Shantikumar Ramrao Ovalekar and Anr. v. the State of Maharashtra Thr the Principal Secretary and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition 89 of 2024, Bombay High Court, decision 16 April 2025, Gadkari and Khata JJ.; removal of offending/illegal structures; Section 260 Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act; final order dated 13 March 2025; 15 days to remove structures; prior leave of Court required to challenge final order by Civil Suit or otherwise; Respondent No.8; petitioners Shantikumar Ramrao Ovalekar & Anr.; advocates Ramakant Paranjpe, Mansi Bane AGP, R.S. Apte Sr. Adv., Ajit Ram Pitale, Shriram S. Kulkarni.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of in the recorded terms: the Corporation's statement regarding the final order dated 13th March, 2025 under Section 260 of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act, the 15-day period granted to Respondent No.8 to remove the offending structures, and the Corporation's steps for removal upon default were accepted; Respondent No.8 is to take prior leave of the Court before challenging the final order in a Civil Suit or otherwise.