Dharavi redevelopment project to go on as SC refuses status quo

The Supreme Court on Friday declined to halt the Dharavi redevelopment project, allowing work to proceed as it sought responses from the Maharashtra government and Adani Properties Pvt Ltd on a petition challenging the Bombay High Court's verdict upholding the project's tender process.

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A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar issued notices to the state government and Adani Properties Pvt Ltd while considering a plea by UAE-based Seclink Technologies Corporation. The petitioner challenged the December 20, 2024, decision of the Bombay High Court, which dismissed its objections and ruled that the tender awarded to the Adani Group was free from "arbitrariness, unreasonableness, or perversity."

Senior advocate C Aryama Sundaram, representing Seclink Technologies Corporation, urged the top court to order a status quo on the redevelopment project. However, Chief Justice Khanna simply responded, "No."