HC refuses relief to slum-dwellers on Mafatlal land in Kalwa
The Bombay High Court refused to grant any interim relief to slum-dwellers who are occupying the land belonging to Mafatlal company in Kalwa, in neighbouring Thane.
By PTI |
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Monday refused to grant any interim relief to slum-dwellers who are occupying the land belonging to Mafatlal company in Kalwa, in neighbouring Thane.
Slum-dwellers have filed appeal against the order of the single judge of the High Court, Justice R Y Ganoo, which allowed Thane Municipal Corporation to demolish slums obstructing demarcation between Mafatlal land and government land.
Appellants sought stay to the demolition, but division bench of Chief Justice Swatanter Kumar and Justice A P Deshpande refused a stay, adjourning the hearing till September 24.
Government claims 25 hectares of and total 60 hectares of the land which belongs to now liquidated Mafatlal Industries Ltd.
Company was liquidated in 1999. Thereafter financial institutions, including Kotak Mahindra, moved High Court and got a receiver appointed for sale of land, to get back their dues.
Government then filed petition, seeking to stop the sale of land which it claims. High Court upheld government's claim.
Thane inspector of land records filed report in the High Court last week saying that demarcation between government land and Mafatlal land was not possible without removing some of the slums. Therefore single judge ordered removal of these slums.
There are around 9,000 slums on the land.
Slum-dwellers have filed appeal against the order of the single judge of the High Court, Justice R Y Ganoo, which allowed Thane Municipal Corporation to demolish slums obstructing demarcation between Mafatlal land and government land.
Appellants sought stay to the demolition, but division bench of Chief Justice Swatanter Kumar and Justice A P Deshpande refused a stay, adjourning the hearing till September 24.
Government claims 25 hectares of and total 60 hectares of the land which belongs to now liquidated Mafatlal Industries Ltd.
Company was liquidated in 1999. Thereafter financial institutions, including Kotak Mahindra, moved High Court and got a receiver appointed for sale of land, to get back their dues.
Government then filed petition, seeking to stop the sale of land which it claims. High Court upheld government's claim.
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Thane inspector of land records filed report in the High Court last week saying that demarcation between government land and Mafatlal land was not possible without removing some of the slums. Therefore single judge ordered removal of these slums.
There are around 9,000 slums on the land.
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