Mohd. Ahsan Safat Khan v. the Municipal Corporation of Greater and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Civil Appellate Jurisdiction; AO/252/2024 (board ref. 53. AO/252/2024) with IA No. 7092 of 2024; Coram: Farhan P. Dubash, J.; decided 24-03-2026. Purely interlocutory direction: MCGM (R-1) to file affidavit by 07-04-2026 on validity of license/permission for 'Darbar Bakery' run by Respondent no. 2 from the suit property, licence details, and enforcement steps taken if no valid licences; listed 09-04-2026. Appellant's counsel: Aniesh Jadhav a/w Nikhil Adkine, Shubham Choudhary i/b B. S. Shukla; MCGM: Sachin Vajale; R-2: Karshil Shah a/w Shaikh Mohammad Taha, Mahadev Parab. No statutes or precedents cited; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
No claim allowed or dismissed on merits; directions issued to Respondent no. 1 – MCGM to file an affidavit by 7th April 2026 stating (i) whether a valid license and/or permission subsists for Respondent no. 2 to run 'Darbar Bakery' from the suit property, (ii) details of the licenses, if any, and (iii) steps taken if no valid licenses exist; matter stood over to 9th April 2026.