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In a landmark ruling, Bombay HC has termed the 2020 auction of NSEL-attached land a “scam within a scam”. A 35-acre Haryana plot valued at ₹60 crore was sold for just ₹10 crore amid rigged valuation, fake publicity and collusion. Court orders fresh transparent auction and returns buyer’s money.

Bombay High Court Orders Probe Against Deputy Registrar Over Political Influence in Coop Society

“In a sharp rebuke to political meddling in cooperative societies, the Bombay High Court has restored the elected managing committee of a Borivali housing society and directed the state to probe the Deputy Registrar for acting under external influence.”
Dharavi, Asia's largest slum

Dharavi Redevelopment: Non-Slum Dwellers to Get Minimum 500 Sq Ft Homes Under Major Policy Upgrade

Residents of buildings and chawls in Dharavi will now get a minimum of 500 sq ft rehabilitation units (370 sq ft carpet + 35% fungible) free of cost, up to a maximum of 753 sq ft, under a proposed amendment to development regulations. The change does not apply to slum hutment dwellers.
MHADA unveils the Motilal Nagar redevelopment master plan, offering 1,600 sq ft RERA carpet homes to residents currently living in 260 sq ft tenements—marking a historic shift in Mumbai’s redevelopment standards.

Could We Have Avoided the Friday Motilal Nagar Incident? A Governance Failure Beyond One Clash

By Varun Singh The recent controversy involving IAS officer Sanjeev Jaiswal at…
Bombay High Court slams BMC for allowing illegal structure to exist for decades next to a ward office in Santacruz; orders inquiry into officials' dereliction while dismissing petitioner's appeal with ₹5 lakh costs.

BMC Commissioner Directed to Hold Inquiry into How Illegal Structure Existed for Decades Next to a BMC Chowki

Bombay High Court slams BMC for allowing illegal structure to exist for decades next to a ward office in Santacruz; orders inquiry into officials’ dereliction while dismissing petitioner’s appeal with ₹5 lakh costs.
The Bombay High Court on March 6, 2026, dismissed a petition alleging a co-op society's voters' list ballooned from 23 to 61 members, ruling petitioners ignored the objection remedy and that factual disputes require evidence, not writ jurisdiction.

Bombay High Court Limits Registrar’s Role – Complex Housing Society Disputes Must Go to Proper Forums

The Bombay High Court has limited the Registrar’s powers in cooperative housing disputes, ruling that complex issues like succession and document validity must be handled by courts, not administrative bodies. In quashing a 2018 order substituting a member’s name, the court restored the status quo in a decades-old case, highlighting jurisdictional overreach.