D DAHYABHAI AND CO. PVT. LTD. AND ANR. vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND ORS. — CP/333/2025

Case under Contempt of Court Act 1971 Section 12. Next hearing: 05th May 2026.

Next hearing 05-May-2026

CNR: HCBM010319052025

e-Filing Number

11-06-2025

Filing Number

CP/20243/2025

Filing Date

17-Jun-2025

Registration No

CP/333/2025

Registration Date

19-Jun-2025

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Hiten Shamrao Venegavkar

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Hiten Shamrao Venegavkar

Bench Type

Division

Category

CONTEMPT OF COURT ( 8 )

Sub-Category

CIVIL CONTEMPT ( 1 )

Judicial Branch

Civil

Last updated 03-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Contempt of Court Act 1971 Section 12

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.D DAHYABHAI AND CO. PVT. LTD. AND ANR.

    Adv. Minal Chandnani

  2. 2.Nitesh Prataprai Kothari

    Adv. CHANDNANI MINAL JAIWANT

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND ORS.

    Adv. ,Mandar Limaye,Mandar Limaye 1123

  2. 2.Thane Municipal Corporation

    Adv. Mandar Limaye,Mandar Limaye

  3. 3.Mr Saurabh Rao, The Commissioner Thane Municipal Corporation

  4. 4.Additional Commissioner 2, Thane Municipal Corporation

  5. 5.Deputy Commissioner Estates, Thane Municipal Corporation

  6. 6.City Engineer, Thane Municipal Corporation

  7. 7.Deputy City Engineer, Thane Municipal Corporation

  8. 8.Mr Sangram Kanade, The Assistant Director Town, Thane Municipal Corporation

  9. 9.Executive Engineer, Town Development Department Thane Municipal Corporation

    Adv. Mandar Limaye

Case History

  1. 05-May-2026

    Next hearingPending

  2. 05-May-2026

    At 3.00 P.M.

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. Mantri

  3. 06-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. MantriView PDF

    Summary The High Court of Bombay issued a contempt of court notice against the Thane Municipal Corporation's Commissioner (Mr. Saurabh Rao) and Assistant Director of Town Planning (Mr. Sangram Kanade) for failing to issue a Development Rights Certificate (DRC) as ordered by the court on 28th April 2025 and 20th February 2026. The notice is returnable on 5th May 2026, with the court finding prima facie that court directions have not been complied with despite over a year of patient adjournments and a 21-day grace period post-judgment. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  4. 06-Apr-2026

    At 3.00 P.M.

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. Mantri

  5. 02-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. MantriView PDF

  6. 02-Apr-2026

    Urgent Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. Mantri

  7. 01-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. MantriView PDF

  8. 01-Apr-2026

    Urgent Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. Mantri

  9. 30-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. MantriView PDF

  10. 30-Mar-2026

    Urgent Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. Mantri

  11. 27-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. MantriView PDF

  12. 27-Mar-2026

    For Direction

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. Mantri

  13. 23-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. MantriView PDF

  14. 17-Dec-2025

    At 3.00 P.M.

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. Bhobe

  15. 16-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. BhobeView PDF

  16. 16-Dec-2025

    At 3.00 P.M.

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. Bhobe

  17. 15-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. BhobeView PDF

  18. 15-Dec-2025

    At 3.00 P.M.

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. Bhobe

  19. 10-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. BhobeView PDF

  20. 10-Dec-2025

    At 3.00 P.M.

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. Bhobe

  21. 09-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. BhobeView PDF

  22. 09-Dec-2025

    At 3.00 P.M.

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. Bhobe

  23. 04-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. BhobeView PDF

  24. 04-Dec-2025

    At 3.00 P.M.

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. Bhobe

  25. 28-Nov-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. BhobeView PDF

  26. 28-Nov-2025

    Urgent Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. Bhobe

  27. 25-Nov-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. BhobeView PDF

  28. 21-Nov-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. BhobeView PDF

  29. 20-Jun-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari,hon'ble Justice Kamal KhataView PDF

  30. 20-Jun-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  31. 17-Jun-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. CP/333/2025

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The High Court of Bombay issued a contempt of court notice against the Thane Municipal Corporation's Commissioner (Mr. Saurabh Rao) and Assistant Director of Town Planning (Mr. Sangram Kanade) for failing to issue a Development Rights Certificate (DRC) as ordered by the court on 28th April 2025 and 20th February 2026. The notice is returnable on 5th May 2026, with the court finding prima facie that court directions have not been complied with despite over a year of patient adjournments and a 21-day grace period post-judgment. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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