1. We have heard the present proceedings for some time. The first petition
(Star Construction Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ) is filed by the developer
who has been appointed by the slum dwellers society to undertake
redevelopment in respect of a slum which is on the public land belonging to the
Mumbai Municipal Corporation (for short ‘the Municipal Corporation’). The
other writ petitions are filed by the societies of slum dwellers.
2. At the outset, we may observe that the rights of this petitioner
(developer), if any, are contractual rights created under a development agreement
entered between the co-operative society of the slum dwellers and the petitioner
(developer). It is difficult to accept that any substantive legal rights are conferred
on the developer, so as to have a locus in the developer to maintain the prayers as
made in the petition, more particularly when a challenge as raised in this petition
31 July 2025
P. V. Rane