HC to state: Resolve fishermen land row

The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government to step in and resolve a dispute between a traditional fishing cooperative and a slum rehabilitation society over the use of government land at Danda Koliwada in Khar (W), observing that the state cannot remain a ‘mute spectator’ when competing claims arise on its own land.

- Urvi Mahajani

The court was hearing a petition filed by Danda Koli Masemari Vyavasayik Sahakari Sanstha Maryadi, which has claimed traditional rights over a portion of disputed land for drying fish and fishing nets. The adjoining land has been developed as a slum by Hanuman Nagar CHS Ltd, which has appointed Jasani Realty Private Limited as the developer.