Authority: High Court of Judicature at Bombay (Civil Appellate Jurisdiction)
Order Date: 24 September 2026
Case Overview
- Petition No. 16608 of 2024 filed by Sulaim Builders and Developers Pvt. Ltd. (petitioner) against the State of Maharashtra and others (respondents), challenging the judgment and order dated 21 September 2020 issued by the Hon’ble Minister, Urban Development Department, Mumbai, which partially renewed permission granted to respondent No. 3.
- The petitioner, through counsel Arjun Machindra Kadam, sought liberty to withdraw the writ petition and to pursue appropriate relief in the Civil Court under Special Civil Suit No. 969 of 2009.
- Counsel for the respondents, including Mr. Mayuresh Lagu and Mr. Sagar Patil, appeared, and the State’s Advocate General, Smt. M. S. Bane, represented the State.
Final Outcome
- The Court permitted the petitioner to withdraw the writ petition, granting liberty to file appropriate proceedings before the Civil Court and to move applications under Special Civil Suit No. 969 of 2009.
- The Court noted that the District Judge had already expedited the said Special Civil Suit and directed the trial court to decide and dispose of the suit expeditiously, preferably within six months of this order.
- The writ petition was disposed of with all parties’ contentions expressly kept open; the Court expressly refrained from expressing any opinion on the merits of the impugned 2020 order, leaving that for determination by the Civil Court.
Topics: Court Withdrawal, Civil Suit Proceedings