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Balancing Shelter and Open Spaces: Supreme Court Reviews Slum Rehabilitation Policy

Balancing Shelter and Open Spaces: Supreme Court Reviews Slum Rehabilitation Policy

February 5, 2026

In a development that could influence Mumbai’s future urban landscape, the Supreme Court has sought responses from the Maharashtra government and civic authorities on a challenge to the Bombay High Court’s decision permitting slum rehabilitation on land originally reserved for parks, gardens, and playgrounds. The dispute revolves around Regulation 17(3)(D)(2) of the Development Control and […]

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