HC Rejects Builder’s Plea, Clears Way For Pohra STP Project The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court dismissed a petition filed by Shree Ganesh Builders, which had challenged the acquisition of its land for a sewerage treatment plant (STP) project. The court ruled that the builder failed to issue a valid statutory purchase notice and later participated in the acquisition proceedings while simultaneously claiming the land reservation had lapsed. The Division Bench, comprising Justices Anil Kilor and Raj Wakode, rejected the company’s plea seeking a declaration that the reservation over its land at Mouza Chikhli (Khurd) had lapsed under Section 127 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act (MRTP Act). The court upheld the land acquisition award dated October 29, 2025, stating the challenge was “without any basis and is an afterthought.” The dispute centered on nearly 12.12 hectares of land reserved since the 2001 Development Plan for a “Drainage and Sewerage Disposal Scheme.” The builder had issued a purchase notice in June 2014, asserting the reservation would automatically lapse if acquisition proceedings were not initiated within the statutory period. However, the court found the notice itself contained a fundamental defect, as it covered three distinct land parcels whose revenue records reflected ownership in the names of three separate legal entities. The Nagpur Municipal Corporation had highlighted this discrepancy in December 2014 and requested title documents, but the petitioner neither corrected the defect nor contested its rejection for over a decade.#bombay_high_court #nagpur_municipal_corporation #maharashtra_regional_and_town_planning_act #shree_ganesh_builders #pohra_stp_project
