Sayyed Ibrahim Sayyed Hanif v. State of Maharashtra Throu. Its Principal Sec. Urban Development Dept and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, 23-04-2026, Manish Pitale & Shreeram V. Shirsat, JJ. Eleven writ petitions (lead: WP 5195/2026; others 5196, 5205, 5233, 5235, 5236, 1642-1646 of 2026) by shop/gala owners alleging demolition for road widening without compensation, against the State of Maharashtra and Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation officers. Petitions disposed of with direction to respondent No. 2 to decide the petitioners' representations (moved Dec 2025/Jan 2026) in accordance with law within eight weeks; pending applications disposed. Counsel: F.N. Momin (petitioners); Tanu Bhatia (Corporation); various AGPs/Addl. GPs for the State per petition. Keywords: demolition, road widening, compensation, representations, time-bound disposal, Municipal Corporation.
What did the court decide?
Respondent No. 2 (Municipal Corporation) directed to decide the representations submitted by the petitioners in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks from the date of the order; pending applications, if any, disposed of.