Mohammed Ibrahim Shaikh v. Competent Authority and Land Manager and 5 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Consent-based time-bound disposal of two Bombay HC writ petitions (WP 1836/2026; WPL 7819/2026) challenging Grievance Redressal Committee (GRC) proceedings where Appeals 287 and 288 of 2025 were closed 'for orders' on 26-02-2026 without final orders. Directions: GRC to pass final orders by 15-05-2026; MHADA to decide eligibility representations pending since 10-12-2015 by 11-05-2026. Petitioners' undertaking to vacate structures/tenements/hutments (ground + 3 upper floors) in favour of SRA within 24 hours if Appeals dismissed, regardless of MHADA outcome; interim possession permitted; police-assisted taking of possession by SRA without further notice if not handed over. Keywords: GRC, MHADA, SRA, Slum Rehabilitation Authority, Competent Authority and Land Manager, hutment, tenement, eligibility representation, closure for orders, undertaking to vacate, no costs, liberty to apply. Precedent value: structuring consent orders imposing deadlines on GRC/MHADA while conditioning interim possession on vacation undertakings enforceable by SRA with police assistance.