The Bombay High Court has refused interim relief to the developer of 54 allegedly unauthorised commercial sheds near Boisar railway station in Palghar district, leaving the local administration free to proceed under an earlier demolition order, according to a report by Loksatta – Palghar.
The court’s decision means that orders issued by the Palghar tehsildar and subsequently upheld by the district and sessions court remain operative. The matter concerns sheds constructed on a plot in Gat No. 100 within the Boisar Gram Panchayat area. The structures were reportedly built at a prominent location near the railway station.
According to the report, house numbers 460 to 462 on the property were purchased on June 22, 2023. A no-objection certificate for construction was obtained from the Boisar Gram Panchayat on October 7, 2024. However, the Palghar tehsildar later determined that permission from the competent district authority had not been obtained for the construction of the 54 sheds.
The tehsildar issued a notice on July 17, 2025. The developers responded by seeking regularisation of the construction, stating that the request was being made within the legal framework. On February 3, 2026, the tehsildar concluded that the sheds had been constructed without the required approval and ordered that the unauthorised structures be removed within seven days. The order warned that the administration would carry out the removal if the structures were not taken down voluntarily.
The developers challenged the order before the lower court, seeking temporary protection from enforcement. That request was rejected. An appeal before the Palghar district and sessions court was also dismissed, leaving the tehsildar’s order intact. The developers then filed Writ Petition No. 9692 of 2026 before the Bombay High Court, questioning the tehsildar’s jurisdiction and seeking protection for the structures.
The petition was heard by a single bench of Justice N. J. Jamadar. The court rejected the petition and declined a further oral request from the petitioners to extend interim relief. The report said the court referred to Supreme Court rulings while observing that unauthorised construction carried out in disregard of regulations could not be permitted and that courts should not extend undue sympathy in such cases.
The case also highlights the limits of a gram panchayat no-objection certificate in construction matters. The report said the gram panchayat did not possess the powers of a planning authority for the disputed development, and that the necessary approval from the competent authority had not been secured.
With the interim protection refused at successive judicial stages, enforcement responsibility now rests with the Palghar revenue administration and local authorities. Palghar Tehsildar Ramesh Shendge told Loksatta that action would be taken once the required police protection and manpower became available. The administration has not, according to the report, announced a specific date for removing the 54 sheds.
