srk １ wp-L-1915-10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (LODGING) NO.1915 OF 2010 1. Mr. Balasaheb Arjun Torbole Aged Adult, Occupation -Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 2. Mr.Vilas Yeshwant Kamble Aged Adult, Occupation -Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 3. Mr. Santosh Mohan Deware Aged Adult, Occupation -Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 4. Mr. Kishan Kashiram Jadhav Aged Adult, Occupation -Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 5. Smt. Manda Kishan Jadhav Aged Adult, Occupation -Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. srk ２ wp-L-1915-10 6. Mr. Mohan Gouji Deware Aged Adult, Occupation -Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 7. Smt. Sunita Janardhan Jadhav Aged Adult, Occupation -Housewife, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 8. Mr. Kishan Jaganath Mandve Aged Adult, Occupation -Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 9. Mr. Ramchandra Vitthal Surve Aged Adult, Occupation -Driver, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 10. Mr. Nathu R. Navghare Aged Adult, Occupation - Business, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 11. Mr. Ramesh Narayan Badak Aged Adult, Occupation - Business, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. srk ３ wp-L-1915-10 12. Smt. Ratna Mohan Surve Aged Adult, Occupation - Housewife, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 13. Mr. Madhukar Shankar Mandve Aged Adult, Occupation - Business, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 14. Mrs. Suman Shivaji Khutwad Aged Adult, Occupation - Housewife, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 15. Mr. Gopal Dinkar Vanve Aged Adult, Occupation -Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 16. Mr. Nitin Mohan Surve Aged Adult, Occupation -Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 17. Mrs. Parvatibai Kailash Kadam Aged Adult, Occupation - Housewife, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. srk ４ wp-L-1915-10 18. Mr. Kalan Baburao Ghorbol Aged Adult, Occupation -Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 19. Mr. Hanumant Pandurang Pise Aged Adult, Occupation -Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 20. Mr. Sudam Kashinath Kokale Aged Adult, Occupation -Nil, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 21. Mr. Mahipati Ambaji Awale Aged Adult, Occupation - Nil, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 22. Mr. Ramchandra Hari Rokade Aged Adult, Occupation -Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 23. Mr. Ashok Sahebrao Durge Aged Adult, Occupation -Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. srk ５ wp-L-1915-10 24. Mrs. Asha Prakash Chavan Aged Adult, Occupation - Housewife, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 25. Mrs. Maduri Krishna Bhosale Aged Adult, Occupation - Housewife, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 26. Mrs. Kaushanlya D. Khobarekar Aged Adult, Occupation - Housewife, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 27. Mr. Ananda Laxman Pawar Aged Adult, Occupation - Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 28. Vitthal Sonba Kondalkar Aged Adult, Occupation - Business, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 29. Smt. Mali Sarubai Shivaling Aged Adult, Occupation - Housewife, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. srk ６ wp-L-1915-10 30. Mr. Ankush Rohidas Matre Aged Adult, Occupation - Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 31. Mr. Ramdash Jayshing Mane Aged Adult, Occupation -Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 32. Mr. Laxman Jaysingh Mane Aged Adult, Occupation -Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 33. Mr. Jaysingh Sindhu Mane Aged Adult, Occupation -Nil, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 34. Mr. Narsingh Chintamani Thorbole Aged Adult, Occupation -Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 35. Mr. Gajanan Khanderao Kadam Aged Adult, Occupation -Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. srk ７ wp-L-1915-10 36. Mr. Prakash Narayan Ithape Aged Adult, Occupation -Nil, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 37. Mr. Tanaji Ramchandra Tawar Aged Adult, Occupation -Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 38. Smt. Jaywanti J. Sajekar Aged Adult, Occupation -Housewife, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 39. Smt. Mangal Shivaji Gole Aged Adult, Occupation -Housewife, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 40. Smt. Ranjana Ramchandra Hanchate Aged Adult, Occupation -Housewife, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 41. Mr. Arjun Nair Aged Adult, Occupation -Hawker, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. srk ８ wp-L-1915-10 42. Mr. Bhaskar Pundlik Dhurve Aged Adult, Occupation - Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 43. Mr. Vitthal Genu Ithape Aged Adult, Occupation - Nil, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 44. Mr. Vasant Bandu Yadav Aged Adult, Occupation - Nil, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 45. Mr. Surendrakumar Bansali Adult, Occupation - Business, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 46. Mrs. Sulochana Ramesh Kanade Aged Adult, Occupation - Housewife, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 47. Smt. Shantabai Ganpat Patil Aged Adult, Occupation -Housewife, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. srk ９ wp-L-1915-10 48. Mr. Kisan Sonaba Kondalkiar Aged Adult, Occupation -Business, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 49. Mr. Aknath Subala Redkar Aged Adult, Occupation - Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 50. Mr. Ganpat Vitthoba Mandre Aged Adult, Occupation -Nil, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 51. Mrs. Alka Hanumant Ombale Aged Adult, Occupation -Housewife, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 52. Mr. Pandurang Dinkar Khaire Aged Adult, Occupation -Nil, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 53. Mrs. Anita Bharat Jadhav Aged Adult, Occupation -Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. srk １０ wp-L-1915-10 54. Mr. Gokul Kishan Mandre Aged Adult, Occupation -Nil, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 55. Mrs. Sadna Tanaji Gade Aged Adult, Occupation -Housewife, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 56. Mr. Mohan Genu Kaingude Aged Adult, Occupation - Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 57. Mr. Balu Natha Salve Aged Adult, Occupation - Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 58. Mr. Tulshidas Laxman Malekar Aged Adult, Occupation - Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 59. Mr. Deepak Tanajki Nanavare Aged Adult, Occupation - Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. srk １１ wp-L-1915-10 60. Mrs. Pushpa Pramod Pimpalkar Aged Adult, Occupation - Housewife, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 61. Smt. Rukhmini Raqmaswami Pagdal Aged Adult, Occupation - Housewife, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 62. Mr. Shantaram Shivram Salunke Aged Adult, Occupation - Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 63. Mr. Shivshankar Nisad Aged Adult, Occupation -Business, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 64. Mr. Umashankar Gangaram Malha Aged Adult, Occupation -Nil, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 65. Mr. Shivaji Shripati Khutwad Aged Adult, Occupation -Nil, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. srk １２ wp-L-1915-10 66. Mrs. Sushila Vrukshraj Borade Aged Adult, Occupation -Housewife, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 67. Mrs. Kamlabai Keshav Shinde Aged Adult, Occupation -Housewife, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 68. Mrs. Shevanta Mahadev More Aged Adult, Occupation -Housewife, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 69. Smt. Pravin Fakir Mohd. Shaikh Aged Adult, Occupation -Housewife, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 70. Mrs. Rohini Laxman Ursal Aged Adult, Occupation -Housewife, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 71. Smt. Shalan Balkrushn Mandre Aged Adult, Occupation -Housewife, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. srk １３ wp-L-1915-10 72. Mr. Shankar Anna Virkar Aged Adult, Occupation -Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 73. Mrs. Usha Dagdu Chopade Aged Adult, Occupation -Housewife, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 74. Mr. Ramlal Ramdev Yadav Aged Adult, Occupation - Nil, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 75. Mr. Rajaram Govind Kadam Aged Adult, Occupation - Business, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 76. Mrs. Kamalamma Ramlu Nengali Aged Adult, Occupation - Business, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 77. Mr. Mohd. Farookh Ansari Aged Adult, Occupation - Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. srk １４ wp-L-1915-10 78. Mr. Shaikh Siddiqu Kasam Aged Adult, Occupation - Business, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 79. Mr. Shaikh Hamid Shaikh Walli Aged Adult, Occupation -Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 80. Mr. Fakir Khan Sitab Khan Aged Adult, Occupation -Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 82. Mrs. Kazi Shakira Azizzulla Aged Adult, Occupation - Housewife, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 83. Mr. Salik Khan Sitab Khan Aged Adult, Occupation -Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 84. Mr. Sharfuddin Gafar Khan Sayed Aged Adult, Occupation -Nil, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. srk １５ wp-L-1915-10 85. Mr. Mahadev Vithal Vir Aged Adult, Occupation -Business, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 86. Mrs. Tapasum Shaikh Noor Mohd Aged Adult, Occupation - Housewife, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 87. Mrs. Raisa Badruddin Ansari Aged Adult, Occupation -Housewife, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 88. Mr. Dyanoba Mahadev Gole Aged Adult, Occupation -Nil, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 89. Mr. Bhushan P. Pawar son of the late Mr. Pankaj J. Pawar Aged Adult, Occupation - Nil, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 90. Mr. Sanjay M. Gorad C.A. of Mr. Shivaji K. Thite, Aged Adult, Occupation - Nil, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. srk １６ wp-L-1915-10 91. Mr. Namdeo G. Ghutukade C.A. of Mr. Manohar Y. Wagare, Aged Adult, Occupation - Nil, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 92. Mr. Bhiwa S. Warkhade Aged Adult, Occupation - Nil, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 93. Mr. Satish A. Thorbole C.A. of Mr. Suresh S. Sonawane Aged Adult, Occupation - Nil, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 94. Mr. Ramesh B. Kale Aged Adult, Occupation - Nil, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 95. Mr. Shivaji Dnyanoba Kodalkar Aged Adult, Occupation - Service, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. 96. Mr. Sharad M. Sanas Aged Adult, Occupation -Auto Driver, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. srk １７ wp-L-1915-10 97. Mr. Sandesh M. Walawate Son of Walawate Anita Mahadev, Aged Adult, Occupation -Security Guard,, Residing at - Vasant Nagar, Satish Nagar, Jivasheth Wadi, Match Factory Lane, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400 070. ... Petitioners Versus 1. The Administrator and the Divisional Commissioner, Konkan Division, Mumbai. 2. The Deputy Collector (E/R), Kurla Division, Topiwala College Building, Ground floor, S.N. Road, Mulund (W), Mumbai-400 080. 3. The Additional Collector (E/R) ES, 1st Floor, Industrial Assurance Building, Churchgate, Mumbai- 400 020. 4. The Deputy Collector, Slum Rehabilitation Authority, 5th Floor, Grahnirman Bhavan, Kala Nagar, Bandra (E), Mumbai- 400 051. 5. Slum Rehabilitation Authority, Through its Chief Executive Officer, 5th Floor, Grihanirman Bhavan, Kala Nagar, Bandra (E), Mumbai- 400 051. 6. The Executive Engineer-I, Slum Rehabilitation Authority, 5th Floor, Grihanirman Bhavan, Kala Nagar, Bandra (E), Mumbai- 400 051. srk １８ wp-L-1915-10 7. M/s. Regal Builder and Developers, Mubarak Complex, Vinoba Bhave Nagar, Kurla (W), Mumbai-400 070. 8. M/s. Accord Builder & Developers, 103, White House, 1st Floor, Opp. "L" Ward, S.G. Barve Marg, Kurla (W), Mumbai-400 070. 9. M/s. M.K. Builders & Developers, having office address at D/12, Pioneer Heritage Residency, Opp. Sane Guruji School, S.V. Road, Santacruz (W), Mumbai - 400 054. 10. Jankalyan SRA CHS. Ltd. Having office at New Moal Talkies, Transit Camp, S.G. Barve Marg, Near Arpan Hospital, Kurla (W), Mumbai -400 070. 11. The State of Maharashtra (Summons to be served on the Learned Government Pleader appearing for State of Maharashtra under Order XXVII, Rule 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908). 12. Municipal Corporation for Greater Mumbai, Through its Assistant Municipal Commissioner, `L' Ward, MCGM, Kurla (W), Mumbai-400 070. 13. State Expert Appraisal Committee Environmental Department, Room No.217, Mantralaya, Mumbai-400 032. 14. Department of Environment, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai-400 032. srk １９ wp-L-1915-10 15. Ministry of Environment & Forest, Union of India, Through its Secretary, Paryavaran Bhavan, CGO Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi-110 510. 16. S.V.R. Srinivas, Additional Commissioner/MMRDA, Member- High Power Committee, MMRDA Building, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai- 400 051. 17. Manisha Mhaiskar, Addl. Municipal Commissioner, Western Suburb, MCGM, Member- High Power Committee, MCGM Head Office, Mahapalika Marg, Mumbai CST - 400 001. 18. S.S. Zende, Chief Executive Officer/ Slum Rehabilitation Authority, Member- High Power Committee, 5th Floor, Grihanirman Bhavan, Bandra (E), Mumbai 400 051. 19. Gautam Chatterjee, Vice President- MHADA, Member- High Power Committee, 5th Floor, Grihanirman Bhavan, Bandra (E), Mumbai 400 051. 20. Sitaram Kunte, Secretary, Housing Department, Government of Maharashtra, Chairman- High Power Committee, Mantralaya, Mumbai- 400 032. 21. High Power Committee, Grihanirman Bhavan, Bandra (E), Mumbai 400 051. .. Respondents. srk ２０ wp-L-1915-10 Mr. Anil V. Anturkar, Senior Advocate with Mr. Ravinder Sethi i/by Ms. Anjali R. Awasthi for the petitioners. Mr. D.A. Nalawade, Government Pleader for respondent Nos.1 to 3, 11, 13, 14, 19 to 21. Mr. S.G. Surana for respondent No.10. Mr. Chirag Balsara i/by M/s. Divya Shah Associates for caveator (C.No. 1014/10). Mr. Shyam Mehta with Mr. Vaibhav Mehta for respondent No.15. CORAM : MOHIT S. SHAH, C.J. & DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J. Tuesday, August 31, 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (Per Chief Justice) What is challenged in this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is the order dated 17 April 2010 of the High Powered Committee of the Government of Maharashtra, dismissing Appeal No.62 of 2010 of the present petitioners. In the appeal, the petitioners challenged the sanction of a scheme by the Slum Rehabilitation Authority on lands bearing CTS No.106, 106/1 to 5,107/1 to 9, 108(pt), 111(pt), 111/1 to 77, 80 to 132 & 112(pt) of village Kurla, Hutatma Prabhakar Keluskar Marg (Match Factory Lane), Kurla (West), Mumbai. A Letter of Intent was issued for the whole plot on 29 April 2006. Out of the above plots, plot Nos.106, 107 and 108 are the plots in question which were earlier owned by respondent No.8 and were subsequently declared as slums. The other lands are of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. The petitioners herein are residents in the slums on private plots owned by respondent No.8. 2. The competent authority declared the above private plots as well as Mumbai Municipal Corporation plots to be slum areas under section 4(1) of the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 (for short `Slum Act') by a notification dated 29 January 2003. The srk ２１ wp-L-1915-10 slum dwellers residing on both municipal plots and private plots formed a society in the name of respondent No.10 and requested respondent No.8 to implement the slum scheme. Respondent No.8 is owner-cum-developer and respondent No.10 being their developer as per their own proposal to the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (for short `SRA'). On 30 June 2004, the competent authority decided the eligibility of the slum dwellers of the private plots and held that out of the occupants of 124 structures, occupants of 76 structures were eligible and that out of those, only 19 had given consent which amounted to 25%. Thereupon, on 13 January 2004, the respondent-Municipal Corporation issued Annexure-II for the BMC Plots certifying that out of 367 slum dwellers, 251 were eligible and all of them have given their consent which represented 100% of the eligible slum dwellers. Since there was one proposal submitted by respondent Nos.8 and 10 for both the plots i.e. BMC plots and private plots, the officers of SRA prepared a report and on taking the consent of the slum dwellers of both BMC plots and private plots, came to the conclusion that the consent was given by 81.32% of the slum dwellers of all the plots taken together for which one common scheme was submitted. On 29 June 2006, SRA approved the Slum Rehabilitation Scheme and issued a Letter of Intent in favour of respondent Nos.8 and 10. On 14 February 2007, SRA approved the building plans for composite development of the Municipal plots as well as private plots. On 9 September 2009, SRA issued a revised Letter of Intent with a condition that respondent Nos.8 and 10 shall rehabilitate all eligible slum dwellers as held by the competent authority/Municipal Corporation. Condition No.23 of the Letter of Intent provides that individual agreements of at least 70% of the eligible slum dwellers shall be submitted prior to the Commencement Certificate. 3. In the meantime, the petitioners who are residents in the slums on the private plots, were not shifting to the transit tenements. The Deputy srk ２２ wp-L-1915-10 Collector, Kurla issued show-cause notices to the petitioners and after hearing them, passed the impugned order dated 25 May 2009 under sections 33 and 38 of the Slum Act requiring the petitioners to vacate the slums. Aggrieved by the said order, the petitioners filed an appeal before the Appellate Authority viz. Divisional Commissioner, Konkan Division, Mumbai who dismissed the appeal on 13 August 2009 after hearing the petitioners. The petitioners thereafter filed a writ petition before this court and the petitioners were relegated the alternative remedy for filing an appeal before the Committee. The petitioners, accordingly, filed appeal No.62 of 2010 before the High Powered Committee on 15 March 2010. The High Powered Committee issued notice to the respondents and respondent Nos.8 and 10 filed their reply. The petitioners as well as respondent Nos.8 and 10 filed their written statement. After the hearing concluded on 17 April 2010, by an order dated 17 April 2010, the High Powered Committee dismissed the appeal. Hence the present writ petition which came to be filed on 17 August 2010. 4. At the hearing of this petition, the learned counsel for the petitioners raised the following contentions: i) The appeal was heard on 17 April 2010 and thereafter, as permitted by the High Powered Committee, the petitioners had given written submissions on 23 April 2010. Still however, the High Powered Committee has purportedly passed the