Richard Behram Mehta v. the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Case brief
What is this about?
Locus standi — writ petition against BMC e-tender notice no. 2025_MCGM_1248123 dated 21.11.2025 for 30-year lease (renewable 30 years) of C.S. No. 220(pt.), Worli Division, G/South Ward dismissed; petitioner not in possession, grandfather evicted 31.10.1981; no legal wrong or injury, not an 'aggrieved person'; non-participant in tender process cannot challenge tender (Airport Authority of India v. Centre for Aviation Policy, Safety and Research, 2022 SCC OnLine 1334); pending litigation/testamentary petitions no ground; intending bidders to decide disputed-property question; Bombay HC, Division Bench, 27.01.2026.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner has not suffered a legal wrong or injury and therefore does not fit into the expression 'aggrieved person'; consequently he has no locus to maintain the petition challenging the e-tender notice dated 21st November 2025.