Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Slum Declaration for Land in Mahim, Holding That Application Under Section 4(1) of Maharashtra Slum Areas Act Is Not Maintainable. The Court ruled that the power to declare an area as a slum under Section 4(1) is a suo motu power of the Competent Authority and cannot be invoked by a private application, and no appeal lies against refusal to entertain such an application.
2 Feb 2011The petitioners, Prahlad Bansi Adsul and others, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court challenging the orders of the Administrator and Divisi...
