Balasaheb Arjun Torbole & Ors vs The Administrator & Divnl.Commr.& Ors

The Supreme Court upheld the Bombay High Court's dismissal of the appellants' writ petitions challenging the Slum Rehabilitation Authority's scheme for redevelopment of slum areas on both municipal and private lands. The Court found that there is no legal requirement to treat slum areas differently based on land ownership, affirming that the contiguous nature of the plots justifies their collective treatment as a single slum area under applicable regulations. The Court held that the consent of 70% of occupants was validly established, thus rejecting the appellants' claims regarding their rights to exclusive redevelopment of private plots.