Maheshkumar G. Garodia v. State Of Maharashtra, Through Secretary, Urban Development Department

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.5362 OF 2024 Maheshkumar G. Garodia .. Petitioner

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The State of Maharashtra, Through Urban Development Department & Ors. .. Respondents ALONG WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (LODGING) NO.31719 OF 2025 IN WRIT PETITION NO.5362 OF 2024 Union of India, Through Ministry of Law and Justice, Department of Legal Affairs & Anr.

.. Applicants ALONG WITH WRIT PETITION NO.471 OF 2021 Maheshkumar G. Garodia .. Petitioner

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The State of Maharashtra, Through Chief Secretary & Ors.

.. Respondents ALONG WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (LODGING) NO.6941 OF 2021 INTERIM APPLICATION NO.408 OF 2021 IN WRIT PETITION NO.471 OF 2021 Zoru Darayus Bhathena .. Applicant-Intervenor Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority .. Applicant-Org.Resp.No.4 Mr. Aditya Bapat with Mr. Shehzad A.K. Najam-es-sani, Advocates, i/by Maneksha & Sethna, for the Petitioner in WP/5362/2024 and WP/471/2021.

Mr. Anil Singh, Additional Solicitor General with Mr. Rui Rodrigues, Mr. Gauraj Shah, Mr. D.P. Singh and Mr. Adarsh Vyas, Advocates for the Applicants in IA(L)/31719/2025. Dr. Birendra Saraf, Advocate General, with Mr. Himanshu Takke, Assistant Government Pleader for Respondent Nos.1 to 3 in WP/471/2021 and for Respondent Nos.1 and 2 in IA(L)/31719/2025 in WP/5362/2024.

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Mr. Saket Mone with Mr. Subit Chakrabarti, Advocates, i/by Vidhii Partners, for Respondent No.4-MMRDA in WP/471/2021. CORAM : SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, CJ. & GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.

DATE : 8TH OCTOBER 2025.

P.C. :

Let a reply be filed by the parties to Writ Petition Nos.471 of 2021 and 5362 of 2024 within one week.

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The respondents in these writ petitions may file their replyaffidavits, if already not filed. It is stated at the Bar that these writ petitions along with Interim Application No.408 of 2021 are to be listed on 15th October 2025.

3.

Let both these writ petitions along with pending interlocutory applications therein be listed on 15th October 2025. 4.

Permission to file reply-affidavit in Interim Application No.408 of 2021 is granted.

[ GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J. ] [ CHIEF JUSTICE ] Digitally signed by SNEHA ABHAY DIXIT Date:

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