Shahid Mohammad Khan v. Municipal Corporation for Greater Mumbai
Case brief
What is this about?
Short final order of the Bombay High Court (OOCJ) in Writ Petition No. 3143 of 2024 (Shahid Mohammad Khan v. Municipal Corporation for Greater Mumbai & Ors.), decided 15.04.2025 by A.S. Gadkari and Kamal Khata, JJ. Mandamus-style direction: municipal authority (Respondent No.2) to decide citizen's pending complaints/representations regarding unauthorized/illegal structures within 4 weeks and to act per law if allegations upheld; petition partly allowed. No statute or precedent discussed; useful for delay-in-decision-on-representation matters concerning encroachments/unauthorized construction in Mumbai.
What did the court decide?
Direction to Respondent No.2 to decide the Petitioner's three written complaints/representations (dated 11.12.2023, 23.02.2024 and reminder dated 10.04.2025) within four weeks, and, if the allegations are found true, to initiate action against the unauthorized and/or illegal structures as per the provisions of law.