632/2025; Annexure-II eligibility; MHADA; Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai; Annexure II; CEO SRA; Bombay High Court writ petitions disposed 23 December 2025; no costs; all issues kept open.
What did the court decide?
Proceedings disposed of without deciding merits: Petitioners/parties permitted to approach the respective Special Cells constituted by the SRA with grievance applications (to be filed by 15 January 2026) covering all grievances raised; prescribed service, registration, hearing and time-bound (15 days, extendable by 15-30 days for reasons recorded) procedure; PAA-deprivation matters to be expedited; transit rent quantum to be determined by special cells with interest per SRA policy as observed in Vijay Namdeo Gujar (WPL 32632/2025); special cell orders deemed SRA orders with statutory remedies preserved; general committee (with MHADA/MCGM nominees) for Annexure-II eligibility disputes and additional two-member cell for other disputes to be constituted by 10 January 2026; all contentions kept open; no costs.