Overview

• A bench led by Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Manmohan declined to quash the June 12 Bombay High Court order to demolish 17 unauthorised structures in Shil Daighar, Thane.
• Justices warned that the lack of planning sanctions and municipal oversight undermines rule of law and praised the lower court’s decisive action against land grabbing.
• A separate bench of Justices Sandeep Mehta and Prasanna Varale imposed a seven-day interim stay on the Pardeshi Baba Trust’s dargah demolition to permit a recall petition in the Bombay High Court.
• Bombay High Court had censured the Thane Municipal Corporation for filing evasive affidavits on the dargah expansion and ordered a full survey of illegal constructions across its wards.
• Earlier, the Telangana High Court criticized GHMC officials for failing to seal unauthorised buildings during construction and froze a demolition notice until a Building Regularisation Scheme application is decided.