DHARAVI KOLI JAMAT TRUST vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA TH. THE CHIEF SECRETARY — WP/2242/2026

Case under Mah. Slum Areas Act Section 226. Disposed: Contested--DISMISSED on 18th April 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM020125412026

Filing Number

WP/12541/2026

Filing Date

08-Apr-2026

Registration No

WP/2242/2026

Registration Date

06-May-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik , Hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. Modak

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik , Hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. Modak

Bench Type

Division

Category

TOWN PLANNING ( 39 )

Sub-Category

SLUM REDEVELOPEMENT SCHEMES ( 3 )

Judicial Branch

Original

Decision Date

18-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISMISSED

Last updated 25-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Mah. Slum Areas Act Section 226

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.DHARAVI KOLI JAMAT TRUST

    Adv. Usha R Gadagkar

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF MAHARASHTRA TH. THE CHIEF SECRETARY

  2. 2.DHARAVI REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT, SRA

  3. 3.MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OG GR. MUMBAI

  4. 4.NAVBHARAT MEGA DEVELOPERS PVT LTD

    Adv. WADIA GHANDY AND CO

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 18-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik,hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. ModakView PDF

    Summary of Court Decision The Bombay High Court dismissed the petition filed by Dharavi Koli Jamat Trust seeking to exclude approximately 2,00,830 square meters from the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP). The court held that since the DRP planning proposals were officially sanctioned on March 3, 2016 following due legal procedure, and development has already commenced with rights vested in stakeholders, the petitioner's belated attempt to halt the project by demanding boundary demarcation surveys cannot be entertained. The court noted that while Dharavi was historically a fishing community hub, it has since become a major slum agglomeration, and the character of the claimed lands has fundamentally changed, making the petitioner's claim for exclusive fishing rights untenable at this advanced stage of development. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 18-Apr-2026

    For Circulation

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik , Hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. Modak

  4. 15-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik,hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. ModakView PDF

  5. 15-Apr-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  6. 08-Apr-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/2242/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Summary of Court Decision The Bombay High Court dismissed the petition filed by Dharavi Koli Jamat Trust seeking to exclude approximately 2,00,830 square meters from the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP). The court held that since the DRP planning proposals were officially sanctioned on March 3, 2016 following due legal procedure, and development has already commenced with rights vested in stakeholders, the petitioner's belated attempt to halt the project by demanding boundary demarcation surveys cannot be entertained. The court noted that while Dharavi was historically a fishing community hub, it has since become a major slum agglomeration, and the character of the claimed lands has fundamentally changed, making the petitioner's claim for exclusive fishing rights untenable at this advanced stage of development. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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