Ketan Himatlal Mehta v. Vaibhav Development Corporation and 6 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court Commercial Division, Somasekhar Sundaresan J., April 20, 2026 — IA No. 5410 of 2025 in Commercial Suit No. 8 of 2023 disposed of as infructuous after Municipal Authorities issued Occupation Certificates despite Applicant Ketan Himatlal Mehta's protests regarding pending DP Road issues; parties directed to exchange draft issues within one week for framing of issues; stand over May 4, 2026. Co-listed: IA No. 6880 of 2025 in Suit No. 227 of 2018; respondents include Vaibhav Development Corporation and 6 others and the Respondent -BMC. Keywords: DP Road; Occupation Certificate; infructuous; framing of issues; BMC; Vaibhav Development Corporation.
What did the court decide?
Interim Application No. 5410 of 2025 was disposed of as infructuous, the Applicant having fairly stated that the Application had become infructuous in view of subsequent developments, in particular the Municipal Authorities having issued Occupation Certificates despite protests by the Applicant regarding pending issues concerning the DP Road.