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Mithun Chandankumar Majumdar v. Slum Rehabilitation Authority through Its Chief Executive Officer
Bombay HCWP/328/2026
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LAXMI SUBHASH SONTAKKE
Digitally signed by LAXMI SUBHASH SONTAKKE Date: 2026.04.27 10:49:53 +0530
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 3140 OF 2019
Om Shri Sai Sra Co-operative Housing Society
...Petitioner
Versus
State Of Maharashtra And 2 Ors.
...Respondents
AND
WRIT PETITION NO. 2281 OF 2021
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1275 OF 2023 IN
WRIT PETITION NO. 2281 OF 2021
Govind Dhondu Nakati And 74 Ors ...Petitioner Versus
State Of Maharashtra And 8 Ors. ...Respondents
AND
WRIT PETITION NO. 7145 OF 2022
Chanmukha Hanumanta Beldor ...Petitioner Versus State Of Maharashtra And Ors. ...Respondents
WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 7146 OF 2022
Smt. Indira Punnaswam Devendra ...Petitioner Versus State Of Maharashtra And Ors. ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 7147 OF 2022
Smt. Pinki Kanaidas Gupta ...Petitioner Versus State Of Maharashtra And Ors. ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 7148 OF 2022
Nathuram Hari Patil ...Petitioner
Versus State Of Maharashtra And Ors ...Respondents
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Laxmi
This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 8th January 2026 . This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 22nd April 2026.
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WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 1319 OF 2024
Smt. Chaya Dadaso Khabale ...Petitioner Versus State Of Maharashtra And Ors ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1313 OF 2024 Nandkishor Ganpat Kamble ...Petitioner Versus State Of Maharashtra Thr. Government Of Maharashtra And Ors. ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1317 OF 2024 Yogesh Ramchandra Gokhale ...Petitioner Versus State Of Maharashtra Government Of Maharashtra And Ors. ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1312 OF 2024 Tapon Madhai Naskar ...Petitioner Versus State Of Maharashtra Thr. Government Of Maharashtra And Ors. ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1311 OF 2024 Manoj Kumarnalamuthi Devendra ...Petitioner Versus State Of Maharashtra And Ors ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1309 OF 2024 Smt. Sangita Ganesh Pawar ...Petitioner Versus State Of Maharashtra Thr. Government Of Maharashtra And Ors. ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1315 OF 2024
Smt. Sarejini Vishwanath Kotian ...Petitioner Versus State Of Maharashtra Thr. Government Of Maharashtra And Ors. ...Respondents
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Laxmi
This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 8th January 2026 . This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 22nd April 2026.
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WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1310 OF 2024
Ganesh Sitaram Kamble ...Petitioner Versus State Of Maharashtra Government Of Maharashtra And Ors. ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1308 OF 2024 Raja Kallyapillai ...Petitioner Versus State Of Maharashtra Government Of Maharashtra And Ors. ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1318 OF 2024 Laxmi Kashinath Chinnakan ...Petitioner Versus State Of Maharashtra Government Of Maharashtra And Ors. ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1307 OF 2024 Dinesh Baburao Avhad ...Petitioner Versus State Of Maharashtra And Ors ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1314 OF 2024 Smt. Manjula Thangavel Devedra ...Petitioner Versus State Of Maharashtra And Ors ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1316 OF 2024 Smt. Umamaheshwari Selvan Devendra ...Petitioner Versus State Of Maharashtra And Ors ...Respondents AND WRIT PETITION NO. 1534 OF 2024 Rajendra Balkrishna Chavan ...Petitioner Versus The State Of Maharashtra By The Government Pleader ...Respondents Page 3 of 40
Laxmi
This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 8th January 2026 . This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 22nd April 2026.
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WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 27456 OF 2025 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 1534 OF 2024 AND WRIT PETITION NO. 2072 OF 2024
Suresh Rakhmaji Gaikwad (since Deceased Through His Wife) Nirmala Suresh Gaikwad
...Petitioner
Versus
The Secretary Slum Rehabilitation Authority
AND WRIT PETITION NO. 2556 OF 2024
Shambhunath Shivram Pandey And 9 Ors.
Versus
The Chief Executive Officer Sra And 4 Ors.
...Respondents
WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 17188 OF 2025
Mohammed Saurabh Choudhari
...Petitioner
Versus
The Chief Executive Officer Slum Rehabilitation Authority ...Respondents
AND WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 15786 OF 2024
Dilip Shankar Thombre
...Petitioner
Versus
State Of Maharashtra Th. The Chief Secretary
...Respondents
AND WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 24795 OF 2024
Anjali Arvind Parab Versus
The Chief Executive Officer Sra
...Petitioner
...Respondents
AND WRIT PETITION NO. 2229 OF 2025
Ganesh Vasant Lad And Ors ...Petitioners Versus
Slum Rehabilitation Authority And Ors ...Respondents
Laxmi
This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 8th January 2026 . This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 22nd April 2026.
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AND WRIT PETITION NO. 2518 OF 2025
Deviben Hargovind Vishnagra ...Petitioner Versus The State Of Maharashtra To Serve Thr. The Government Pleader ...Respondents AND WRIT PETITION NO. 2706 OF 2025
Vilas Dhondu Chavan ...Petitioner Versus State Of Maharashtra Through The Office Of Government Pleader, Original Side Writ Cell ...Respondents AND WRIT PETITION NO. 2975 OF 2025 Mulund Ashirwad Sra Co Operative Housing Society Ltd. ...Petitioner Versus The State Of Maharashtra ...Respondents AND WRIT PETITION NO. 3014 OF 2025 Ramesh Narsayya Sallagari ...Petitioner Versus Asst. Registrar Of Co-op. Societies (Mumbai City) Slum Rehabilitation Authority ...Respondents AND WRIT PETITION NO. 3088 OF 2025
Manikam Palanivel Devendra ...Petitioner Versus The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary, Housing Dept. ...Respondents
AND WRIT PETITION NO. 3459 OF 2025
Shivalik Ventures Private Limited ...Petitioner Versus Slum Rehabilitation Authority And Ors. ...Respondents AND WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 3738 OF 2025
Ashruba Shripati Bansode ...Petitioner Versus Spenta Enclave Pvt. Ltd ...Respondents Page 5 of 40
Laxmi
This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 8th January 2026 . This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 22nd April 2026.
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AND WRIT PETITION NO. 4193 OF 2025 Malti Kailash Singh ...Petitioner Versus Royal Relators ...Respondents AND WRIT PETITION NO. 4243 OF 2025 Bharat Sahadev Gaude ...Petitioner Versus State Of Maharashtra ...Respondents AND WRIT PETITION NO. 4355 OF 2025 Kesra Devi Somnath Gupta ...Petitioner Versus The State Of Maharashtra ...Respondents AND WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 21472 OF 2025
Brijanandan Bicchan Sharma ...Petitioner Versus The State Of Maharashtra Government Pleader ...Respondents
WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 24536 OF 2025 IN WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 21472 OF 2025
AND WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 39942 OF 2025
Mohammed Maruf Khan Sajid Khan ...Petitioner Versus Slum Rehabilitation Authority Through Its Chief Executive Officer ...Respondents
AND WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 40687 OF 2025
Sainath Prakash Zoting ...Petitioner Versus Slum Rehabilitation Authority Thru. The Chief Executive Officer ...Respondents
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Laxmi
This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 8th January 2026 . This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 22nd April 2026.
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AND WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 40783 OF 2025
Khan Jamil Sheralli ...Petitioner Versus The Chief Executive Officer, Slum Rehabilitation Authority ...Respondents
AND WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 40792 OF 2025
Shabana Zubair Naik ...Petitioner Versus The Chief Executive Officer Slum Rehabilitation Authority ...Respondents
AND WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 40803 OF 2025 Anilkumar Bharat Jaiswal ...Petitioner Versus Slum Rehabilitation Authority, Through Its Chief Executive Officer ...Respondents
AND WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 40827 OF 2025
Shivshankar Babulal Rajbhar, Through His C.a. Amar Rambharat Yadav ...Petitioner Versus Slum Rehabilitation Authority , Through Its Chief Executive Officer ...Respondents
AND
WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 40828 OF 2025
Dhanauti Matadin Gupta, Thorugh Her C.a. Meera M. Yadav ...Petitioner Versus Slum Rehabilitation Authority, Through Its Chief Executive Officer ...Respondents AND WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 40831 OF 2025 Shantabai Dashrath Ghanate ...Petitioner Versus Slum Rehabilitation Authority Through Its Chief Executive Officer ...Respondents
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Laxmi
This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 8th January 2026 . This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 22nd April 2026.
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AND WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 40833 OF 2025
Anita Rajesh Tiwari, Through Her C.a And Husband Rajesh Chandradev Tiwari ...Petitioner Versus Slum Rehabilitation Authority, Through Its Chief Executive Officer ...Respondents AND WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 40868 OF 2025 Yamuna Suresh Kushalkar ...Petitioner Versus The Assistant Registrar Of Co-operative Societies, Mumbai City (sra) ...Respondents AND WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 40886 OF 2025 Sarmalkar Satyavijay ...Petitioner Versus State Of Maharashtra ...Respondents AND WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 41091 OF 2025 Jaya Laxminarayan Gundlapelly ...Petitioner Versus The Municipal Corporation Of Greater Mumbai ...Respondents AND WRIT PETITION NO. 154 OF 2025 Sardar Bokalchand Saini ...Petitioner Versus Chief Executive Officer Sra ...Respondents AND WRIT PETITION NO. 466 OF 2025 Murugan Chinnamuthu Devendra ...Petitioner Versus Assistant Registrar Of Co Operative Societies Mumbai City, Slum Rehabilitation Authority ...Respondents AND WRIT PETITION NO. 996 OF 2025 Manohar B Pillai ...Petitioner Versus Chief Executive Officer Sra ...Respondents Page 8 of 40
Laxmi
This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 8th January 2026 . This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 22nd April 2026.
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AND
WRIT PETITION NO. 1081 OF 2025
Kamladevi Kanhairam Vishwakarma ...Petitioner Versus
Chief Executive Officer, Slum Rehabilitation Authority ...Respondents
INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 14487 OF 2025
IN
WRIT PETITION NO. 1081 OF 2025 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1086 OF 2025
Kamladevi Kanhairam Vishwakarma ...Petitioner Versus Chief Executive Officer, Sra ...Respondents
AND
WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 9462 OF 2025
Sunil Kumar Dhuria ...Petitioner Versus Chief Executive Offcer Sra ...Respondents
AND WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 24127 OF 2025
Shree Mahakali Tenements Sra Co-Operative Housing Society Ltd. ...Petitioner Versus Chief Executive Officer Sra ...Respondents
AND
WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 32432 OF 2025
Chandankumar Majumdar ...Petitioner Versus Slum Rehabilitation Authority Through Its Chief Executive Officer ...Respondents
AND
WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 37240 OF 2025
Mithun Chandankumar Majumdar ...Petitioner Versus Slum Rehabilitation Authority Through Its Chief Executive Officer ...Respondents
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Laxmi
This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 8th January 2026 . This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 22nd April 2026.
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AND
WRIT PETITION NO. 697 OF 2025
Loveji Dhanji Waghela ...Petitioner Versus The Chief Executive Officer, Slum Rehabilitation Authority ...Respondents
AND
WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 40923 OF 2025
Amreen Abdullah Sharif ...Petitioner Versus Slum Rehabilitation Authority Through Its Chief Executive Officer ...Respondents
Writ Petition No. 3140 OF 2019 :
Mr. D.V. Saroj for Petitioner. Mr. Jagdish G. Aradwad (Reddy) for Respdt No. 2 & 3 (SRA) Mr. S.B. Gore, AGP for State of Maharashtra
Writ Petition No.2281of 21 and IA 1275/23 :
Mr. Yatin R Shah a/w Mr. Harsh Y Shah for Petitioners. Mr. Anoop Patil, for Respdt. No. 4 & 5, SRA in WP Ms. Anjali Ghuge i/b Mrs. Komal Punjabi for Respondent (BMC/ MCGM) Ms. Vaishali Choudhari, Addl. GP for State of Maharashtra. Mr. Shailesh V. More i/b Adv. I.M. Khairali for Petitioner in Contempt Petition No. 48/2021 in WP/2485/2018.
Ms. Sneha Mahawar a/w Mr. Yash Sheth i/b Tushar Goradia for Respdt No. 8.
Writ Petition No. 7145 of 22 & other connected matters:
Mr. Ashish Dubey a/w Adv Ajay Dube & Adv. Vishal Sheth for Petitioners. Smt. P.J. Gavhane, AGP a/w Dr. Dhruti Kapadia AGP for State Mr. Abhijit P. Kulkarni, i/b Abhishek Roy for SRA.
Mr. Mayur Khandeparkar, Adv Vikramjeet Garewal, Adv. Mustaqueen Bagasaria, Adv. Bhavin Batwa i/b Wadia Ghandy & Co. For Respdt. No. 4.
Writ Petition No. 1534 of 2024
Mr. Yogesh Patil i/b Mr. Abhijit M. Patil, for Respdt. No. 2 SRA Mr. Suraj Gupte, AGP for State of Maharashtra. Mr.Omar Khaiyam Shaikh a/w Sahil Salvi & Manohar Shelar i/b Vikas Salvi &
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Laxmi
This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 8th January 2026 . This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 22nd April 2026.
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Associates for the Petitioner
Writ Petition No. 2072 of 2024:
Mr. Nitin Gaware Patil a/w Mr. Divyesh Jain and Ms. Isha Palav for Petitioners. Dr. Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vishwanath Patil, Ms. Ravleen Sabharwal and Ms. Aarushi Yadav for the Respondents/SRA. Ms. Sandhya Bawankule, Assistant Registrar, SRA present. Mr. Arun Jadhav, Co-Operative Registrar, SRA present.
Mr. Pawar, Assistant Registrar, SRA present.
Writ Petition No. 2556 of 2024 & Interim Application (L) No. 17188 of 2025 None for the Petitioner
Mr. Girish Utangale a/w. Mr. Saurabh Utangale i/b Utangale & Co. For Respdt No. 1 to 3. Adv. Hamza Lakhani with Prathamesh Bhosale i/b India Law Alliance for Applicant/ Intervenor
Mr. Shardul Singh a/w. Ms. Prerna Gandhi & Priyal Gandhi, for Respdt No. 5. Ms. Ravleen Sabharwal a/w. Ms. Aarushi Yadav for Respdt SRA.
Writ Petition (L) No. 15581 of 2024 :
Mr. Nitin Gaware Patil a/w. Mr. Divyesh Jain and Ms. Isha Palav for Petitioners. Mr. Makarand Kale i/b Mr. Yogesh Sankpal aw Mr. Sameer Khedekar for Respdt. No. 6.
Mrs. Manisha Gawde, AGP for State of Maharashtra.
Dr. Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vishwanath Patil, Ms. Ravleen Sabharwal and Ms. Aarushi Yadav for the Respondents/SRA. Ms.Sandhya Bawankule, Assistant Registrar, SRA present.
Mr. Arun Jadhav, Co-Operative Registrar, SRA present. Mr. Pawar, Assistant Registrar, SRA present.
Writ Petition (L) No. 15786 of 2024
Mr. Shaikh Abdul Azim M. Hanif for Petitioner. Ms. Poonam Mital, AGP for State of Maharashtra.
Dr. Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vishwanath Patil, Ms. Ravleen Sabharwal and Ms. Aarushi Yadav for the Respondents/SRA. Ms.Sandhya Bawankule, Assistant Registrar, SRA present. Mr. Arun Jadhav, Co-Operative Registrar, SRA present. Mr. Pawar, Assistant Registrar, SRA present.
Writ Petition (L) No. 24795 of 2024 :
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Laxmi
This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 8th January 2026 . This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 22nd April 2026.
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Mr. Nitin Gaware Patil a/w. Mr. Divyesh Jain and Ms. Isha Palav for Petitioners. Mr. Makarand Kale i/b Mr. Yogesh Sankpal aw Mr. Sameer Khedekar for Respdt. No. 6.
Ms. Nazia Shaikh, AGP for State of Maharashtra.
Dr. Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vishwanath Patil, Ms. Ravleen Sabharwal and Ms. Aarushi Yadav for the Respondents/SRA. Ms.Sandhya Bawankule, Assistant Registrar, SRA present. Mr. Arun Jadhav, Co-Operative Registrar, SRA present. Mr. Pawar, Assistant Registrar, SRA present.
Writ Petition No. 154 of 2025:
Ms. Jennifer Sagayarajan for the Petitioner.
Dr. Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vishwanath Patil, Ms. Ravleen Sabharwal and Ms. Aarushi Yadav for the Respondents/SRA. Ms.Sandhya Bawankule, Assistant Registrar, SRA present. Mr. Arun Jadhav, Co-Operative Registrar, SRA present. Mr. Pawar, Assistant Registrar, SRA present.
Writ Petition No. 466 of 2025 :
Mr. Shakil Ahmed a/w Ms. Misha Shaneali a/w. Ms. Babita Kesharwani for Petitioner.
Mr. Anoop Patil for Respdt. No. 1 & 2/ SRA
Mr. Arun Panickar i/b. Mr. Milind Nar for Respdt No. 3.
WRIT PETITION NO. 697 OF 2025:
Ms.Madhura Gavi i/b Manish Bijutkar for Petitioners. Ms. Rama Subramaniam for Res. No. 3 (VC)
Dr. Dhruti Kapadia a/w Ms.Kavita Dhanuka for SRA
Mr. Nishant Chotani a/w Vipul Patel for Respdt No. 2.
Writ Petition No. 996 of 2025:
Ms. Jennifer Sagayarajan for the Petitioner.
Dr. Dhruti Kapadia a/w Ms.Kavita Dhanuka for SRA.
Writ Petition No. 1081 of 2025 and Interim Application (L) No. 14487 of 25:
Mr. Amogh Singh a/w Ashwin Tripathi for Petitioner
Mr. Gaurav Srivastav alw Praik Irpatgire (in WP 1081/2025 for Respdt No. 3 and in WP/1086/2025 for Respdt No. 4)
Dr. Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vishwanath Patil, Ms. Ravleen Sabharwal and Ms. Aarushi Yadav for the Respondents/SRA.
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Laxmi
This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 8th January 2026 . This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 22nd April 2026.
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Writ Petition No. 2229 of 2025 :
Mr. N.R. Bhumkar for Petitioner.
Ms. Neha Bhosale, Adv. Laveena Tejwani, Adv. Abdul Basit Kudalkar a/w Adv. Shivangi Bhatawadekar for SRA.
Ms. Prachi Khandge a/w Aditya M. i/b Bhutekar & Associates for Respdt. No. 4.
Writ Petition No. 2518 of 2025:
Mr. A.A. Siddiquie a/w. Mr. Chowdhari Moin i/b A.A. Siddiquie for Petitioner. Ms.Madhura Deshmukh, AGP for State of Maharashtra.
Dr. Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vishwanath Patil, Ms. Ravleen Sabharwal and Ms. Aarushi Yadav for the Respondents/SRA.
Writ Petition No. 2706 of 2025 :
Mr. Kapil Moye i/b. Kantilal H. Kanojia, & Ms. Jyoti A. Kanojia for Petitioners. Ms. Anjali Ghuge i/b Mrs. Komal Punjabi for Respondent (BMC/ MCGM) Ms. Sneha Mahawar a/w Mr. Yash Sheth i/b Tushar Goradia for Respdt No. 6. Mr. Rakesh Pathak, AGP for State of Maharashtra.
Mr. P.G. Lad aw Adv. Manisha Jagtap aw Adv. Akshay Shinde aw Adv. Anjali Maskar for MHADA.
Writ Petition No. 2975 of 2025 :
Mr. Vidnyan Dawade for Petitioner
Ms. Anjali Ghuge i/b Mrs. Komal Punjabi for Respondent (BMC/ MCGM) Mr. Nishigandh Patil, AGP for State of Maharashtra.
Dr. Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vishwanath Patil, Ms. Ravleen Sabharwal and Ms. Aarushi Yadav for the Respondents/SRA.
Writ Petition No. 3014 of 2025 :
Mr. Altaf Khan a/w Akash S. Bhogil and Akash Mangalgi, for Petitioner Mr. Manish Upadhye, AGP for State of Maharashtra.
Dr. Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vishwanath Patil, Ms. Ravleen Sabharwal and Ms. Aarushi Yadav for the Respondents/SRA. Ms. Sandhya Bawankule, Assistant Registrar, SRA present.
Mr. Arun Jadhav, Co-Operative Registrar, SRA present.
Mr. Pawar, Assistant Registrar, SRA present.
Writ Petition No. 3088 of 2025:
Mr. Shakil Ahmed a/w. Ms. Misha Shaneali a/w. Ms. Babita Kesharwani for Petitioner.
Mr. Arun Panikcar i/b. Mr. Milind Nar for Respdt No. 5.
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Laxmi
This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 8th January 2026 . This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 22nd April 2026.
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Ms. Vrushali Kobre, AGP for State of Maharashtra.
Mr. Mayur Khandeparkar a/w Ms. Manisha Prajapati i/b Miloni Gala, for Respdt No. 6.
Dr. Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vishwanath Patil, Ms. Ravleen Sabharwal and Ms. Aarushi Yadav for the Respondents/SRA.
Writ Petition No. 3459 of 2025:
Mr. Viraj Jadhav i/b. Mr. Chinmaya Acharya for Petitioner.
Dr. Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vishwanath Patil, Ms. Ravleen Sabharwal and Ms. Aarushi Yadav for the Respondents/SRA. Ms.Sandhya Bawankule, Assistant Registrar, SRA present. Mr. Arun Jadhav, Co-Operative Registrar, SRA present. Mr. Pawar, Assistant Registrar, SRA present.
Writ Petition (St.) No. 3738 OF 2025 :
Mr. Santosh Sanjkar, for Petitioner. Mr. Manoj Mishra, for Respdt No. 1.
Dr. Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vishwanath Patil, Ms. Ravleen Sabharwal and Ms. Aarushi Yadav for the Respondents/SRA. Ms.Sandhya Bawankule, Assistant Registrar, SRA present. Mr. Arun Jadhav, Co-Operative Registrar, SRA present. Mr. Pawar, Assistant Registrar, SRA present.
Writ Petition No. 4193 of 2025 :
Mr. Mihir N. Bhujbal for the Petitioner. Mr. R.P. Ojha, for Respdt No. 1.
Dr. Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vishwanath Patil, Ms. Ravleen Sabharwal and Ms. Aarushi Yadav for the Respondents/SRA.
Writ Petition No. 4243 of 2025
Mr. Navin Singh for Petitioner Ms. Priyanka Bhadrashete for Resp. No. 1/ SRA Ms. Lavina Kriplani, AGP for State of Maharashtra.
WRIT PETITION NO. 4355 OF 2025 :
Mr. Shakil Ahmed a/w Adv. Misha Shaneali a/w Adv Babita Kesharwani for Petitioner.
Mr.Sushrut Desai i/b Saamya Partners for Respondent No. 3.
Mr. Rakesh Pathak, AGP for State of Maharashtra.
Dr. Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vishwanath Patil, Ms. Ravleen
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Laxmi
This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 8th January 2026 . This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 22nd April 2026.
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Sabharwal and Ms. Aarushi Yadav for the Respondents/SRA.
Writ Petition (ST.) NO. 9462 OF 2025:
Ms. Jennifer Sagayarajan for the Petitioner.
Mr. Amogh Singh a/w Rahul Arora a/w Santosh Pathak a/w Kailash Pathak a/w Deepesh Kadam i/b Law Origin for Respdt. No. 3.
Dr. Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vishwanath Patil, Ms. Ravleen Sabharwal and Ms. Aarushi Yadav for the Respondents/SRA. Ms. Sandhya Bawankule, Assistant Registrar, SRA present. Mr. Arun Jadhav, Co-Operative Registrar, SRA present.
Mr. Pawar, Assistant Registrar, SRA present.
Writ Petition (St.) No. 21472 of 2025 & Interim Application (L) No. 24536/2025:
Ms. Rita K. Joshi AGP for State.
Dr. Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vishwanath Patil, Ms. Ravleen Sabharwal and Ms. Aarushi Yadav for the Respondents/SRA.
Ms. Sandhya Bawankule, Assistant Registrar, SRA present.
Mr. Arun Jadhav, Co-Operative Registrar, SRA present.
Mr. Pawar, Assistant Registrar, SRA present.
Writ Petition (St.) No. 24127 of 2025:
Ms. Jennifer Sagayarajan for the Petitioner.
Dr. Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vishwanath Patil, Ms. Ravleen Sabharwal and Ms. Aarushi Yadav for the Respondents/SRA.
Ms. Sandhya Bawankule, Assistant Registrar, SRA present.
Mr. Arun Jadhav, Co-Operative Registrar, SRA present.
Mr. Pawar, Assistant Registrar, SRA present.
Writ Petition (St.) No. 32432 of 2025 :
Mr. Altaf Khan a/w Akash Mangalgi for Petitioners.
Mr. Abhishek Kothari a/w Adv Rahul Theckedath a/w Adv. Aniwdh Ashok for Respondent No.4.
Ms. Neha Bhosale, Adv. Laveena Tejwani, Adv. Abdul Basit Kudalkar a/w Adv. Shivangi Bhatawadekar for SRA.
Ms. Varsha Sawant, AGP for State of Maharashtra.
Writ Petition (St.) No. 37240 of 2025 :
Mr. Altaf Khan a/w Akash Mangalgi for Petitioners.
Mr. Abhishek Kothari a/w Adv Rahul Theckedath a/w Adv. Aniwdh Ashok for
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This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 8th January 2026 . This order is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the orders dated 22nd April 2026.
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Respondent No.4.
Ms. Neha Bhosale, Adv. Laveena Tejwani, Adv. Abdul Basit Kudalkar a/w Adv. Shivangi Bhatawadekar for SRA.
Ms. Varsha Sawant, AGP for State of Maharashtra.
Writ Petition (St.) No. 39942 of 2025:
Mr. Gulfam Khan for Petitioner. Mr. Akash S. Bhogil for Respdt No. 3. Ms.Poonam Mital, AGP for State of Maharashtra.
Dr. Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vishwanath Patil, Ms. Ravleen Sabharwal and Ms. Aarushi Yadav for the Respondents/SRA.
Writ Petition (St.) No. 40687 of 2025:
Mr. Milind Nar i/b. Ms. Pinki Yadav for the Petitioner. Ms. P.H. Kantharia, for Respondent SRA.
Writ Petition (St.) No. 40783 of 2025:
Mr. Gouraj Shah a/w. Ms. Ashwin Tripathi for Petitioner
Mr. Pradeep Sancheti, Senior Advocate a/w. Mr. Rohan Sawant, Mr. Vinod Kothari, Mr. Kshisij Parekh i/b Apex Law Partners for Respondent No. 7 Dr. Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vishwanath Patil, Ms. Ravleen Sabharwal and Ms. Aarushi Yadav for the Respondents/SRA.
Writ Petition (St.) No. 40792 of 2025:
Ms. Ashwin Tripathi for Petitioner.
Mr. Pradeep Sancheti, Senior Advocate a/w. Mr. Rohan Sawant, Mr. Vinod Kothari, Mr. Kshisij Parekh i/b Apex Law Partners for Respondent No. 7
Dr. Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vishwanath Patil, Ms. Ravleen Sabharwal and Ms. Aarushi Yadav for the Respondents/SRA.
Writ Petition (St.) No. 40803 of 2025 :
Mr. Altaf Khan a/w Akash Bhogil and Akash Mangalgi for Petitioner. Ms. Neha Bhosale, Ms. Laveena Tejwani, Mr. Abdul Basit Kudalkar a/w. Ms. Shivangi Bhatawadekar for SRA
Ms. Vrushali Kabre, AGP for State of Maharashtra.
Mr. Aparna Devkar, for Respondent Shakti SRP & Shakti Co. Op. Soc.
Writ Petition (St.) No. 40827 of 2025:
Mr. Altaf Khan a/w Akash Bhogil and Akash Mangalgi for Petitioner. Ms. Neha Bhosale, Ms. Laveena Tejwani, Mr. Abdul Basit Kudalkar a/w. Ms.
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Shivangi Bhatawadekar for SRA. Ms. Aparna Devkar, for Shakti SRP & Shakti Co. Op. Soc. Mr. S.B. Gore, AGP for State of Maharashtra.
Writ Petition (St.) No. 40828 of 2025:
Mr. Altaf Khan a/w Akash Bhogil and Akash Mangalgi for Petitioner.
Ms. Neha Bhosale, Ms. Laveena Tejwani, Mr. Abdul Basit Kudalkar a/w. Ms. Shivangi Bhatawadekar for SRA. Ms. Aparna Devkar, for Shakti SRP & Shakti Co. Op. Soc. Ms. Anupama Pawar, AGP for State of Maharashtra.
Writ Petition (St.) No. 40831 of 2025:
Mr. Altaf Khan for Petitioners.
Dr. Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vishwanath Patil, Ms. Ravleen Sabharwal and Ms. Aarushi Yadav for the Respondents/SRA. Ms. Aparna Devkar, for Shakti SRP & Shakti Co. Op. Soc. Ms. Manisha Gawde, AGP for State of Maharashtra.
WRIT PETITION (St.) No. 40833 OF 2025:
Mr. Altaf Khan a/w Akash Bhogil and Akash Mangalgi for Petitioner. Ms. Neha Bhosale, Ms. Laveena Tejwani, Mr. Abdul Basit Kudalkar a/w Ms. Shivangi Bhatawadekar for SRA Ms. Aparna Devkar, for Shakti SRP & Shakti Co. Op. Soc. Ms. Varsha Sawant, AGP for State of Maharashtra.
Writ Petition (St.) No. 40868 of 2025:
Mr. Shakil Ahmed a/w. Ms. Misha Shaneali a/w Ms. Babita Kesharwani for Petitioner.
Ms. P.H. Kantharia, Adv. For SRA.
Writ Petition (St.) No. 40886 of 2025:
Mr. Navin Singh for Petitioner. Ms. Poonam Mital, AGP for State of Maharashtra.
Writ Petition (L) No. 40923 of 2025:
Mr. Shahzad Naqvi a/w Ms. Amrin Syed i/b Naqvi Juris for the Petitioner. Mr. Chirag Balsara i/b Sadaf Maldar, for Respdt No. 4. Ms. Pushpa Thapa i/b Hardik Dessai for Respdt No. 6.
Dr. Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vishwanath Patil, Ms. Ravleen Sabharwal and Ms. Aarushi Yadav for the Respondents/SRA.
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Ms. Sandhya Bawankule, Assistant Registrar, SRA present. Mr.Arun Jadhav, Co-Operative Registrar, SRA present. Mr. Pawar, Assistant Registrar, SRA present.
Writ Petition (St.) No. 41091 of 2025 Mr. Hitendra Gandhi for Petitioner
Ms. Tanaya Goswami for SRA
Ms. Anjali Ghuge i/b Mrs. Komal Punjabi for Respondent (BMC/ MCGM) Dr. Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vishwanath Patil, Ms. Ravleen Sabharwal and Ms. Aarushi Yadav for the Respondents/SRA.
CORAM: G. S. KULKARNI & AARTI SATHE, JJ. DATE: 23rd DECEMBER 2025
P.C.
under Article 226 of the Constitution, they are being disposed of by this common judgment.
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grievances which are quite fundamental to a Slum Scheme, they need to be effectively examined and addressed at the level of the Slum Rehabilitation Authority ( SRA ). The SRA also accepted a fair approach that such grievances can be effectively and expeditiously addressed by the SRA. Accordingly, we requested the Chief Executive Officer to constitute appropriate “Special Cell(s)” to deal with such cases, which would effectively consider the grievances of the slum dwellers, who are deprived of their legitimate entitlements, either in respect of transit rent or permanent alternate accommodation. The order dated 17 December 2025 is required to be noted, which reads thus:-
“ 1. The issues which arise for consideration in the present proceedings are inter alia in regard to non-payment of transit rent to the Petitioners by the concerned developers, who are undertaking “slum redevelopment projects.” Such issues as also appreciated on behalf of the SRA by Dr. Saraf, learned Senior Advocate, as instructed by Chief Executive Officer, who is present in Court, in our opinion, ought not come to the Court. An appropriate and urgent attention to these issues at the departmental level needs to be devoted. We are informed by Dr. Saraf, that the concerned officer, who normally looks into these grievances is the Assistant Registrar of Societies – SRA. However, from the large number of proceedings reaching this Court on such issues, it appears that an effective mechanism is not in place and/or there is something which is drastically amiss. Considering the issues deliberated before the Court today, Dr. Saraf, would fairly submit that the Chief Executive Officer can evolve a more effective mechanism by setting up “Special Cells” of designated Officers which needs to more than one Special Cell, which can look into these issues in the spirit of the orders passed by us in Writ Petition (L) No. 32632/2025 Vijay N. Gujar and Others Vs. State of Maharashtra and others as directed in paragraph Nos 8, 9 and 10, which reads thus:
“8. At this stage, we are pointed out that there is a recent amendment by incorporating Section 33B to the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 vide Mah. 42 of 2025 with effect from 29 August, 2025, which in fact would take care of the concerns which we have expressed. However, under the said provision, actions needs to be taken and the provisions ought not to remain in the statute book. Section 33B of the Act reads thus.
“33B. (1) The eligible slum dwellers of the Slum Rehabilitation Scheme or Slum Redevelopment Project, may apply to the Chief Executive Officer or the Competent Authority, as the case may be, for recovery of rent in lieu of transit accommodation due from the developer of such Scheme or Project, in such manner and accompanied by such fees, as may be determined by the authority.
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(2) Where the Chief Executive Officer or the Competent Authority, as the case may be, is satisfied that the developer of any Slum Rehabilitation Scheme or Slum Redevelopment Project has defaulted in paying rent in lieu of transit accommodation to the eligible slum dwellers as agreed, the Chief Executive Officer or the Competent Authority may, after making such enquiry in respect of any amount due, on his own motion or on receipt of the application from the eligible slum dwellers, issue an order for the recovery of such amount within such stipulated time as may be specified in the order.
(3) The amount specified in every such order for recovery issued by the Chief Executive Officer or the Competent Authority, as the case may be, if not paid by the developer within the time specified in the order, it shall be recoverable as an arrears of land revenue in accordance with the law for the time being in force:
Provided that, if the person against whom the order for recovery is issued, is a company or a limited liability partnership having no sufficient property to satisfy the amount due under recovery order, then such amount shall be recovered from the personal property of the directors or partners of such company or firm, as the case may be.”
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& Promotion Regulations nor could be recognized under any prudent norms and rationale recognized under the provisions of the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 or the rules which are framed by the Slum Rehabilitation Authority. Hence, we sound a note of caution to the Chief Executive Officer of SRA that if any of these matters remain undecided, the Court would be required to take a strict view of such issues and pass appropriate orders including to hold the Competent Officers who are showing laxity in dealing with such complaints including in many cases overlooking the orders passed by the Competent forums/Court.”
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sufficient safeguard / security needs to be devised at the very inception of the slum redevelopment project.
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third parties. In the scheme of things as it stands, it cannot be a situation that the eligible slum dweller is deprived of the possession of the tenements unless the slum dweller is himself guilty of having entered into any agreement and/or a manner not known to law has created third party rights inducting such occupants.
representing SRA has placed on record a compliance affidavit of Smt. Sandhya Bawankule, Assistant Registrar, SRA, wherein a progressive stand is taken on behalf of the SRA. The affidavit sets out, firstly, the position in regard to a batch of 64 petitions concerning issues of non-payment of transit rent, and secondly, issues pertaining to illegal occupation of tenements allotted by the developer or the society. The correct factual position qua the grievances of each of the petitioners is concerned, is set out in a tabular form annexed to the affidavit, along with a detailed chart in relation to the transit rent (Exhibit “B”). What is significant to be noted is that the said affidavit sets out the immediate steps, which have been taken by the SRA by issuing Circular Nos. 230, 231, 232 and 233, all dated 22
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December 2025, inter alia notifying constitution of Special Cells to address the concerns as underscored in our aforesaid order dated 17 December 2025.
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232 records that the developer shall not handover any rehabilitation tenements on its own, and that the respective Executive Engineers shall be responsible for implementation of the said circulars. It records that non-compliance of the stipulations on their part will be viewed as dereliction of duty and suitable action against them can be initiated. It further records that, in any scheme, PAP/PTC tenements are required to be demarcated in accordance with Circular No. 209, and the procedure prescribed therein must be strictly followed, thereby providing for strict implementation of the said circular.
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Hon'ble High Court in W.P. no 3140 of 2019 and other 62 Writ petitions observed that, there are case where long back the project are completed, however the persons who are eligible are yet to be put in possession of the
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permanent alternate tenements for number of reasons, for example either they are occupied by illegal occupants, inducted by the developers or the societies and/or the illegal occupants being inducted by third parties. In the scheme of things as it stands, it cannot be situation the eligible slum dweller is deprived of the possession of the tenements unless the slum dweller is himself guilty of having entered into any agreement and/or a manner not known law has created third party rights inducting such occupants.
In view of the above, Hon'ble High Courts observation it is decided as follow,
| City | Eastern Suburb | Western Suburb |
|---|---|---|
| Dy. Collector (Special Cell) City |
Dy. Collector (Special Cell) Eastern Suburb |
Dy.Collector (Special Cell) Western Suburb |
| Assistant Registrar, City | Assistant Registrar, Eastern Suburb |
Assistant Registrar, Western Suburb |
| Executive | Executive Engineer-N | Executive Engineer- |
| Engineer-G/South Ward | Ward | K/East |
The above constituted Special Cell will be assisted by officers as required by them.
The Special Cell on receipt of grievances regarding illegal occupation of tenement allotted to eligible slum dweller and original slum dweller is deprived of permanent alternate tenement, illegal occupant in rehab tenement/PAP/PTC put in there by allottee slum dweller himself, random illegal occupant in rehab tenement/PAP/PTC, shall cause to inspect said tenement within two days.
As per inspection report, the Special Cell will decide which action need to be initiated in that case as per law and forward the report for Competent Officer responsible to the action.
The special cell will take review of the actions taken by the Competent Officers fortnightly and submit summary report to the CEO (SRA).
(Dr. Mahendra Kalyankar)
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Chief Executive Officer, SRA Brihanmumbal
CIRCULAR-231
Hon’ble High Court in W.P. no 3140 of 2019 and other 62 Writ petitions observed that persistent defaults made by Developers in payment of transit rent to the slum dwellers and the plight of the slum dwellers being required to run from pillar to post in receiving such payment Including to resort to litigation. To prevent such situations Hon'ble High Court directed to freeze a part of free sale component which can be permitted to be dealt only after the construction of the rehabilitation building is completed, and all issues relating to payment of transit rent are duly addressed. Such freezing of the premises needs to be of the immediate lower floors, depending on the size of floor and the approximate transit rent the developer would be required to pay to the slum dwellers, during the period of completion of the rehabilitation building.
Accordingly, the concerned Dy. Chief Engineer alongwith concerned Executive to ascertain and decide the quantity of free sale component. Whenever Letter of Intent is issued for a slum rehabilitation scheme, the letter of Intent will include freezing of appropriate lower floor sale area. computation of Sale area to be freeze will be done taking into consideration number of slum dwellers, rent per month for approximately three years rent cycle and corresponding ready reckoner value for sale area.
In case of existing slum rehabilitation schemes, Engineering Department will evaluate transaction of sale component by developer and will freeze appropriate sale component as per situation. In cases where the free sale component is already sold, then corresponding bank guarantee need to be taken. Any, false statement by developer will be termed as perjury and he will be penalized accordingly.
The concern Executive Engineer will Intimate to the Registrar of Stamps, of the freezing of free sale component in the project. Further on rehabilitation of all the slum dwellers and on addressing all the issues relating to payment of transit rent will defreeze the said sale area, same shall be conveyed to Registrar of stamps.
(Dr. Mahendra Kalyankar)
Chief Executive Officer, SRA Brihonmumbal
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Hon'ble High Court recently in couple of Writ Petitions took a stern view of encroachment of rehab tenements. In slum rehabilitation schemes, PAP/PTC are generated as per regulation. Recently, there are Instances where it is observed that these PAP/PTC are not handed over to authority, instead, some illegal occupation is done. To avoid such instances, Authority had already issued circular no. 162A and circular no. 225. All rehabilitation tenements must be handed over to Estate Department of SRA. Developer shall not handover any rehabilitation tenement on his own. Respective Executive Engineers are responsible for Implementation of above circulars.
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Any dereliction on their part will be viewed as dereliction of duty and suitable action against them can be initiated. Dy. Chief Engineer to take bimonthly review.
In any scheme, PAP/PTC need to be demarcated as per circular no. 209 and further procedure as per circular must be done. Any dereliction on this will be termed as dereliction of duty.
Strict implementation of circular no.210 by Executive Engineer is warranted. Any dereliction will be termed as dereliction of duty.
Regular inspection of all the schemes by concerned Executive Engineer and his team is necessary. In event of any contrary work or procedure by developer is noticed, then immediate action by them is essential. "A stitch in time saves nine." So regular inspection and adherence to standard procedure should be scrupulously followed.
(Dr. Mahendra Kalyankar)
Chief Executive Officer, SRA Brihanmumbal
CIRCULAR NO. 233
Sub: Rent in lieu of transit accommodation to slum dwellers
Ref: Circular No.153. Circular No.210, Section 33(B) of the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971.
Slum Rehabilitation Schemes approved by Slum Rehabilitation Authority, Brihanmumbai pay transit rent in lieu of transit accommodation to slum dwellers. The modifications In Circular No.153 are as follows,
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Proactive measures by Slum Rehabilitation Authority, Brihanmumbai are as follows,
Procedure regarding recovery of defaulted transit rent payment is as follows,
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(Dr. Mahendra Kalyankar)
Chief Executive Officer, SRA Brihanmumbai
To,
Office order
Slum Rehabilitation Authority, Brihanmumbai has constituted following "Special Cells" of designated officers for recovery of transit rent to slum dwellers in spirit of order of Hon'ble High Court in Writ Petition No.3140 of 2019 and other 62 writ petitions.
"Special Cell No.1 for adjudication and recovery of transit rent" 1. Co-Ordinator Officer Administration Co-Operative Department
(Dr. Mahendra Kalyankar)
Chief Executive Officer, SRA Brihanmumbai
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To,
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involved in the scheme, which need to be discharged by such players with utmost diligence and honesty.
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shall be an order passed by the officials of the SRA as normally being done in exercising such powers as conferred under the Slums Act.
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applications, they shall be taken forward for consideration and for passing appropriate orders consensually or otherwise in accordance with law.
order:
O R D E R
(i) The Petitioners/parties are at liberty to approach the respective special cells constituted by the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) by making appropriate applications setting out their grievances. Such applications shall be filed by 15 January, 2026 so as to include all the grievances as raised in the present proceedings.
(ii) Prior to the filing of such applications to ease out the procedural hurdles, copies of the grievance applications, be served upon the opponents/respondents physically and for reason which may be set out, by other permissible modes of service. The notice
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shall clearly indicate in advance the date on which the application/complaint is being filed.
(iii) Such applications being filed before the Special Cell shall be accompanied by an appropriate affidavit of service, which shall annex the service letter, in which the date of filing of complaint/grievance application is informed to the opponent. The application be accordingly granted a registration number.
(iv) The opponents/respondents shall be permitted to file their memo of appearance before the designated officer of the Special Cell. The Special Cell shall assign an appropriate date when the parties would be heard on such complaint, which be notified on the website under the caption “hearing before the Special Cell”. All such applications shall be decided within a time-bound schedule, after providing an opportunity of hearing to all parties.
(v) In the event despite service, if no memo of appearance being filed or the opponent fails to appear, the Special Cell may presume that the opponents/respondents are not interested in participating at the hearing. In such cases, the special cells shall take further appropriate action, which may include issuing a fresh notice to secure the presence of the necessary parties and/or proceeding with the matter for its expeditious disposal as the circumstances may warrant. However, all such actions must be carried out strictly in
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accordance with law and in a time bound manner, failing which, this itself may give rise to further litigation.
(vi) In regard to the grievances of the slum dwellers being deprived of a Permanent Alternate Accommodation (PAA), such matters shall be taken up with utmost expedition, as in certain category of cases, there is hardly any scope for adjudication where the entitlement has already been determined under the PAA Scheme or where persons have been held eligible through the lottery system. Such determinations shall be undertaken without any delay and appropriate orders passed.
(vii) In relation to grievances concerning the payment of transit rent, the special cells shall pass appropriate orders determining the amount of transit rent payable. The policy of the SRA shall be applicable with regard to the payment of interest, as observed by this Court in Vijay Namdeo Gujar vs. State of Maharashtra, WPL 32632/2025.
(viii) The endeavour of the special cells shall be to dispose of all grievances expeditiously and in a time-bound manner, as directed by this Court in previous orders. An endeavour shall be made to ordinarily dispose of the complaints within fifteen days from the date of filing, with a further extension of further 15 to 30 days for
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reasons to be recorded in writing. The objective is to ensure that such complaints/grievances are disposed of at the earliest and not delayed.
(ix) We further observe that all stakeholders are required to cooperate with the process. In the event of non-cooperation from any of the parties, the special cells, with the concurrence and approval of the Chief Executive Officer, shall have the power to pass appropriate orders, including orders of a drastic nature, as the facts may warrant. In such context, it is clarified that the powers conferred upon the Chief Executive Officer by law are well defined they are paramount. The Special Cells shall exercise such powers as available to the officers of the SRA, who are otherwise and in the normal course undertaking administrative quasi-judicial determination of the issues as the case may be. Thus, any order passed by the special cells shall be deemed to be an order of the SRA.
(x) Any person aggrieved by an order passed by the special cell(s) would have a remedy as noted hereinabove, by approaching the appropriate statutory forum and/or as may be permitted by law.
A separate general committee shall be appointed by the CEO, SRA to consider other issues noted hereinabove not being dealt by the special cells, already constituted; for example, in the event of any dispute relating to eligibility of a slum dwellers to receive a permanent alternate accommodation by having his name under
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Annexure-II. In regard to such disputes qua the land owned by the Municipal Corporation or MHADA, such committee may include one invitee/representative from MHADA and the Municipal Corporation. Accordingly, the Chief Officer of MHADA and the Municipal Commissioner of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation shall nominate competent officials to form part of this committee, along with two officials to be nominated by the Chief Executive Officer of the SRA. This committee shall adjudicate the inter se disputes relating to eligibility qua Annexure-II and other miscellaneous issues not falling within the jurisdiction of the two special cells noted earlier.
(xi) It is clarified that for disputes not pertaining to Annexure-II, it shall suffice that two appointees of the Chief Executive Officer of the SRA shall constitute a special cell to adjudicate grievances that do not fall within the jurisdiction of the committees already constituted. The Chief Executive Officer shall take appropriate steps to constitute such committee by issuing a circular by 10 January, 2026. The MHADA and the Municipal Corporation shall forward the names of their respective nominees to the Chief Executive Officer of the SRA on or before 8 January, 2026.
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open all contentions of the parties to be urged before the respective Special Cells. No costs.
(AARTI SATHE, J.)
(G. S. KULKARNI, J.)
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Om Shri Sai Sra Co-operative Housing Society
State Of Maharashtra
Govind Dhondu Nakati
State Of Maharashtra
Chanmukha Hanumanta Beldor
State Of Maharashtra
G. S. KULKARNI
AARTI SATHE
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