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Leena Mathais v. the State of Maharashtra through the Government Pleader Office

Bombay HC24 Mar 2026WP/1593/2025

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What is this about?

MIDC Slums Scheme ineligibility grievance; Grievance Redressal Committee constituted at MIDC Head Office, Andheri–MIDC; writ petition disposed of keeping all contentions open; 2-week window to file grievance; 12-week timeline for Committee decision; Bombay High Court OOCJ WRIT PETITION NO.1593 OF 2025; Karnik & Modak JJ.; Leena Mathais v. State of Maharashtra.

What did the court decide?

Writ Petition disposed of keeping all contentions open; Petitioners permitted to file complaint/representation/grievance before the Grievance Redressal Committee at MIDC Head Office, Andheri–MIDC; if filed within 2 weeks, the Committee is requested to decide it expeditiously on its own merits within 12 weeks of receipt. ¶22

Leena Mathais vs the State of Maharashtra through the Government Pleader Office — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Petitioners' grievance regarding their treatment under the Slums Scheme should be pursued through the Grievance Redressal Committee constituted by MIDC rather than by adjudication of the writ petition.

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Court's answer

It is open to the Petitioners to file a complaint / representation / grievance before the Grievance Redressal Committee constituted at the Head Office of MIDC.

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Ratio / Principle

If the grievance is made within a period of 2 weeks, the Committee is requested to expeditiously look into the grievance and decide it on its own merits.

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Key takeaways

The Committee is requested to decide the grievance within 12 weeks from the date of receipt of the grievance.ratio¶21

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court (Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction), Writ Petition No.1593 of 2025 — Leena Mathais and Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra and Ors. — decided 2 April 2026 (M.S. Karnik & S. M. Modak, JJ.). Senior Counsel for Respondent Nos.2-4 (MIDC) submitted that MIDC had constituted an Authority to hear appeals of persons declared ineligible for the benefit of the Slums Scheme, and that a Grievance Redressal Committee had been constituted at the Head Office of MIDC at Andheri–MIDC. The Court disposed of the writ petition keeping all contentions open, recording that it is open to the Petitioners to file a complaint/representation/grievance before the said Committee; if the grievance is made within 2 weeks, the Committee was requested to expeditiously look into it and decide it on its own merits within 12 weeks from the date of receipt. No statute or precedent was cited; no monetary quantum arises.

Leena Mathais v. the State of Maharashtra through the Government Pleader Office

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