This judgment is about the Bombay High Court dismissing a writ petition seeking possession of an MHADA tenement after nearly 52 years of litigation, holding that the petitioners suppressed a 1974 eviction order and approached the court with gross delay and tainted hands.

Case Snapshot

• Case Name: Satyawati Pandurang Nandivkar (deceased) & Ors. v. Bombay Housing and Area Development Authority & Ors.

• Citation / Neutral Citation: Writ Petition No. 100 of 2008 (Bombay High Court)

• High Court: High Court of Judicature at Bombay

• Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.S. Karnik and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandesh D. Patil

• Date of Judgment: 29.10.2026

• Area of Law: Administrative Law; MHADA Tenancy; Article 226 of the Constitution; Delay and Laches; Suppression of Material Facts

Judgment Headline

Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ for MHADA Tenement, Cites Suppression and 52-Year Delay

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