1 WP-L-1866-10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 1866 OF 2010 Savitri Devi Surendra Singh ..Petitioner versus Slum Rehabilitation Authority & Ors. ..Respondents Mr. V. Y. Sanglikar for Petitioner. Mr. J. G. Aradwad for Respondent No. 1. Mr. Milind More, Assistant Government Pleader for Respondent Nos. 2 to 5. Ms. V. S. Gharpure for Respondent No. 6. Mr. Chirag Balsara i/b. Divya Shah Associates for Respondent No. 7. CORAM : DR. D. Y. CHANDRACHUD & ANOOP V. MOHTA, JJ. 13 January 2011. P.C. : Leave to amend. Amendment to be carried out forthwith. Verification dispensed with. 2. The Petitioner has been held to be ineligible to participate in a slum rehabilitation scheme under Development Control Regulation 33(10) by the impugned orders passed by the Competent Authority in the Municipal Corporation on 29 July 2010 and 22 October 2010. The 2 WP-L-1866-10 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai is a Competent Authority in respect of areas comprising of all lands in Greater Mumbai belonging to the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. Under Section 35 of the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement Clearance and Redevelopment) Act 1971 an appeal lies before the Divisional Commissioner, Konkan Division against the decision of the Competent Authority. The Petitioner is therefore relegated to the remedy of an appeal before an Appellate Authority. In the event the Petitioner files an appeal within a period of two weeks from today, the appeal shall be heard on merits without reference to the bar of limitation, if any. The Petitioner is presently in occupation of transit accommodation and shall be permitted to reside therein, during the pendency of the appeal and subject to such final orders that may be passed in the appeal. In the event an appeal is filed, the Appellate Authority shall dispose of the appeal within a period of four weeks of the date of filing of the appeal. All rights and contentions of the parties are kept open. 3. The Petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. (Dr. D. Y. Chandrachud, J.) (Anoop V. Mohta, J.)