The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that all petitions and cases concerning the new building for Bombay High Court and the land on which the same is proposed to be built, will be heard by the High Court and not any other court..A Bench of Justices BR Gavai and Augustine George Masih also directed that all such matters be heard by the same bench of the High Court so that the disputes can be decided without delay."It is informed that there are 21 PIL pending before the High Court with respect to the said subject matter. We request the High Court chief justice to assign all pending cases with regard to this issue to one and same bench so that it is heard and decided expeditiously. We direct that no other court except High Court shall entertain proceedings with regard to any issue pertaining to the land earmarked for High Court," the Court said.The Court also noted in its order Out of 4.09 acres needed for construction of the new building, 1.94 acres have been handed over and that steps are being taken to rehabilitate large number of slum dwellers who would be displaced due to the land acquisition for the project."Out of 4.09 acres needed for construction of High Court, 1.94 acres have been handed over. Regarding the rest, there are larger number of slums and steps being taken to rehabilitate them. By April end, the vacant possession of the land will be handed over," the order said..The Court was hearing a suo motu case initiated in 2024 over concerns about the deterioration of the 150-year-old heritage building that currently houses the Principal Bench of the Bombay High Court.The new building is coming up in Bandra and around 4.39 acres of land in the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) premises is to be handed over by the State to the High Court for the same.The Bombay High Court had in April 2024 asked the Maharashtra government to explore land availability at Goregaon for the new High Court complex and to provide a rough sketch of accessibility from the proposed coastal road.That development came about despite the considerable progress made to shift the new High Court building to Bandra.The Supreme Court then took up the suo motu case concerning the issue and decided that the High Court should come up at Bandra itself and not Goregaon.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that all petitions and cases concerning the new building for Bombay High Court and the land on which the same is proposed to be built, will be heard by the High Court and not any other court..A Bench of Justices BR Gavai and Augustine George Masih also directed that all such matters be heard by the same bench of the High Court so that the disputes can be decided without delay."It is informed that there are 21 PIL pending before the High Court with respect to the said subject matter. We request the High Court chief justice to assign all pending cases with regard to this issue to one and same bench so that it is heard and decided expeditiously. We direct that no other court except High Court shall entertain proceedings with regard to any issue pertaining to the land earmarked for High Court," the Court said.The Court also noted in its order Out of 4.09 acres needed for construction of the new building, 1.94 acres have been handed over and that steps are being taken to rehabilitate large number of slum dwellers who would be displaced due to the land acquisition for the project."Out of 4.09 acres needed for construction of High Court, 1.94 acres have been handed over. Regarding the rest, there are larger number of slums and steps being taken to rehabilitate them. By April end, the vacant possession of the land will be handed over," the order said..The Court was hearing a suo motu case initiated in 2024 over concerns about the deterioration of the 150-year-old heritage building that currently houses the Principal Bench of the Bombay High Court.The new building is coming up in Bandra and around 4.39 acres of land in the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) premises is to be handed over by the State to the High Court for the same.The Bombay High Court had in April 2024 asked the Maharashtra government to explore land availability at Goregaon for the new High Court complex and to provide a rough sketch of accessibility from the proposed coastal road.That development came about despite the considerable progress made to shift the new High Court building to Bandra.The Supreme Court then took up the suo motu case concerning the issue and decided that the High Court should come up at Bandra itself and not Goregaon.
