MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF GREATER BOMBAY A vs DR. HAKIMWADI TENANTS ASSOCIATION & ORS.

The Supreme Court interpreted Section 127 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, which stipulates that if land reserved for town planning is not acquired within ten years, the owner may serve notice to the authority, and if not acted upon within six months, the reservation lapses. The Court held that the six-month period should be computed from the date the notice is received by the authority, not from when the authority requests further information. The Court ruled in favor of the landowners, affirming that the reservation had lapsed due to the Corporation's failure to act within the statutory period.