In Brief
Residents of a Mumbai building (J.D. House) filed a writ petition under Article 226 challenging the Municipal Corporation's notices declaring it a C-1 Category building and disconnecting utilities. The High Court summarily dismissed the petition, citing pending civil suits between private parties. The Supreme Court set aside this dismissal, holding that a writ court must examine substantive grounds for challenging administrative action by statutory authorities, even when civil disputes are pending between other parties. The pendency of private civil proceedings cannot be a valid reason to decline judicial review. The case was remanded for a fresh de novo hearing by the High Court.
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