28-wp-7487-26.doc INGALE IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7487 OF 2026 Santosh Dattaram Fand ...Petitioner Versus The Municipal Commissioner, Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation and anr....Respondents ... Mr.Vidhyadhar Gangurde, for the Petitioner. Mr. Abhijeet N. Gosavi h/f Ms.Rasika R. Patil, for the Respondents. ... CORAM : MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, CJ. & ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J. DATE : 16th SEPTEMBER, 2026 P.C.: 1. Heard Mr. Gangurde, the learned counsel for the Petitioner and Ms. Rasika Patil, learned counsel appearing for the Respondents. 2. The instant writ petition is preferred, inter alia, for the following reliefs :- (a) This Hon'ble Court be pleased to issue Writ of Mandamus and/or any other appropriate Writ, Order and direction inter alia directing to Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 not to demolish Petitioner stall; (b) This Hon'ble Court be directed to issue Writ of Mandamus and/or any other appropriate Writ, Order and direction inter alia directing to Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 not to take any coercive 1 URMILA PRAMOD INGALE Digitally signed by URMILA PRAMOD INGALE Date: 2026.09.18 16:29:39 +0530 28-wp-7487-26.doc action; (c) This Hon'ble Court be direct the Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 shall not dispossess Petitioner without following due process of law; (d) Pending the hearing and final disposal of the present Petition, this Hon'ble Court be pleased to Order and direct Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 not to dispossess the Petitioner; 3. The instant petition is preferred to issue direction to the Respondent-Corporation not to carry out any demolition of the Petitioner’s stall. At the outset, we have had the occasion to peruse the record and find that certain demolition has already been carried out, over the road side. Considering the facts and circumstances, without adverting on merits of the case, we leave it open to the Petitioner to move an appropriate application before the Competent Authority of the Respondents. In case, such an Application for the above relief is filed, we expect that the same shall be considered and decided by the Competent Authority of the Respondents in accordance with law. 4. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition stands disposed of. This order has been passed with the assistance of Ms. Patil, learned counsel for the Respondent. [ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.] [CHIEF JUSTICE] 2