Akruti Erica Co-Operative Housing Society vs Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai through Present Municipal Commissioner — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Akruti Erica Co-Operative Housing Society vs Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai through Present Municipal Commissioner — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

No final relief adjudicated. The Court took the Corporation's affidavit and compliance statement on record, recorded its assurances (proactive cleaning; designated garbage bins cleaned thrice daily; prompt clearing of spillage), and listed the Petition for further compliance on 06.05.2026 in the urgent supplementary board.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai has ensured that the Shraddhanand Cross Road, Vile Parle area is kept free of garbage, banners, pigeon feeding designated areas and hawkers, and whether it will continue to maintain the area (inferred from the compliance-monitoring nature of the order; no issue formally framed in the text).

Court's answer

The Court recorded the Municipal Corporation's position (via its additional affidavit and advocate's statement) that the Shraddhanand Cross Road, Vile Parle area stands redeemed of garbage, banners, pigeon feeding designated areas and hawkers.

Ratio / Principle

The Court recorded the Municipal Corporation's assurance that if any of these issues (garbage, banners, pigeon feeding, hawkers) resurface, it will be proactive in ensuring the area is kept clean.

Key takeaways

The Court recorded the Municipal Corporation's assurance that garbage bins will be placed in designated areas along the Shraddhanand Cross Road, Vile Parle segment (about 1 to 1.5 km), that localites will be encouraged to use them, that the bins will be cleaned thrice a day, and that spilled garbage will be promptly cleaned.ratio¶18
With the consent of the parties, the Court directed the Petition to be listed in the urgent supplementary board on 06.05.2026 for recording further compliance.ratio¶19

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court (Ravindra V. Ghuge & Hiten S. Venegavkar, JJ.), by a short compliance order ('P.C.') in Akruti Erica Co-operative Housing Society v. Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Ors., Writ Petition No. 1827 of 2026 (decided 21.04.2026): the Court saw the Petitioner's 8-page photographs (marked 'X-1' for identification), took on record the Corporation's additional affidavit (pages 176–194) and the statement that Shraddhanand Cross Road, Vile Parle — a segment of about 1 to 1.5 km — stands redeemed of garbage, banners, pigeon feeding designated areas and hawkers; recorded the Corporation's assurance to act proactively if such issues resurface, to place garbage bins in designated areas to be encouraged for public use and cleaned thrice daily with spillage promptly cleared; and, with the consent of the parties, listed the Petition in the urgent supplementary board on 06.05.2026 for recording further compliance. Interim monitoring order only; no final adjudication, no costs, no statutory provisions or precedents discussed.

Digitally signed by TRUPTI TRUPTI SADANAND SADANAND BAMNE BAMNE Date: 2026.04.23 11:06:49 +0530

921-wp-1827-2026.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION

WRIT PETITION NO. 1827 OF 2026

Akruti Erica Co-operative Housing Society … Petitioner versus Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Ors. … Respondents

Mr. Dipesh Siroya i/b. LIM Legit for the Petitioner. Ms.Pooja Khandeparkar with Ms.Oorja Dhond for Respondent Nos. 1 to 4- Municipal Corporation.

Mr.Nitin Shukla, Assistant Commissioner ‘K/South’ Ward is present.

CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & HITEN S.VENEGAVKAR, JJ.

DATE : APRIL 21, 2026

P.C:

We have heard the learned Advocate for the Petitioner and the learned Advocate for the Municipal Corporation.

We have seen the photographs tendered by the learned Advocate for the Petitioner (8 pages). The same is marked as ‘X-1’ for identification.

The learned Advocate for the Municipal Corporation has tendered an additional affidavit (page nos. 176 to 194), which is taken on

...1

Trupti

921-wp-1827-2026.odt

record. According to the learned Advocate, the Shraddhanand Cross Road, Vile Parle area is redeemed of garbage, banners, pigeon feeding designated areas and hawkers.

We are assured that if any of these issues resurface, the Municipal Corporation will be proactive in ensuring that the area is kept clean. We are also informed that the Municipal Corporation will be placing garbage bins in designated areas at Shraddhanand Cross Road, Vile Parle, which is a segment of about 1 to 1.5 km, and localites would be encouraged to drop their garbage in these bins. The Municipal Corporation further assures the Court that such garbage bins will be cleaned thrice a day and that if any garbage is spilled around, the same would also be promptly cleaned.

With the consent of the parties, list this Petition, in the urgent supplementary board, for recording further compliance on 06.05.2026.

(HITEN S.VENEGAVKAR, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.)

...2

Trupti