Bombay HC: Court Overstepped, Returns 16-Acre Plot to Builder
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has reinstated a ruling from a Borivli metropolitan magistrate indicating that a developer had possession of a plot exceeding 16 acres near the Dahisar checkpost as of April 22, 2017. On Tuesday, Justice Amit Borkar nullified a decision by the Dindoshi sessions court and directed the court receiver to return possession of the land to Romell Housing and its associate, Jude Romell, “strictly in accordance” with the magistrate’s directive. Romell alleged police misconduct after purchasing the property in 2016 from its previous owners, having compensated Kamruddin Shaikh, who held possession of the land. Following the…