Bombay HC permits slum rehabilitation on up to 65% encroached open space
MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Thursday upheld the validity of a development regulation that permits two-thirds of public open spaces reserved for parks, gardens, playgrounds, etc and which exceed 500 sq m in area to be used for slum redevelopment schemes subject to a condition to keep at least the remaining one-third area vacant. Referring to Development Control and Promotion Regulations (DCPR), 2034, Justices Amit Borkar and Somasekhar Sundaresan said, “The regulation reflects a practical approach to a difficult and long-standing issue, namely that removing all slums may not be possible, and losing all open spaces is not acceptable. It…