Prameshkumar Mevalal Gupta v. State of Maharashtra Throu. the Chief Sec. and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Slum rehabilitation; inclusion of name in Annexure II; cut-off date 1 January 2000; possession of hut not proved; survey Sr. No.23 hut shown closed; Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971, Sections 35(1) and 35(1A); Appellate Authority; Grievance Redressal Committee, Appeal No.158 of 2024; Deputy Collector (E/R), Chambur; M/s. Agarwal Grain Stores; registration certificate under Maharashtra Shops and Establishments Act, 1948; Reliance Energy register of electricity consumers; Mayaram G. Agarwal; P.M.Gupta; writ petition dismissed by Bombay High Court (N.J. Jamadar, J.), 9 July 2025.
What did the court decide?
The documents on record, including the registration certificate of Shop under the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments Act, 1948 (showing Mr. Mayaram G. Agarwal as employer, albeit along with P.M.Gupta) and the register of electricity consumers of Reliance Energy (showing Mr. Mayaram G. Agarwal as original consumer since prior to 1992), prima facie do not substantiate the Petitioner's claim; none of the documents indicate that the Petitioner had been in possession of the subject hut prior to 1 January 2000.