Yasir Mustafa Syed, Trustee and Mutawali of the Islamiya Masjid Trust v. Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 79A MHADA Act 1976; impugned notices 10.07.2023 and 17.01.2024 kept in abeyance pending inquiry; MHADA directed to act per Vimalnath Shelters Pvt Ltd v State of Maharashtra (2025 SCC Online Bom 1109) and Javed Abdul Rahim Attar v MHADA (Writ Petition (L) No. 34771 of 2021, dated 28.07.2025); Islamiya Masjit Trust mutawali; WP 2195 and WP 2197 of 2025 disposed; prayer clause (b) applications to be decided within three months; contentions kept open; Bombay HC Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction; Karnik and Modak JJ.
What did the court decide?
WP 2195 of 2025: impugned notices dated 10.07.2023 and 17.01.2024 kept in abeyance till completion of the inquiry; liberty to MHADA to take appropriate action in terms of the observations in Vimalnath Shelters and Javed Abdul Rahim Attar; liberty to the Petitioner to approach the Court if MHADA passes any adverse order. WP 2197 of 2025: disposed of on Respondent No. 2's stated undertaking that the applications in prayer clause (b) will be dealt with and a decision taken within three months from the date of judgment, in accordance with law. All contentions in both petitions kept open.