ACME HOUSING INDIA PVT LTD AND ANR vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

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904-J-WP-2612-2021.odt rajshree IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2612 OF 2021 Acme Housing India Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. ....Petitioners V/S State of Maharashtra & Ors. ....Respondents Dr.Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate a/w Bhushan Deshmukh, Jasmine Kachalia, Viren Mandhle and Sahil Singh i/b Wadia Ghandy & Co. for the Petitioners. Mr.Ashutosh Kulkarni, Special Counsel a/w Karan Thorat, B Panel Counsel a/w V.G. Badgujar, AGP and Sarthak Diwan for the State-Respondent Nos.1, 4 and 5. Mr.Vedant Bende h/f Mandar Limaye for Respondent Nos.2 and 3- TMC. CORAM : BHARATI DANGRE & MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, JJ RESERVED ON : 4th FEBRUARY 2026 PRONOUNCED ON : 12th FEBRUARY, 2026 JUDGMENT (PER BHARATI DANGRE, J) : 1 Petitioner No.1, a company registered under the Companies Act, 2013, interalia engaged in the business of development of real estate in and around the State of Maharashtra, claiming to be the owner of immovable property in form of piece of land bearing Gut No.61/1 admeasuring 46,400 sq. mtr. and Gut No.61/2 admeasuring 8100 sq. mtrs. aggregating to 54,500 sq. Digitally signed by RAJSHREE RAJSHREE KISHOR MORE KISHOR Date: MORE 2026.02.18 15:56:11 +0530 1/43 904-J-WP-2612-2021.odt mtrs in Thane, situated at Village Chitalsar, Manpada, Thane, alongwith its Director i.e. Petitioner No.2, has approached this Court seeking the following reliefs :- (a) That this Hon'ble Court be pleased to declare that the provisions of Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act. 1976 are not applicable and proceedings have abated under Section 3 (1) (a) of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999 in respect of the said Land i.e.. Gut No. 61/1 and 61/2, Village Chitalsar. Manpada. Thane totally admeasuring 54,500 square meters: (b) That th