Kantilal Mansukh Solanki v. State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay HC Writ Petition No. 1843 of 2024, Kantilal Mansukh Solanki v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. (decided 18.09.2025; G. S. Kulkarni & Aarti Sathe, JJ.). Three slum dwellers / members of Bhim Nagar CHS Ltd sought permanent alternate accommodation, transit rent, rehab construction by ex-developer Omkar Realtors & Developers Pvt. Ltd. (Respondent No.6), or cancellation of its LOI/IOD and termination of its appointment. CEO-SRA had terminated Omkar's LOI on 29.04.2024; Alperton Developers appointed, LOI issued 14.08.2025. Petition disposed; petitioners entitled to benefits offered to other slum dwellers by new developer subject to eligibility, claims for PAA and transit rent kept open; no costs; no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with no costs; petitioners' contentions to seek appropriate benefits under the scheme if eligible were preserved, with their claims to Permanent Alternate Accommodation and transit rent expressly kept open; petitioners entitled to be heard with other slum dwellers and to receive benefits offered by the new developer, M/s. Alperton Developers.