Brijanandan Bicchan Sharma v. the State of Maharashtra Government Pleader
Case brief
What is this about?
Transit rent non-payment; Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) Special Cells; permanent alternate accommodation (PAA); PAP/PTC tenements under illegal occupation; Annexure-II eligibility disputes; SRA Circular Nos. 230, 231, 232, 233 dated 22.12.2025; Section 33B Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 (inserted by Mah. 42 of 2025, effective 29.08.2025); Section 13(2) Slum Act developer termination; Regulation 33(10) DCPR 2034; freezing of free-sale component/lower floors; Letter of Intent conditions; Article 21 right to shelter; Article 226 writ jurisdiction; Vijay N. Gujar v. State of Maharashtra, W.P.(L) 32632/2025; Mediation Act, 2023 training; recovery as arrears of land revenue; Bombay High Court OOCJ batch disposal; no costs; contentions kept open.
What did the court decide?
Batch of writ petitions disposed of by common judgment: petitioners permitted to file grievance applications before the SRA Special Cells by 15 January 2026 (with advance service and affidavit of service); cells to decide transit-rent and PAA complaints time-bound (ordinarily 15 days, extendable 15-30 days with reasons), with interest per SRA policy as per Vijay Namdeo Gujar (WPL 32632/2025); cell orders deemed SRA orders subject to statutory remedies; separate CEO-constituted general committee (with MHADA/Municipal Corporation nominees) for Annexure-II eligibility disputes; individual merits left open; no costs.