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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION

WRIT PETITION (L) NO.38331 OF 2025

Sai Krupa Ekta CHS (Proposed)

Formerly known as Shiv Ekta CHS (Proposed)

and another Petitioner

versus

Slum Rehabilitation Authority and others Respondents

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Ms.Jyoti Chavan for Petitioner.

Ms.Shivani Singh with Ms.Aarushi Yadav i/by Ms.Ravleen Sabharwal for

Respondent nos.1, 2 and 3 SRA.

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CORAM: G. S. KULKARNI &

AARTI SATHE, JJ.

DATE: 17^th December 2025

P.C.

1. This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed

praying for the following substantive reliefs :

“a) This Hon’ble Court be pleased to issue a direction/order and/or a writ of mandamus or any other writ in similar nature directing the Respondent nos.1 and 2 to process and approve the Slum Rehabilitation Proposal No.SRA/F-N/0044 /20250127 submitted by the Petitioners on 30.1.2025 without any delay and in a time bound manner in accordance with law; b) This Hon’ble Court be pleased to issue a direction/order and/or a writ of mandamus or any other writ in similar nature directing the Respondent no.2 to decide the Application dated 21.10.2024 submitted on behalf of the Petitioner No.1

u/s.13(2) of the said Slum Act within a period of 4 weeks.”

2. The only grievance of the Petitioners is in respect of pendency of an application dated 21^st October 2024 filed by the Petitioners before the Respondent

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no.2 under Section 13(2) of the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 (`the Slum Act’). It is the Petitioners’ grievance that the application is pending hearing since 2024 and the said application has been preferred for removal of Respondent no.4 as its developer, as the said Respondent no.4 has done nothing in respect of redevelopment of the Petitioner proposed society under the slum scheme. The Petitioner has contended that pending the aforesaid application, the Respondent nos.1 to 3 have allegedly misused their powers and published notice for conducting survey on the said land which is under slum rehabilitation scheme of which the Petitioner no.1 is the proposed society. The anxiety of the Petitioners is that if this application is not heard expeditiously, then the survey will be conducted, which will cause prejudice to the Petitioners.

3. In our opinion, considering the limited relief that the Petitioner seeks in the petition and although there being no written opposition/reply of the Respondents, considering the nature of the orders we propose to pass, no prejudice would be caused to the Respondents. The following order would serve the ends of justice :-

ORDER (i) It is directed that the Respondent no.2 shall consider and decide the pending application dated 21^st October 2024 of the Petitioners in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date this order is made available to the said Respondent by the Petitioners;

(ii) Let all parties be heard;

(iii) All rights and contentions of the parties are expressly kept open; (iv) The writ petition is is disposed of in the above terms. No costs.

(v) For reporting compliance, list the petition on 19^th January 2025. High on board.

(AARTI SATHE, J.) (G. S. KULKARNI, J.)