Saldanha Real Estate Private Limited vs Bishop John Rodrigues 2025 INSC 1016 -Maharashtra Slum Areas Act
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Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act- The holistic interpretation of the Slums Act made by this Court in Tarabai case is also squarely applicable on post-2018 Amendment actions/events, barring the now legislatively stipulated timeline within which a redevelopment scheme has to be submitted by an interested landowner. (Para 25)
Constitution of India - Article 226 - High Court, in exercise of its plenary jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution, can prevent or annul any executive overreach, arbitrary decision-making process, action tainted with mala fides, or colourable exercise of power. (Para 18)
Case Info
Case Name and Neutral Citation
- Case Name: Saldanha Real Estate Private Limited v. Bishop John Rodrigues and others v. Bishop John Rodrigues
- Neutral Citation: 2025 INSC 1016
Coram
- Judges: Surya Kant, J. and Ujjal Bhuyan, J.
Judgment Date
- Date: August 22, 2025
Caselaws and Citations Referred
- Tarabai Nagar Co-Op. Hog. Society (Proposed) v. The State of Maharashtra and others
- Supreme Court of India, Civil Appeal arising out of Special Leave Petition (C) No. 19774 of 2018, judgment dated 22.08.2025
- Indian Cork Mills (P) Ltd. v. State of Maharashtra
- 2018 SCC OnLine Bom 1214
- Cognizance for Extension of Limitation, In re
- (2022) 3 SCC 117
Statutes/Laws Referred
- Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 (Slums Act)
- Chapter I-A
- Section 2(f)
- Section 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 4, 13, 14
- Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) (Amendment) Act, 2017 (2018 Amendment)
- Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) (Amendment, Re-enactment of Rules and Notification of Apex and other Grievance Redressal Committees and Validation) Act, 2023
- Maharashtra Town Planning Act, 1966
- Development Control and Promotion Regulations for Greater Mumbai, 2034 (DCPR 2034)
- Regulation 33(10)
- Guidelines for the Implementation of Slum Rehabilitation Policy in Greater Mumbai, 1997
- Article 226 of the Constitution of India
