The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition challenging the Bombay High Court’s ruling on the Kanjurmarg land proposed for the Mumbai Metro 6 car shed, clearing the immediate legal obstacle to construction on the 15-hectare site.
The car shed is planned for the 15.31-kilometre Metro 6 corridor between Swami Samarth Nagar and Vikhroli. The corridor is being developed by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), but work on its car shed had been held up for several years because of a dispute over the ownership and lease status of the Kanjurmarg salt-pan land.
The Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed by developer Maheshkumar G. Garodia against the Bombay High Court’s decision of 13 February 2026. The case concerned two related writ petitions challenging the legal position of the land. A three-judge bench comprising the Chief Justice and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana refused to interfere with the High Court’s order.
According to the report, the Supreme Court said it did not wish to intervene in the High Court’s decision in view of the liberty granted in an order dated 16 April. The petition was subsequently dismissed and pending applications were disposed of. Senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani appeared for the petitioners, while Solicitor General Tushar Mehta represented the respondents.
The dispute dates back to a 99-year lease granted in 1917 for salt production. The Salt Department cancelled the lease in 2004, but a civil suit challenging that decision remained pending. The original 99-year lease term also expired in October 2016. The subsequent dispute over the land’s ownership was taken to the Bombay High Court.
In its 13 February ruling, the High Court held that the lease had expired and had also been cancelled in 2004. It therefore concluded that the petitioners had no existing right over the land and dismissed the petitions. The Supreme Court’s latest decision leaves that finding in place.
The ruling removes the legal impediment attached to the proposed car shed, but the order itself does not specify a construction schedule, revised completion date or commissioning timeline for Metro 6. The corridor’s car shed remains a critical project component because it will support train stabling, maintenance and daily operations once the line is completed. The next steps will depend on MMRDA’s implementation and construction plans for the Kanjurmarg site.
