Bombay High Court
Bombay HC questioned the State’s power to cancel the proposal after the issuance of Letter of intent
Bombay high court set aside an order passed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) cancelling a sanctioned proposal for the construction of a multi-storeyed public parking lot at Kalachowkie in central Mumbai. A division bench of Justice D K Deshmukh and Justice R G Ketkar was hearing a petition filed by Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Pvt Ltd [...] Continue Reading »
The Bombay high court on Tuesday defended Maharashtra government’s stand and said they can’t be accused of gender bias nor can it be alleged that the police is acting in a high-handed manner. A division bench of justice DB Bhosale and justice UD Salvi said the court cannot stop the police from visiting bars at [...] Continue Reading »
The Mumbai civil court has ordered the demolition of an under-construction building in Borivli (W). The judge has ordered Himanshu Shah of Noopur Developers to pull down the structure within four months from the date of the decree. The case dates back to August 2009, when 43 members of wings A and B of Megh [...] Continue Reading »
The practice of constructing illegal structures on public plots by obtaining stay orders sought from the city and civil court has only become rampant over the years. The BMC has requested the state government to bar civil courts in encroachment cases. If the proposal to amend the Mumbai Municipal Corporation (MMC) Act is passed, only [...] Continue Reading »
The Bombay High Court has stepped in to resolve a 21-year-old fight between two neighbours living in a housing society at Altamount Road. A division bench asked the BMC to depute an officer to inspect the flat of Aparna Chawalla, who stays on the seventh floor of Vijay Apartments. The dispute was over renovations carried [...] Continue Reading »
Teachers are not slaves. Their job is to teach- Bombay High Court The Bombay high court ordered the state to stop forcing teachers from private unaided schools into census duty. The judges were hearing a petition challenging a state order that directed all schools, including private unaided schools, in Maharashtra to keep their “teachers away [...] Continue Reading »
The Sept 1 Supreme Court ruling prohibits builders from selling parking area as independent units to flat buyers. A division bench of Supreme Court has ruled that builders cannot sell parking areas in the stilt area as independent units as the same is to be extended as ‘common areas and facilities’ for the owners. Builders, [...] Continue Reading »
The Bombay high court has ruled that a police officer residing in government quarters cannot claim tenancy rights on it. The judgment was given in answer to a petition filed by Tukaram Borade—a former assistant police inspector (API) attached to the Mumbai police. A former assistant police inspector (API) Tukaram Borade had filed a suit [...] Continue Reading »
In a judgment that will set a precedent for housing societies on how to treat pets, the Central Mumbai Consumer Redressal Forum has rapped a Mahim society for charging one of its member Rs 500 for each of his two dogs using the elevator. The forum ruled there is no reason why pets can’t use [...] Continue Reading »
In an important order, the Bombay High Court has said developers cannot construct new buildings—not part of the original plan which was disclosed to buyers—unless they take the consent of apartment owners. The Judge said that if the promoter wants to make additional construction, which is not a part of the layout placed before the [...] Continue Reading »
