Filed in 2002, the petition challenged a 1992 policy permitting slum redevelopment on lands reserved as public open spaces. After an interim order protected these spaces for nearly two decades, the case was reopened in 2022 to contest Regulation 17(3)(D)(2) of DCPR 2034, which continued allowing such redevelopment. On 19 July 2025, the Bombay High […]

NAGAR filed a public interest litigation challenging the installation of 4G telecom towers in Mumbai’s public open spaces, arguing that Recreation Grounds and Playgrounds must remain free from non-permissible infrastructure. On 20 July 2015, the Bombay High Court granted an interim stay, directing the State of Maharashtra and other respondents not to issue any further […]

Following the Supreme Court’s directions in Yash Developers vs. Harihar Krupa CHS (Civil Appeal No. 8127 of 2024), the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court constituted a special Bench to examine the implementation of the Maharashtra Slum Areas Act, 1971, and ensure accountability in slum redevelopment across the State. NAGAR filed an Interim Application […]