Bombay HC Probes 20-Year Delay in Wadala Slum Rehab
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has instructed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) to investigate the nearly 20-year delay in implementing a slum rehabilitation scheme in Wadala West, and to report on its expected completion date. “It is unacceptable for SRA schemes on public land to be executed with such negligence, especially after 20 years of implementation,” remarked a bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Aarti Sathe on Monday. This directive came after the court resolved a petition from Sitabai Kolambkar and Wadala Village Welfare CHSL, which sought to nullify an April 2024 order from…