Tejpal Velchand Shah (Oswal) And ANR v. The Commissioner, Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation And ANR

Y.S.Patil 23-WP-6467-2022.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 6467 OF 2022 Tejpal Velchand Shah (Oswal) and Anr.

.. Petitioners

Versus

The Commissioner Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation & Anr.

....Respondents ******* Mr. Arvind Aswani for the Petitioners.

Mr. Deepak R More a/w Shivram Gawade for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2.

******* CORAM: A. A. SAYED & ABHAY AHUJA, JJ.

DATE : 13th JUNE,2022 P.C. :- 1.

The Petitioners have been issued notices under section 53 of the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act, 1966. Learned Counsel for Petitioners submits that the Petitioners desire to file Regularisation Applications. It is submitted that in similar matters viz- Writ Petition Nos. 5694 of 2022 and 5696 of 2022, this Court has permitted filing of Regularisation Applications and granted relief.

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In the facts and circumstances of the case and in the interest of justice, we pass following order.

ORDER

(i) We also record the statement of learned Counsel for Petitioners that Petitioners shall file Regularisation Applications within six weeks from today.

(ii) The said Regularisation Applications shall be decided expeditiously by the Respondent- Corporation. (iii) Until the Regularisation Applications are decided and for a period of three weeks from the date of communication of the decision on the Regularisation Applications, no coercive action shall be taken against the structure(s) of the Petitioners.

iv) We make it clear that in the event no Regularisation Application/s is/are filed within six weeks from today, the Respondent-Corporation shall be free to take action in accordance with law.

3. The Petition to stand disposed of in the above terms. (ABHAY AHUJA, J.) (A. A. SAYED, J.) Digitally signed by YUGANDHARA SHARAD PATIL Date:

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