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1. Mr.Tekchand Gopaldas Khanchandani, a social activist,
feeling concern about the social, political, administrative and
other affairs indirectly affecting the society, filed a Petition as
Public Interest Litigation (PIL NO.103 of 2013), being
aggrieved with the inaction on part of the Respondents in not
removing the illegal structures, despite several complaints
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being made and for sitting tight over the issue, by completely
remaining dormant.
The Petition impleaded the State of Maharashtra
alongwith the Chief Officer/Vice President of the Maharashtra
Housing & Area Development Board (for short, “MHADA”) as
well as the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai as the
Respondents.