W.P.350-10 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.350 OF 2010 Sudhir Naheta .. Petitioner Versus Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority and Ors. .. Respondents Mr.Raj Patel i/b. Mohan Patel for petitioner Mr.P.G.Lad, AGP for respondent Nos. 1 and 2. CORAM : MOHIT S. SHAH, C.J. & S.C.Dharmadhikari, J. Date : 4th August 2010. P.C. 1] The petitioner is the owner and landlord of property called “Mangal” building situated at 34, A.B.Narayan Dhabolkar Marg, Mumbai. On account of the objections raised by the tenants, the building and repairs to the above property are not being carried out by respondents, though they are liable to carry out such repairs. The petitioner has, therefore, prayed for a writ of mandamus directing respondents to start the repairs to the building in question and to W.P.350-10 2 complete the same expeditiously. 2] Affidavit in reply is filed by the Deputy Engineer of respondent No.2, Board stating that the tenants who are occupying the portions of the said building are obstructing repair work. Learned Counsel for respondents invites our attention to the documents annexed to the affidavit in reply dated 4th August 2010 of the Deputy Engineer and particularly the letter dated 28th June 2010 of Mr.Pradip Gandhi, learned Advocate for the tenants, who has stated as follows :- “After much discussions, my clients agreed that they will cooperate with your contractors to carry out the work of repairs, but in a phasewise manner as contemplated by me vide my previous correspondence and only after 15-8-2010 due to the heavy monsoon season in progress.” “My clients have requested me to record the above which I hereby do and request you to start carrying out repairs only after 15/8/2010 as agreed.” 3] The Deputy Engineer has, therefore, stated as under in para 4 of the reply:- “4. I say that the repairs will be carried out in the phase wise manner. For the purpose of carrying out the W.P.350-10 3 repairs the tenant may not be require to vacate. In the first phase the repair work of the right side of the building will be carried out. In the second phase rear side work will be carried out. I say that repair of the building will be carried out as expeditiously as possible. As repair work is required to be carried out with due cooperation of the tenant, it is not possible for me to give the outer limit for completing the work. I say that I will make sincere efforts to complete the repairs.” 4] In view of this stand taken by respondents, it is clear that nothing further is required to be done in this petition except to dispose of the petition with a direction that respondents shall carry out repairs as indicated in the reply affidavit. In case the tenants and /or occupiers of the building do not cooperate with the officers of the Repair Board, it will be open to the respondents to take necessary steps in accordance with law. 5] Petition disposed of accordingly. (CHIEF JUSTICE) (S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J)