Summary:
The high court had accepted their contention and directed the civic body to allot stalls in the same locality or nearby. The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday, set aside an order by city High Court which had ordered the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to allot stalls/shops to five eateries, which were demolished by the corporation. Thus the action of demolition by the civic body was illegal and not in conformity with law. A division bench of Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre and Justice Dinesh Maheshwari agreed to hear the appeal filed by the civic body challenging the HC order passed last year. The HC order came after five small restaurant/stall owners and one pan shop owner had moved the HC following the demolition of their stalls by BMC..