Hemraj Shrirang Sontakke v. the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P. No. 1291 of 2025, Bombay High Court (OOJC), decided 10 March 2026 by M.S. Karnik & S.M. Modak, JJ. Petitioner Hemraj Shrirang Sontakke; respondents include Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (BMC), SRA-related respondent No.5, the State (AGP), and respondent No.7 (alleged constructor, unnamed). Alleged illegal one-room construction passed off as minor/temporary repairs; S.342 Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act referenced (minor repairs need no permission; Planning Authority permission for major repairs/reconstruction, per Corporation communication dated 9 January 2024). Petition disposed of with directions to respondent No.5/SRA to decide the complaint within six weeks and act expeditiously if construction found illegal.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions: petitioner to appear before respondent No.5 on 23rd March 2026 at 11.00 a.m. with copy of the order and a comprehensive representation; SRA to decide the representation/complaint in accordance with law within six weeks after briefly hearing the petitioner and the affected party; appropriate expeditious action if the structure is found illegally constructed.