INDIAN NEWSPAPAER SOCIETY vs MUMBAI METROPOLITAN REGION DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND ANR

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Indian-Newspaper-oswp-864-2018-J-R.doc Shephali IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 864 OF 2018 Indian Newspaper Society, A company registered under Section 25 of the companies Act, 1956, having its registered office at INS Building, Rafi Marg, New Delhi 110 001. …Petitioner ~ versus ~ 1. Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority, a Body Corporate having its Head Office at MMRDA Office Building, SHEPHALI Plot Nos. C-14 & C-15, ‘E’ Block, SANJAY MORMARE Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Digitally signed Mumbai 400 051. by SHEPHALI SANJAY MORMARE Date: 2026.04.09 2. The Metropolitan Commissioner, 15:15:50 +0530 being the Chief Executive Officer of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority, having his office at MMRDA Office Building, Plot Nos. C-14 & C-15, ‘E’ Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai 400 051. …Respondents A PPEARANCES For the Petitioner Mr. Ankit Lohia, with Mr. Firoz Patel, Mr. Prashant Ghelani, Ms. Namrata Vashist & Mr. Darshil Desai, i/b Markand Gandhi & Co. For Respondents-MMRDA Dr. Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate, with Mr. Nishant Chotani, Mr. Nivit Srivastava, Ms. Sneha Patil, Ms. Aditi Sinha, Mr. Hrishikesh Joshi & Page 1 of 50 Indian-Newspaper-oswp-864-2018-J-R.doc Ms. Isha Vyas, i/b Maniar Srivastava Associates. CORAM : SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, CJ & SUMAN SHYAM, J. RESERVED ON : 22nd JANUARY 2026. PRONOUNCED ON : 8th APRIL 2026. JUDGMENT (Per Suman Shyam, J):- 1. Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. 2. By consent of the parties, the matter is taken up for final hearing. 3. Assailing the demand notice dated 12th September 2017 (Exhibit-N) the Writ Petitioner has approached this Court inter alia contending that the demand for penalty/additional premium on ac