Sardar Patel Memorial Trust, Chandrapur, Thr. President, Vinod Dattatray v. the State of Maharashtra, Thr. Collector, Chandrapur and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition No. 2621 of 2026, Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench, disposed 06/04/2026 (Anil S. Kilor and Raj D. Wakode, JJ.); Sardar Patel Memorial Trust, Chandrapur v. State of Maharashtra and Others; direction to respondent Nos.1-3 to decide representation dated 28/04/2025 to Collector, Chandrapur (Annexure-N) within eight weeks; Municipal Corporation, Chandrapur (respondent No.3) to grant opportunity of hearing to all necessary parties; decision in accordance with law on own merits; Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act 1971 procedure to be followed if grievance allowed; advocates A. M. Chandekar (petitioner), N. S. Rao AGP (respondents 1, 2, 4, 5).
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent Nos.1 to 3 to decide the petitioner's representation dated 28/04/2025 (made to the Collector, Chandrapur, record page 66, Annexure-N) within eight weeks of production of the Court's order; respondent No.3 - Municipal Corporation, Chandrapur to grant opportunity of hearing to all necessary parties including the petitioner and decide in accordance with law on its own merits; if the grievance is allowed, the procedure under the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 is to be followed with opportunity of hearing to all concerned parties.