Petitioner challenged delay in BMC's decision on a development proposal. Court directed the Executive Engineer to decide within 6 weeks and communicate defects within 2 weeks if any.
Direction to the Executive Engineer to decide the proposal within 6 weeks.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
Writ Petition No.1453 of 2026
Chandrashekher Champalal Hingarh … Petitioner
V/s.
State of Maharashtra and anr. … Respondents.
Mr. Shishir Joshi a/w. Priti Shukla i/b. Priti Joshi for the petitioner.
Ms. Anjali Ghuge for respondent No.2 – BMC. Mrs. Anupama Pawar, AGP for the State.
CORAM : M.S. KARNIK & S.M. MODAK, JJ.
DATE : 30th March 2026.
P.C. :
LATA Digitally signedby LATA SUNIL3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that such SUNIL PANJWANIDate: PANJWANI 2026.03.30 19:46:56 +0530proposal is pending decision since its date of submission from 14th
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April 2025. Learned counsel relied upon the decision of this Court in Nadeem Abdul Sattar Lakdawala v/s. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and others in Writ Petition (L) No.1211 of 2019 to support the proposition that the Municipal Corporation had no power to take cognizance of any private dispute and stall the construction activity.
LSP 3 5 wp 1453.26.doc The proposal to be considered on its own merits and in accordance with law.
(S.M.MODAK,J.) (M.S.KARNIK, J.)
1 issue framed by the court
Whether to direct the Executive Engineer to decide on the development proposal pending for over a year.
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Nadeem Abdul Sattar Lakdawala v. The Municipal Corporation of Greater MumbaiReferred¶16
Nadeem Abdul Sattar Lakdawala v/s. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and others in Writ Petition (L) No.1211 of 2019
Chandrashekher Champalal Hingarh
State of Maharashtra
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
M.S. KARNIK
S.M. MODAK
As recorded by the court registry
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