Mr. Rajesh Shankar Indalkar v. the Union of India and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Batch disposal of writ petitions (incl. WP 14789/2023, WP 12197/2023, WP 11967/2023 with IAs) before Bombay HC DB (neutral citation 2025:BHC-AS:41777-DB, 17-09-2025): demolition of tenements/chawls built 2012–2019 on acquired land (Survey No.23, Village Bhopar, Tal. Kalyan, Dist. Thane) covered by award dt. 19-03-2013 for respondent No.2 Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation (Union of India); impugned notice dt. 21-08-2023 by SDO Kalyan to hand over possession; writ of Certiorari/Mandamus prayers; challenge infructuous after demolition on 04-10-2023; liberty to claim compensation before the Designated Officer within six weeks, to be decided per law; contentions kept open; amendment IAs disposed; no costs.
What did the court decide?
Petitions disposed of in terms of the Court's orders: liberty to the petitioners to make appropriate applications (stated to be within six weeks) claiming compensation for the demolished structures before the Designated Officer, to be decided in accordance with law, with all contentions expressly kept open; all Interim Applications disposed of as not surviving; no costs.