Kulsumbi Mohammeddin Malik v. The State Of Maharashtra, Through Its Ministry Of Housing

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2877 OF 2025 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.4825 OF 2025 IN WRIT PETITION NO.2877 OF 2025 Kulsumbi M. Malik ..

Petitioner.

v/s.

The State of Maharashtra through its Ministry of Housing ..

Respondent.

by SMITA RAJNIKANT JOSHI Date:

2025.12.04 10:33:48 +0530 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.4840 OF 2025 IN WRIT PETITION NO.2877 OF 2025 SMITA RAJNIKANT JOSHI Sabri Infra Projects LLP ..

Applicant.

v/s.

Kulsumbi M. Malik ..

Respondent.

Adv. Karl Tamboly with Adv. Deepak Chitnis-Chiparikar, for the Petitioner. Adv. Prashant Kamble, AGP for Respondent No.1-State. Adv. Vijay D. Patil, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Um Palsuledasai, for Respondent Nos. 2 and 3-SRA.

Adv. Chirag Balsara with Adv. Laxman Kanal, Adv. Ekta Virkar and Adv. Raj Shekhar, for Respondent No.4.

CORAM: FIRDOSH P. POONIWALLA,J.

DATE : 3rd DECEMBER, 2025.

P. C:- After the matter was heard for some time, Mr. Tamboly, the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioner, seeks leave to withdraw this Writ Petition with liberty to challenge the Order dated 22nd May, 2025 passed under Section 3Z2 of the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 (hereinafter S.R.JOSHI

8-wp-2877-2025.doc referred to as "the Slum Act"), the Order dated 10th July, 2025 passed under Sections 33 and 38 of the Slum Act and the Letter of Intent dated 2nd May, 2024.

Leave, as sought for, is granted. The Writ Petition is disposed of as withdrawn Mr. Balsara, the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Respondent No.49 pt, states that he would have no objection if all these Appeals are filed before the AGRC.

All these Appeals will be filed before the AGRC within a period of three weeks from today.

The AGRC shall decide the said Appeals within a period of six weeks thereafter.

Till the disposal of the Appeals and for a period of three weeks thereafter, the concerned Authority will not demolish Petitioner's structure.

The aforesaid directions are without prejudice to the rights and contentions of the parties.

It is made clear that this Court has not gone into the metis of the matter.

In the light of the disposal of the Writ Petition, all Interim Application(s) are also rendered infractous and are disposed of as such. (FIRDOSH P. POONIWALLA,J.) S.R.JOSHI