Ahmed Hussain Son Of Majibullah Khan And ANR v. Slum Rehabilitation Authority And 5 ORS

8.WP1397_2024.DOC Vidya Amin

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1397 OF 2024 Ahmed Hussain, son of Majibullah Khan & Anr.

... Petitioners Vs.

Slum Rehabilitation Authority & Ors.

... Respondents _______ Mr. Yousuf Khan i/b. Mr. Prathamesh Hiwalkar for the petitioners. Mr. Yogesh Patil i/b. Mr. Abhijit M. Patil for respondent no. 1/SRA. Mr. Milind More, Addl. G.P. for the State.

Mr. Abhijit Patil a/w. Mr. J.G. Aradwad (Reddy) for respondent no. 2-AGRC. Mr. Madhur S. Surana for respondent no. 5.

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CORAM:

G. S. KULKARNI & ARIF S. DOCTOR, JJ.

DATED:

21 JULY, 2025 P.C.

1.

Learned counsel for the petitioners has contended that the Apex Grievance Redressal Committee (AGRC) by an order in question dated 16 March 2019 has held that the petitioners would be entitled to a commercial tenement on the ground floor and that such order has not been complied for almost six months as observed in the order dated 21 September 2019. He has stated that there are several illegalities inasmuch as many tenements were illegally allotted. 2.

The petitioners are senior citizens. We direct the Chief Officer of SRA to put the petitioners in possession of the ground floor tenement and if the same is not available, it can be done by evicting in accordance with law, any illegal allottee and more particularly who has come in occupation of a tenement after the order dated 16 March 2019 was passed by AGRC. Let the correct position in that regard be informed to the Court. However, this would not preclude the SRA to put the 21 July 2025

8.WP1397_2024.DOC petitioners in possession of any available tenement. The petitioners are directed to approach the Chief Officer of SRA on Thursday, i.e., 24 July 2025 at 3 p.m. when further appropriate steps shall be taken. 3.

List the proceeding on 28 July 2025 (H.O.B.) 4.

We may also observe that if the petitioners are entitled to any transit rent, the Chief Officer of SRA shall consider such issue and inform the Court of the amounts on this count, which are required to be paid. Let a statement to this effect be made before this Court on the adjourned date of hearing. (ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.) (G. S. KULKARNI , J.) 21 July 2025 Signed by: Vidya S. Amin Designation: PS To Honourable Judge Date: 22/07/2025 18:11:01