THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF GREATER MUMBAI vs MR. PANKAJ MEHTA AND ORS. — CAF/3725/2019

Case under Bombay Municipal Corporation Act. Disposed: --Dismissed on 02nd April 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 12-Oct-2020

CNR: HCBM010400532019

Filing Number

CAF/24101/2019

Filing Date

22-Aug-2019

Registration No

CAF/3725/2019

Registration Date

20-Nov-2019

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain

Bench Type

Single

Category

ELECTION ( 12 )

Sub-Category

MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ( 7 )

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

02-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

--Dismissed

Last updated 03-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Bombay Municipal Corporation Act

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF GREATER MUMBAI

    Adv. Aruna Savla

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.MR. PANKAJ MEHTA AND ORS.

  2. 2.SMT. SMITA MEHTA

  3. 3.MRS. LATA MEHTA

  4. 4.MR. VINAY MEHTA

  5. 5.MRS. TRUPTI MEHTA

  6. 6.MR. ASWIN MEHTA

  7. 7.MR. KANTILAL MEHTA

  8. 8.RAGHUVANSHI MILLS LIMITED

  9. 9.M/S, S.S.G. REALTORS and DEVELOPERS PVT. LTD.

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 02-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal JainView PDF

    Summary The Bombay High Court dismissed approximately 26 civil applications filed by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai seeking to condone delays ranging from 1-9 years in appealing demolition notices. The court held that the Corporation's reasons for delay—officer negligence discovered after the 2017 Kamla Mills tragedy—did not constitute "sufficient cause" under law, as subsequent events cannot justify indefinite litigation delays. However, the court granted liberty to the Corporation to conduct fresh inspections and initiate new enforcement action based on current illegalities, while directing strict departmental action against responsible officers and superiors within 4 months. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 01-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal JainView PDF

  4. 01-Apr-2026

    At 3.00 P.M.

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain

  5. 01-Apr-2026

    First On Board (Fob)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain

  6. 30-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal JainView PDF

  7. 18-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal JainView PDF

  8. 24-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal JainView PDF

  9. 12-Oct-2020

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  10. 20-Mar-2020

    —View PDF

  11. 14-Feb-2020

    —View PDF

  12. 06-Jan-2020

    —View PDF

  13. 29-Nov-2019

    —View PDF

  14. 22-Aug-2019

    Case filed

    Registration No. CAF/3725/2019

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The Bombay High Court dismissed approximately 26 civil applications filed by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai seeking to condone delays ranging from 1-9 years in appealing demolition notices. The court held that the Corporation's reasons for delay—officer negligence discovered after the 2017 Kamla Mills tragedy—did not constitute "sufficient cause" under law, as subsequent events cannot justify indefinite litigation delays. However, the court granted liberty to the Corporation to conduct fresh inspections and initiate new enforcement action based on current illegalities, while directing strict departmental action against responsible officers and superiors within 4 months. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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