Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 28-07-2026

Case Overview

  • Petition: Contempt Petition (Civil) Diary No. 62801/2025, also listed as Contempt Petition (C) Nos. 237‑239/2000.
  • Parties: Petitioner – M/s Parag Construction (now Dube Constructions); Respondents – Sandhya Nandedkar & Ors.
  • Additional IA references: IA No. 69321/2026, IA No. 98888/2026, IA No. 181622/2025, IA No. 181623/2025, among others, were listed but the primary matter concerned pending work on a project.
  • Bench: Hon'ble Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi, Hon'ble Mrs. Justice V. Mohana.
  • Counsel for petitioner included Mr. Manoj K. Mishra (AOR), Mr. Umesh Dubey, Ms. Madhulika, Mr. Amulya Dev Mishra, Ms. Shriji Mishra, Mr. R.P. Bhatt (Senior Counsel), Sr. Adv. Anand Sukumar, among others.
  • Counsel for respondents included Mr. R.P. Bhatt (Senior Counsel for the Corporation), Mr. Gopal Jain (Senior Counsel for BEST), and the same senior counsels appearing on both sides.

Observations & Reasoning

1. A xerox copy of a note dated 10.07.2026 was placed on record, wherein the Project Proponent requested an additional three months to complete pending work, citing the need to shift a transformer and ongoing monsoon conditions.

2. Senior Counsel Mr. R.P. Bhatt for the Corporation and Senior Counsel Mr. Gopal Jain for BEST concurred that the pending work could be completed within the three‑month period and requested that the matter be taken up after that timeframe.

3. Mr. Bhatt informed the Court that notices issued under the Maharashtra Regional & Town Planning Act, 1966, against encroachers had resulted in litigation before the Civil Court, dragging the Corporation into legal proceedings.

4. The Court observed that, in the absence of any interim stay granted by the Civil Court, there is no legal impediment for the Corporation to pursue the removal of unauthorised possession as per the notices.

Orders

1. The pending work shall be completed within a period of three months from the date of this order.

2. A Compliance Report detailing the actions taken shall be filed before the next date of hearing.

3. The matter shall be posted for further consideration on 03.11.2026.

Final Outcome

The Supreme Court granted a three‑month extension to Dube Constructions (formerly Parag Construction) to complete the pending work, directed the filing of a compliance report before the subsequent hearing, and scheduled further consideration of the case for 3 November 2026.

Topics: Construction Compliance, Court Orders