Mr. Mulchand Shobnath Vishwakarma v. the Union of India and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Batch disposal by Bombay High Court, 17 September 2025 (neutral citation 2025:BHC-AS:41777-DB), Coram G.S. Kulkarni & Aarti Sathe, JJ. Search terms: Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation (DFCCIL); land acquisition award dated 19 March 2013; Survey No.23, Village Bhopar, Tal. Kalyan, District Thane; Sub Divisional Officer, Kalyan notice No. K.D./Te-2/Bhusampadan/DFCCIL/Ka.V.1110/23 dated 21.08.2023; demolition of chawls on 4 October 2023 with police machinery; compensation claims before Designated Officer; vacation-challenge prayers infructuous; interim applications for amendment disposed; writ of Certiorari/Mandamus prayed; no statute or precedent cited; batch includes Writ Petitions Nos. 14789/2023, 12197/2023 (Ganesh Bhikaji Chavan), 11967/2023 (Monika Mohan Gavankar) and many others.
What did the court decide?
Petitions disposed of in terms of the Court's order with liberty to the petitioners to make applications for compensation for their demolished structures before the Designated Officer within six weeks; such applications to be decided in accordance with law and all contentions expressly kept open. Interim applications seeking amendment to place compensation claims on record were held not to survive and were disposed of. No costs.