Moinuddin Pashamiya Shaikh vs Slum Rehabilitation Authority

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2023 Supreme(Bom) 615

G. S. PATEL, NEELA GOKHALE
Moinuddin Pashamiya Shaikh – Appellant
Versus
Slum Rehabilitation Authority – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioners: Mr. Yousuf Khan, Ms. N. Baig, i/b Yousuf Khan, Mr. S. Mansuri, Mr. Ankit Lohia, Mr. Karl Tamboly, with Swapnil Khatri & Avinash Kumar Mishra, (Hussain Hasan Khan & Ors). Mr. G.P. Khan, Ms. Gulnar Mistry, with Niytesh Acharya, Altaf Khan & Supriya Ghadge, Mr. Akash Rebello, with Nitesh Acharya & Altaf Khan, Mr. Nitesh Acharya, with Altaf Khan & Supriya Ghadge, Mr. Altaf Khan, with Supriya Ghadge, Mr. Kunal Dwarkadas, with Tushar Kochale, Ajay Jankar, Bhavika Solanki & Binjal Somania.
For the Respondents:Mayur Khandeparkar, with Aditya Miskita, Viren Miskita, Neha Mehta, Aayushi Gohil & Akshay Dayalkar, i/b M/s. MT Miskita & Co, Dr. Milind Sathe, Senior Advocate, with Jagdish G. Aradwad (Reddy), Mr. Jagdish G. Aradwad (Reddy), Mr. Advait Kulkarni, i/b Jay & Co, Mr. Vijay Singh, I/B Abhijeet Desai, i/b Desai & Desai Legal, Mr. Ronghe, Mrs. Rathina Maravarman, with Akanksha Hambir, Ms. Amita Kamble, i/b Kshitija Wadatkar & Associates, Mr. Yogesh Patil, with Abhijit Patil i/b Vijay Patil, Mr. Girish Utangale, with Saurabh Utangale & Rohan Sawant, Mr. S( ). Gore, AGP, Mr. L.T. Satelkar, AGP, Mr. Hemant Haryan, AGP, Mr. Sukanta Karmarkar, AGP, Mr. Milind More, Addl. AGP, Mr. Kedar Dighe, AGP, Mr. Dushyant Kumar, AGP, Mr. Shantanu M. Shetty, i/b Manohar V. Shetty, Mr. Shashikant Surana, i/b Madhur Surana, Mr. Abhay Narayan Manudhane, Resolution Professional of HDIL present.

Table of Content
1. ongoing issues with slum rehabilitation (Para 1 , 30)
2. transit rent not fixed for eligible slum dwellers (Para 3 , 5 , 6)
3. no fundamental right to trespass or squatting (Para 20 , 23)
4. need for fundamental change in slum rehabilitation policies (Para 52 , 53 , 75)

JUDGMENT :

1. Something is rotten in the state of the SRA. This case for the first time gives us numbers. And these numbers are not only frightening but they point to what we can only describe as an ongoing fraud on statute at various levels, and widespread trafficking in free-of-cost slum rehabilitation tenements. Even with these numbers, there are many things still unknown and to be investigated.

2. To set the stage for what follows, we have reference to our order of 22nd March 2022, over a year ago. We took an unusual step in that order for we first released it on draft on that date and then in final form two days later on 24th March 2022 after all before us had an opportunity to make suggestions on the factual aspects. We reproduce the relevant portions of the order of 22nd March 2022 :

DATED: 22nd March 2022 (in draft)

24th March 2022 (final)

PC:

(This order was

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2023 Supreme(Bom) 615

G. S. PATEL, NEELA GOKHALEMoinuddin Pashamiya Shaikh – AppellantVersusSlum Rehabilitation Authority – Respondent

Cases Referred (1)

G. S. PATEL, NEELA GOKHALE
Moinuddin Pashamiya Shaikh – Appellant
Versus
Slum Rehabilitation Authority – Respondent