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In a massive win for Mumbai landowners, Bombay HC slams MMRDA: "You can't force TDR—pay cash as law demands!"

MMRDA Ordered To Give Cash Compensation Not TDR To Landowners in Kurla

In a massive win for Mumbai landowners, Bombay HC slams MMRDA: “You can’t force TDR—pay cash as law demands!”
“Being the owner gives you preferential rights, but not unlimited time.” In a firm order, SRA removes a private landowner as developer after three years of zero progress on a Lower Parel slum scheme, prioritising slum dwellers’ right to timely rehabilitation.

Land Given for Farming, Not Housing: Bombay High Court Backs Maharashtra Govt in Taking Back Ambernath Cooperative Society Land

The Bombay High Court has ruled that land given free of cost for farming cannot be converted into illegal housing, backing the Maharashtra government’s decision to resume over 200 acres from an Ambernath cooperative society for gross misuse and encroachments.
Hundreds protest at Sanjay Gandhi National Park against encroachment evictions; Forest Department claims many are repeat encroachers who misused rehabilitation, while tribals assert ancestral rights under Forest Rights Act.

Protests Erupt at Sanjay Gandhi National Park Over Encroachment Removal Drive; Forest Department Claims Many Protesters Are Repeat Encroachers

Protests erupted at Sanjay Gandhi National Park as forest authorities push to evict alleged repeat encroachers under Bombay High Court orders, claiming 385 families returned after receiving rehab homes. Demonstrators, identifying as tribals, counter that they have ancestral rights and pending claims under the Forest Rights Act, raising questions over implementation and justice.
Bombay HC rules flat agreements don’t give land ownership to societies, sets aside decades-old Thane dispute.

In Redevelopment Tenants’ Safety Trumps Developer’s Profits: Bombay HC

Bombay High Court rules tenants’ safety in redevelopment trumps developer’s profits. Stay on termination denied in 11-year stalled Lower Parel project; new developer can proceed.
In a bid to stop sewage dumping into the Ulhas River, the Bombay High Court has banned OCs for buildings without STPs statewide, blacklisting non-compliant builders and holding officers accountable.

No OC for Buildings Till STP Installation: Bombay High Court Clamps Down on Sewage Pollution

In a bid to stop sewage dumping into the Ulhas River, the Bombay High Court has banned OCs for buildings without STPs statewide, blacklisting non-compliant builders and holding officers accountable.