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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, GAUTAM A.ANKHAD
Pawan Rajaramrao Kadam – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra, Thru Department of Urban Development – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.
The principal challenge in all these writ petitions is to the Notification dated 7th October 2024 issued under section 37(1AA)(c) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 (in short, “impugned Notification” and “MRTP Act”) and the insertion of clause 10.16 in the Unified Development Control and Promotion Regulations (in short, “UDCPR”), which reads as under:
“10.16 Area within Panvel Municipal Corporation-
In area of Panvel Municipal Corporation, 75% of the total permissible TDR component as mentioned in column 5 of the Table-6G in the Regulation No.6.3, may be utilised on payment of premium at the rate of 60% land rate mentioned in the Annual Statement of Rates subject to following condition. Balance 25% to be utilised in the form of TDR only.
Condition:-This provision shall only be applicable till the sanction of the Development Plan of Panvel Municipal Corporation under section 31(1) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966.”
2. As the issue involved in all these writ petitions is common, the petitions were heard together and are disposed of by this common judgment.
Brief background leading to the passing of the impugned Noti
Entitlement to Transferable Development Rights (TDR) arises only upon land surrender, not application submission, as per the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the notice under section 51 of the MRTP Act was without jurisdiction, and the UDCPR provisions pressed in service were not applicable to affec....
The court established that retrospective application of government directives curtailing vested rights is impermissible unless expressly stated, reinforcing the doctrine of promissory estoppel.
Development permissions obtained before the implementation of new regulations remain valid; non-issuance of an occupation certificate violates legal entitlements established by prior approvals.
A Writ cannot create a legal right; it can only enforce an already established right. Entitlement under new regulations requires compliance with specific conditions, which were not met in this case.
A developer cannot claim benefits under new regulations without fulfilling the necessary conditions stipulated, and a writ cannot be issued to establish a non-crystallized legal right.
Land Acquisition and Requisition - Powers of Planning Authority to acquire land compulsorily - Transferable Development Rights - Planning Authority has taken steps to commence acquisition of reserved....
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