Supreme Court of India
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India & Ors.
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Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 – Present writ petition was filed in 1985 concerning issues like environment in Delhi, shifting of heavy industries, misuse of premises (including unauthorized construction) etc. – Supreme Court appointed Monitoring Committee in 2006 to put restraint on misuse of the residential premises for unauthorized/commercial purpose – However, Monitoring Committee acting on a letter written by SDM also sealed residential premises on private land not used for commercial purpose – Propriety of – Held: Monitoring Committee could not have acted based on any such letter…
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- 1995 Bonky @ Bharat Shivaji Mane and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra
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