Mumbai Maratha Dnyatichya Fal Vyaparyancha Dharmaday Trust v. the Brihanumumbai Mahanagarpalika and 3 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Unauthorized-construction demolition disposal: Bombay High Court disposes W.P. 3959/2025 (with I.A. 31/2024) of Mumbai Maratha Dnyatichya Fal Vyaparyanch Dharmaday Trust v. Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika & ors. (decided 18-03-2026, Karnik & Modak JJ.) on the BMC's statement that show cause notices dated 21 May 2022 under Sections 351, 352, 352A and 354A, Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act 1888, relating to unauthorized construction in the Fruitwala building, Plot 18, Cannought Road Estates, Dadoji Konddev Marg, Byculla East, will be taken to their logical conclusion expeditiously in accordance with law; lease reported non-renewed due to illegal construction; interim application also disposed. Keywords: unauthorized construction, demolition, removal, show cause notice, S.351/S.352/S.352A/S.354A MMC Act 1888, Byculla, lease non-renewal.
What did the court decide?
No operative direction issued; the Petition was disposed of in view of the Corporation's on-instructions statement that notices issued to the persons responsible for the unauthorized constructions would be taken to their logical conclusion expeditiously in accordance with law; pending interim application(s) stand disposed of.