Mohammed Kadar Haji V.K. v. State of Maharashtra Throu. Its Principal Sec. Urban Development Depet and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Batch of 14 writ petitions, Bombay High Court, decided 21-04-2026 (Manish Pitale & Shreeram V. Shirsat, JJ.): demolition of shops/galas for road widening without compensation; respondents include State of Maharashtra and Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation (Resp. No. 2) and its officer (Resp. No. 3); petitions disposed by directing the Corporation to decide petitioners' representations (moved Dec. 2025/Jan. 2026) in accordance with law within eight weeks; pending applications disposed. Keywords: road widening demolition, compensation, gala/shop demolition, Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation, representations, eight weeks, time-bound decision. No statutes or precedent cases cited; no monetary award.
What did the court decide?
All writ petitions disposed of by directing respondent No.2 (Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation) to decide the petitioners' representations in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks; pending applications, if any, also disposed of. No compensation was adjudicated by this Court.