Indian Express 01.10.2010
Look for an alternative plot for affected families: HC to devp body
The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority to maintain status quo and look for an alternative plot of land to relocate the 160 families affected by the construction of the Road Overbridge across the flood-prone Milan Subway. The residents had moved the High Court challenging the MMRDA’s decision to allow transit accommodation to the project-affected persons on land reserved for widening the service road.
Counsel Ashutosh Kumbhakoni appearing for the N P Thakkar Road Residents’ Welfare Association said since the last six months the MMRDA has been constructing the temporary tenements for the project-affected people. As per the town planning report, the plot of land which connects the Swami Vivekananda road to the Western Express Highway, is reserved for widening the service road running parallel.
Kumbhakoni informed a division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice D Y Chandrachud that local politicians wanted to keep the residents on the same plot, so that their constituency is not changed ahead of the municipal elections next year.
