Chandrakant Ramanna Shetty v. Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation Thru. Commissioner And ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.921 OF 2026 Chandrakant Ramanna Shetty .....Petitioner

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Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation and others .....Respondents ----- Mr. Sumedh Modak, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. Rohit Sakhadeo, Advocate for the Respondent No.1. ----- CORAM : SARANG V. KOTWAL & SANDESH D. PATIL, JJ.

DATE : 21st APRIL, 2026 P.C. :

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The grievance of the Petitioner is that the Respondent No.1 Corporation has raised two bills dated 22.7.2024 and 4.5.2025 imposing penalty on the Petitioner for unauthorized construction. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submitted that the Petitioner has made representations to the Respondent No.1 Corporation on 22.10.2025 and 19.12.2025. Inspite of several reminders, both these representations are not yet decided by the Municipal Corporation. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submitted that he has already deposited the Deshmane(PS)

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Considering this situation, the Respondent No.1 Corporation is directed to decide both these representations by giving personal hearing to the Petitioner. The representations shall be decided within a period of eight weeks from today. Till the representations are decided, the Respondent No.1 Corporation shall not take any coercive steps in respect of those particular bills. All contentions raised by both parties are left open. The Petitioner is at liberty to adopt appropriate legal proceedings in case the representations are decided against him.

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The Petition is disposed of accordingly.

(SANDESH D. PATIL, J.) (SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.) Deshmane (PS) by PRADIPKUMAR PRAKASHRAO DESHMANE Date:

2026.04.23 11:35:01 +0530 PRADIPKUMAR PRAKASHRAO DESHMANE