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SC asks Maharashtra govt, civic body to respond on slum rehab plea

File photo NEW DELHI: On Monday, the Supreme Court sought responses from the Maharashtra government and the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai regarding a petition that challenges a Bombay High Court ruling allowing slum rehabilitation schemes on plots originally designated for parks, gardens, and playgrounds. On June 19, 2025, the Bombay High Court upheld the legitimacy of a regulation concerning slum rehabilitation schemes, seeking to balance Mumbai’s critical need for green spaces with the constitutional right to shelter. It endorsed Regulation 17(3)(D)(2) of the Development Control and Promotion Regulations (DCPR) 2034, which permits the execution of slum rehabilitation schemes on…

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Bombay HC Halts BMC’s Demolition of Rakhmabai Mhatre Chawl Homes

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has strongly criticized the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (BMC) for its demolition notices targeting six longstanding residents of Rakhmabai Mhatre Chawl in Mulund (East), categorizing the actions as “vague, arbitrary, malafide, and a misuse of power.” Justice Milind N Jadhav, in a ruling made on January 5, 2026, granted six Appeals From Orders filed by the residents: Anita Ashok Mapuskar, Amol Pandharinath Vedak, Manik Gajanan Thakur, Rajkumar Gamandas Ramchandani, Pushpalata Pandurang Ale, and Sudhir Sambhaji Jadhav. The court provided them absolute protection from any coercive measures from the BMC until their civil suits are…