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Bombay HC Challenges MBMC Over Windsor Project Court Order
The Windsor project is a housing development involved in a disagreement with a city corporation.
The Bombay High Court had temporarily protected the developer from harmful official action.
The developer says MBMC still sent a notice telling it to stop construction or risk losing permission.
The developer also says this caused MahaRERA to restrict the project and freeze its bank accounts.
The judges questioned why the corporation appeared to follow a local politician’s request instead of the court’s order.
The commissioner said he did not know about the order and apologised.
The court did not immediately end the contempt matter and asked officials to explain themselves.
It also ordered MBMC and MahaRERA to reverse the specified actions.
The Bombay High Court questioned MBMC officials over stop-work communications issued despite an April 27 interim order protecting the Windsor developer.
The court asked why MBMC followed a local MLA’s instructions despite the Division Bench order and warned of serious consequences for contempt.
Developer M/s Grandbuild Land Developers LLP said MBMC’s action led MahaRERA to place the project in abeyance, freeze bank accounts and bar sale-deed registrations.
Commissioner Radhabinod Aribam Sharma apologised, said he was unaware of the court order and offered to withdraw the communications and file an affidavit.
The court ordered MBMC to withdraw the communications within three working days and directed MahaRERA to remove adverse website messages and unfreeze accounts.
- Who
- The Bombay High Court, MBMC, Commissioner Radhabinod Aribam Sharma, Assistant Director of Town Planning Purushottam M. Shinde, MahaRERA and M/s Grandbuild Land Developers LLP are involved.
- What
- The court issued notice and sought explanations over alleged disobedience of an interim order in the Windsor project dispute, while ordering corrective steps.
- Where
- The matter was heard by the Bombay High Court and concerns the Windsor project in the Mira-Bhayandar area of Mumbai.
- When
- The hearings were reported on August 21 and August 22, 2026; the protective interim order was issued on April 27.
- Why
- The developer alleged that MBMC issued stop-work communications and revised its land demand despite court protection, after which MahaRERA took adverse actions.
Developer and Court’s Concerns
MBMC Commissioner’s Response
Compliance with the interim order
Developer and Court’s Concerns
The developer said MBMC violated the April 27 protection order by directing construction to stop or threatening cancellation of permission. The court described the alleged defiance as serious and issued notice or a show-cause direction.
MBMC Commissioner’s Response
Commissioner Radhabinod Aribam Sharma said he was unaware of the interim order, apologised and offered to withdraw the communications and submit an affidavit.
Role of the local MLA
Developer and Court’s Concerns
The developer alleged that MBMC revised its demand after a complaint by a local MLA. The court questioned why officials appeared to follow the MLA’s instructions rather than a Division Bench order.
MBMC Commissioner’s Response
The articles do not report a substantive response from the MLA or MBMC addressing the allegation about the revised demand.
MahaRERA’s actions
Developer and Court’s Concerns
The developer said MBMC’s communication was followed by MahaRERA placing Windsor in abeyance, freezing bank accounts and barring agreement-to-sale or sale-deed registrations.
MBMC Commissioner’s Response
The court directed MahaRERA to remove the adverse abeyance messages and unfreeze the accounts. The articles do not provide a separate explanation from MahaRERA.
Key facts
- Case
- Contempt petition filed by M/s Grandbuild Land Developers LLP
- Project
- Windsor, a multi-storey residential project
- Court bench
- Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam Ankhad
- Municipal body
- Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation
- Land transferred
- The developer says it transferred 1,066.42 square metres to MBMC in February 2023.
- MBMC deadline
- MBMC was directed to withdraw all stop-work communications within three working days.
- MahaRERA deadline
- MahaRERA was directed to remove adverse abeyance messages from its website within five days and unfreeze the developer’s bank accounts.
Quotes
Bombay High Court bench
The bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam Ankhad hearing the contempt petition.
“What prompted you to obey an MLA and disobey a Division Bench order? You will obey an MLA but not a Division Bench? This is not expected..”
freepressjournal.in
“We are not accepting an apology. This is a gross case”
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Sources
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