Vahida Anwar Kagdi v. The State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court interim order in batch of 17 writ petitions against demolition notice; Maharashtra Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act S. 20; Rule 33 and Sub-rule (2) of 1962 Rules; demolition authority - State Government first, Collector only on non-compliance; delegation to Assistant Director of Archaeology not documented, additional affidavit directed; kaccha structures replaced by RCC; ad-interim relief continued, confined to notice subject matter; next date 16 June 2025.
What did the court decide?
Interim order: matter listed on 16 June 2025 to enable the State to place relevant documents on record; ad-interim relief granted earlier to continue till the next date, expressly confined to the subject matter of the notice forming the basis of the writ petitions and not extending to any other construction or action not covered by the said notice.