: 1 : IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2137 OF 2008 Devdatta J. Patel ....Petitioner V/s. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ....Respondents Mr.Mohan Rane with Ms.Manisha Virkar i/b M/s.Vigil Juris for the Petitioner. Mr.Shekhar Ingawale, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 and 2. CORAM : S.J. VAZIFDAR, J. DATED : 11TH FEBRUARY, 2009. P.C. : 1. The impugned order warrants no interference as it merely declares the area as a slum area. The Petitioner’s main contention was that he should have the first right to develop the said land as a slum land as he claims to be the owner of the said property. 2. Firstly, the impugned order itself clarifies in paragraph 28 that so far as any disputed issues of right, title and interest of the Petitioner or of any other parties in respect of the said property are concerned, they are beyond the scope of the appeal and the only question in the said proceedings is the validity, legality and propriety of the declaration of the said property under Section 4(A) of the Slum : 2 : Rehabilitation Act. It is therefore, clear that all the rights, if any, of the Petitioner in respect of the said property are kept open. The same are neither decided nor even reflected upon in the impugned order. Needless to clarify that the Petitioner is entitled to agitate all his rights in respect of the said property including that he should have the first right to develop the said land. 3. The apprehension that this order may confer upon any third party any rights is misconceived. As stated above the order is limited only to the issue of declaring the area as a slum area. 4. With the above clarifications, the Writ Petition is disposed of.