(4)-WP-3080-25.doc PANCHAL IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3080 OF 2025 GFT Realtors LLP ...Petitioner Versus The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Ors. ...Respondents ... Mr. Rohan Cama a/w Mr. Aditya Udeshi, Mr. Rahul Sanghvi i/by Sanjay Udeshi & Co., for the Petitioner. Ms. Sheetal Metakari i/by Ms. Komal Punjabi, for Respondent Nos.1 to 3-BMC. Mr. Mohit P. Jadhav, Addl. GP for the Respondent No.4-State. ... CORAM : MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, CJ. & ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J. DATE : 5th OCTOBER, 2026. P.C.: 1. Heard learned Counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3-BMC. 2. The instant Writ Petition is preferred inter alia for the following substantive reliefs :- “a. that this Hon’ble Court be pleased to issue a Writ of Certiorari or any Writ, Order or Direction in the nature of Certiorari thereby quashing and setting aside the Impugned Communication dated 17th October, 2024 (being Exhibit K hereto) issued by Respondent No. 3 to the Petitioner; b. that this Hon’ble Court be pleased to issue a Writ of 1 BALAJI GOVINDRAO PANCHAL Digitally signed by BALAJI GOVINDRAO PANCHAL Date: 2026.10.06 11:05:03 +0530 (4)-WP-3080-25.doc Mandamus or any Writ, Order or Direction in the nature of Mandamus thereby directing the Respondents to consider Manorama and Manorama Annex as a single inseparable cessed building and to grant the Petitioner necessary benefits in accordance with law;” 3. At the outset, learned Counsel for the Petitioner submits that considering the grounds that are taken in the instant proceeding, leave may be accorded to the Petitioner, to press the same before the Chief Engineer (DP) of the Corporation in accordance with law. Accordingly, the instant Petition be treated as representation before the said authority of the Respondents. 4. Be that as it may. Without adverting on the merits of the matter, we expect that the Application of the Petitioner is decided by the Chief Engineer (DP) of the Corporation as noted by us above, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of a certified copy of this Order by the Petitioner, before the said Authority. 5. With the aforesaid directions, Writ Petition is Disposed Of, without adverting to the merits of the matter. [ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.] [CHIEF JUSTICE] 2