Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Demolition of Hutments in River Valley, Directs Municipal Corporation to Consider Regularization Under Slum Act. Court holds that hutments constructed prior to 1995 cut-off date are eligible for regularization under the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971, and that the petitioners cannot seek demolition without considering the rights of hutment dwellers.
14 Sep 2011The petitioners, River Valley Residents Welfare Association and its Secretary, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court seeking demolition of hu...




