IN  THE   HIGH   COURT   OF    JUDICATURE   AT   MUMBAI

ORDINARY    ORIGINAL   CIVIL   JURISDICTION

PUBLIC    INTEREST    LITIGATION

KASHYAP   MANSUKHLAL   VYAS                                                          …………….PETITIONER

Address:-  Prem Nagar  Building  No. 5, “A” Wing, Flat no.

003, Off  S.V.P.  Road, Near  MCF  Garden & Vijaya  Bank,

Borivali(west), Mumbai-400092. Maharashtra , INDIA.

VS…..                                                                                                          ………………. RESPONDENTS

1. BRIHANMUMBAI   MUNICIPAL   CORPORATION  through  its                COMMISSIONER.

     Address:-  Municipal Head Office ,Mahapalika Marg  Mumbai  CST .

     Mumbai-400 001.

2. COMMISSIONER  OF  POLICE

      Address:-  Near  Crawford Market, Police  Commissioner  Office,

      Mumbai-400 001.

3. THE  URBAN   DEVELOPMENT   MANTRALAYA  MUMBAI  through its  …SECRETARY

      Address:-  Mantralaya. 4^th Floor ,Nariman Point, Mumbai -400032.

4. SECRETATY  &  MANAGING  COMMITTEE  OF  :- PREM NAGAR  BLDG.

      NO. 5  Co-Operative  Housing  Society Ltd , At  “B” Wing, B-512, Off 

    S.V.P.   Road, Near  MCF  Garden , Gymkhana Road, Borivali(west),

    Mumbai—400 092. Maharashtra.

5.   ADDL  Registrar(Budget & Planning),Office  of  The  Commissioner for  Co-operation &

Registrar       of   Co-Op  Housing  Society , Maharashtra  State, AT  PUNE, Central Building ,Station Road , Pune -  411001.

SYNOPSIS :-

This  Public  Interest  Litigation ( PIL)  is  filed  under  article  226  &  227  of  the  Constitution

of  India  1949  And  seeks  to  prevent  deliberate ,intentionally  And  Uninterrupted   violation  of  Basic &  Fundamental   Constitutional Human  Rights( Since  last  May-June 2009) granted  under  Article  21  of  The  Constitution  of  India. Further  it  is  respectfully  submitted  that  as  a  citizen  of  India  I  am  empowered  to  approach The  Honorable  High  Court  of  India   under  Article  32. The right to move the  Honorable  Court by appropriate proceedings for the enforcement of the rights conferred by this Part is guaranteed.

No one is above Constitution of India and at the same time judiciary is not subservient of the legislative and the executive. On the contrary the courts are vested with two important powers. First to issue writs under Art 32 and Art 226 of the Constitution of India to enforce the fundamental rights.Secondly in addition the High Courts are also vested with additional power of issuing writs for any other right that is for any civil right.There is another power under Article 227 of the Constitution of India which is power of superintendence over all courts and tribunals.

The grievance with the legislative is that Judicial activism has crossed the limits. Look the Bihar,Goa,jharkhand and Karnataka Assemblies. The then Governors acted against the norms of the Constitution and the courts had to intervene in the matter to restore the democracy. Mahabharat may not be repeated again. Otherwise the Union Government and any state government would play the role of Duryodhan and Dhrutarastra and Droupadi the democracy will be attempted to be nude. Will judiciary look to the scene as on looker like Pandav without any sensitiveness and feelings toward the public and duty towards Constitution.

Apart from that there is most important power of Judicial Review by these courts under Art. 13 of the Constitution. When the Constitution has vested with such powers it is the duty of the courts that justice should be done by the courts and courts should not play in the hands of the legislative or the executive. If the courts do not do justice according to law the existence of courts and the Constitution of India will have no meaning. It has been practice in India to bow before the Extra Constitutional authorities also. Then the Indian democracy will have no meaning and there will be authoritarian rule in India. What will be the difference between Pakistan's so called democracy and committed judiciary as compared to India.

Indian judiciary is trustee of the Constitution.Every judge in the hierarchy is constitutional functionary or authority as the case may be. Remember that Article 142 of the Constitution also empowers with special power to pass any decree or pass such order as is necessary for doing complete justice in any cause or matter pending before it.There fore let judiciary as a whole should not run away from its duty to defend Constituion and public.

As  one  can see that in case  any  citizen  of  India  want to enforce any of  his  fundamental right which may have been infringed by any authority or person that gives  him  right to  move the  Honorable  High  Court  in  India  through  Public  Interest  Litigation.(PIL). The basic issue is that there should be an infringement of any of the Fundamental right as provided from Article 14 to Article 32 of the Constitution of India.

I  therefore  is  approaching  this  Hon’ble  Court  on  the  following  amongst other grounds  which  are  taken without  prejudice  to  one  another :-

PUBLIC    INTEREST  LITIGATION   &   LETTER PETITIONS :-

Public Interest Litigation is meant for enforcement of fundamental and other legal rights of the people .  who are weak, ignorant of legal redressal system or otherwise in a disadvantageous position, due to their social or economic background. Such litigation can be initiated only for redressal of a public injury, enforcement of a public duty or vindicating interest of public nature. It is necessary that the petition is not filed for personal gain or private motive or for other extraneous consideration and is filed bona fide in public interest. PIL Letter Petitions: Petitions received by post can be treated as writ petitions.

Atleast   3  to  4  offender  members  are  conducting  business  activities  from  our  Residential  Co-Operative  Housing  Society. How  Can    Members  can   carry  on  Business  Activities   from   Residential  Co-operative  Housing  Society  ? It  is  just   gross  violation   and   encroachment  or  attack  on  basic  human  right  to  live   peacefully  and  dignity  at  residential  area. Why  only  3  to  4  Members  are   allowed   to   conduct   business  ?  We  are  in  total  112  members  at  society  , allow  all  the  Members   to   conduct   business ? It  is  very   transparent  and   clean   violation  of  constitutional  human  rights   guaranteed  by Constitution  of   India. It  is  just  creating  terrible  nuisance  to   remaining  108  members    at  Residential  Co-Op  Hsg  Society. Assuming  average  4  persons  staying  at  one  Residential  Flat  ; At least   432  Persons  are   being  subjected  to  nuisance. 

Further  the  offenders  conducting  business  activities  are  staying  at  their  respective  Residential  premises  peacefully  and  comfortably  as  located  at  different  place  in the  same area. Why  they  are  not   running  business  from  their  place  of  residence  because  not  permitted  by  Members  of   that  respective   Housing  Society. Even  The  Members  at  our Co-op  Housing  Society  (Premnagar Bldg No.5) have  not  given  any  kind  of  NOC  or  Permission  to  run  business. This  is a  transparent   case  of  an  Encroachment  by  changing  usage   deceitfully   from  Residence  to  Commercial.   My  complaint  is  that  why  we  can  not  live  with our  family  peacefully , with  comfort  and  dignity ?    This  is  a  Gross  violation  of  Constitutional  Basic  and  Human  Right  to  have  equality.  These rights are individual rights and include equality before law. Offenders  members  are  living  with  their  family  peacefully  and  comfortably  ; why  I/We  victim members  are  not  allowed  to  stay  peacefully ?  The  offenders  are  staying  at  Co-Op Housing  Societies  located  in  our  area . They   mis-use  residential  premises  at  Our Society  for  business purposes  with  the  help  of  state govt authority  and  Secretary / Managing  Committee  of  our  society.. Why  we  the members should  tolerate  such  injustice ?

Freedom of speech and expression, freedom of association and peaceful assembly, freedom to practice religion, and the right to constitutional remedies for the protection of civil rights by means of writs such as habeas corpus. The concept of issuing rights to the citizens has been developed from the England`s Bill of Rights; the United States Bill of Rights and also France`s Declaration of the Rights of Man. Anyone violating the fundamental rights of the land can face result punishments in the court of law.

Our   demand  is   our    Basic  and  fundamental  Human  Right  to Life ,Right to live peacefully and Right to Live  with  dignity. An activist judiciary has also served to expand the scope of fundamental rights to incorporate economic and social rights as well. Progressive and creative judicial intervention expanded the scope of Article 21 of the Indian Constitution which guarantees the Right to Life. Justice Krishna Iyer and other activist judges, through a series of very significant judgements, drew extensively from human rights law, to conclude that the right to life means the right to live with dignity, and that the right to live with dignity includes the right to livelihood, right to education and right to health.

Harassment    and  Nuisance    created   regularly    by  atleast  4  Erring  members  at   Premnagar No. 5, Co-op Hsg Society Ltd,Off  S.V.P.  Road, Borivali(West),Mumbai-400092  by  carrying  on  Commercial  Activities  at  Residential  Area  without  authorization by   Local  Mumbai  Municipality(State Govt.) Complaints   has been  submitted  either  by  courier ,  Fax  or  online  since  last  3 – 4 Months   to  Responsible  State  Government   departments  but  to  my  surprise  no  action  is  taken.  Even  if   any  member  has  received   Shop  &  Establishment  Authorisation , or  Sales  Tax  Registration  or  any  kind  of   permit   fraudulently and  dishonestly  for  carrying  on  business  at  residential  area  it  is  treated  as  forged  or  bogus  documents  with  no  validity. The  authority  issuing  such  bogus  permits  and  recipient  both  must  be  punished   for  fraudulent  activity.

I  request  your  good-selves  to  please  consider  following  Legal  points :-

The  agreements   for  Sale clearly  includes  one  affidavit  or  sworn  statement  that The  Flat  would  be  used  only  and  exclusively  for  Residential  Purposes. The Purchaser shall  not  use  the  said  premises for  any  purpose  than as  Residence and  the  Garage/Parking  Space  for  parking  of  car  only.

For converting residential premises into commercial premises a proposal is to be submitted to local authority( Mumbai  Municipality) through Architect / Licensed Surveyor with prerequisites e.g. Application for cc, Notice u/s 342, Plans, existing building plans, occupation permission, D.P. Remarks, NOC from Co-operative Housing Society, stability certificate from Structural Consultant .

Have  offender   Members  complied  with  procedure for converting residential premises into Commercial  premises.? Is  NOC  by  Members   of the Co-operative Society  Obtained  at  Annual  General  Meeting  ?   Simply No. Secretary  And  Managing  Committee  have  no  power  to  issue  any  such  NOC   nor  they  are  authorized  to  issue  any  such  NOC  or  Permission   to  convert  residential  premises  to  commercial  usage. 

This  is  the  clean  and  very  transparent  case  of  Unauthorised  use  of  Residential  Premises  for  Commercial  Purpose without  permission  of  Mumbai  Municipality  And  Society  Authorities ( By  Members  of  Society  at  Annual  General  Meeting). Our Society  has  not  permitted  any  such  commercial  use  even  Secretary, Chairman  and/or committee  members  do not  have  power  to  permit  any  such  commercial  activities.Our society Bye-laws do not  permit any  kind  of  business  activities  from  society  premises.

Even  if   any  member  has  received   Shop  &  Establishment  Authorisation , or  Sales  Tax  Registration  or  any  kind  of   permit   fraudulently and  dishonestly  for  carrying  on  business  at  residential  area  it  is  treated  as  forged  or  bogus  documents  with  no  validity.

Complaint to Police is to be made on the matters of: :-

1) Nuisance carried out by unauthorized use of flat / shop / parking space / open    space by member or builder. 2) Threatening / assault by or to the member of society. 3) Creating noise after prescribed deadline hour in the evening  Please  read  the  word  Unauthorized  use  of  Flat. Even   any  legal  form  of  business  is  prohibited  from  Residential  Co-Op  Hsg  Society  Premises.

Please  read   news  from  Judicials  Reforms , February  2006 &  Tribune  Noida  in  2005

On 16'" February 2006, the then Chief Justice of India, Y.K. Sabharwal passed a detailed order setting into motion the process of sealing of properties in designated residential areas of Delhi which were being used for commercial purposes. In the drive that followed to implement the order, thousands of premises being used for commercial purposes such as shops and offices, many of which had been functioning for decades, were sealed, forcing them to buy or rent premises in shopping malls and commercial complexes. This sealing went on relentlessly under the continuous supervision of Chief Justice Sabharwal's bench, monitored and directed by a Court appointed monitoring committee.

House allotment cancelled for commercial activity   Our Correspondent   , Noida, August 9

The Noida authority cracked the whip on allottees who were using their residential premises for commercial purposes. The authority has cancelled the allotment of six houses and issued notices to another 172 allottees on complaints lodged by residents welfare associations (RWAs) of the respective sectors. They have been warned to stop commercial activities on their premises.  Besides, the allotment of five others have been suspended for not having deposited the allotment money within the time limit.  According to a spokesman of the authority, residents welfare associations had complained against residential premises being misused for commercial purposes in their respective sectors. The Noida authority had sent notices to the offenders. Most people had stopped the commercial activity.

Noida engineers, in a survey, found that in some 176 residential houses and plots commercial activity was still being carried on. Notices to some of them had already been sent but to no effect.

CEO Avnish Awasthi then passed cancellation orders for certain houses as per the report. The allotment of houses of Ravinder Kumar (E-253), Krishan Kumar (E-177), B. Kishore (E-84) in Sector 27, Jagjeewan Prasad, H-84, Sector 22, and Vidhya Devi Y-358A, Sector 12 here have been cancelled by the Noida CEO. Notices to another 172 allottees have also been sent, it is learnt.

I  hope  the  above  would  clear   any  doubts  or  ambiguity  about  the  matter under consideration. This  is  very  transparent  and  clear   offence  requiring  intervention by Maharashtra  State Police  Department  and   Mumbai  Municipality  Authorities  And  Maharashtra  Government .These rights are basic human rights of all citizens and can be applied irrespective of race, place of birth, religion, caste, creed or gender. They are enforceable by the courts. Rights are synonymous to freedoms.

The  Offenders  members  ( doing  business  activities) have  obtained  fraudulently  and  illegally Fake , Forged    Permits, Authorisation, Shop & Establishment  Certificates, Licenses  with  the  help  of   Municipality  officers, Govt  Servants. I  am  also  suspecting  fraudulently 

Manipulation (to change or present something in a way that is false but personally advantageous) of  records  at  Mumbai  Municipality  or  Urban Development  departments

to   convert   residential   premises  into  commercial. It  might  be  possible  that  the  plan for only   for   offenders   members  are  changed   deceitfully.

It  seems  that The  Secretary & Managing  committee  must  have   connivance   in this  conspiracy  by  issuing  illegal  &  Fake   Resolutions, Permissions, Notices, Letters   or  some  kind  of   communications  to  the  Offenders  Members  to  enable  them  to  carry  on  Business  Activities   smoothly  from  our  pure   residential  area.

Change  of  user  from  Residence to  Business  is  done  deceitfully .  The  authorities  as  mentioned  above  is  protecting  offenders  deliberately . I  Pray   the   Honorable  Bombay  Highcourt   to  please  hand  over  the  matter  to  the  Anti  Corruption  Bureau  , Mumbai  ,  Maharashtra  to  take  relentless  action  against  all  corrupted  officers &  offenders.

REQUISITION    OF   THE   HONORABLE   PRESIDENT  OF   INDIA   AND  THE   NATIONAL   HUMAN   RIGHT   COMMISSION  IS  ALSO   TOTALLY   IGNORED  BY  THE  AUTHORITY.

I  had  filed  petitions/complaints   with  the  President  of   India .My  complaints  numbers  are  PRSEC/E/2009/05151  dated  20/08/2009 , PRSEC/E/2009/07174  dated  15/09/2009

And  PRSEC/E/2009/09488. All  the  complaints  were  transferred  to  The  Secretary (AR  and  O&M) Government  of  Maharashtra  , General  Admn.  Deptt. Mantralaya, Nariman  Point, Mumbai -400 032. But  no  action  is  taken  since  last  August, 2009  by  The  Urban Development  Secretary  and  The  Co-Operation  Department  Secretary. Atlast  I  filed  one  more  complaint  to  the  President  of  India   on  11/11/2009 (Registration number  PRSEC/E/2009/10404 .Please quote the same in your future correspondence ) that  still  any  legal  action  is  not  initiated  by   the  so  called  Maharashtra  Govt. authorities   and  the  authority  is  only  interested  in   protecting  &  helping   offenders , criminals  in  breaking  law.  I  received  one  more   communication   from  President  of  India ‘s  office  read  as  reply  being  sent Separately  by  post/email.

I had  filed  complaint  with  the  National  Human  Rights  Commission(NHRC)  to  stop  torture & Harassment  to  me  and  my  family  . In  response  NHRC  had  sent  letter  to  the

Commissioner  of  Police  Mumbai ( My  Case  number  1481/13/16/09-10 ) to  take  appropriate  action .  Unfortunately    requisition  sent  by  NHRC  is  ignored  by  Police

Department.  I  want  to  know  where  is  Law  and  Order  at  Mumbai , Maharashtra.

Maharashtra  state  Government  and  its  departments  Police,Municipality,Urban 

Development  &  Nagri  Vikas , Co-Operation  do  not  have  any  respect   for   The  Respected 

President  of  India , The  National  Human  Rights  Commission, The  Constitution of  India,

Basic  and  Fundamental  Constitutional  Human  rights  of  Citizen. The  Authorities  do not  want  to  take  any  action  against  offenders, criminals . It has  been  happening  since  last  6 Months.

PRAYER  /   RELIEF   IF  ANY   SOUGHT

It is therefore, most respectfully prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be please to : -

Issue an appropriate Writ,order  or direction including a Writ directing respondents Nos  1  to 5 to ensure due protection  to  all  members  at  our  Residential  Co-OP  Housing  Society. normal undisturbed life and prevent violation of   all  members’ Basic & Fundamental  Constitutional  Rights under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. And respondents  1 to 5 be further directed to ensure that those directions are forthwith complied with.

Issue a writ petition or a writ  order of  directions to respondents 1 to  5 to adhere to the Universal Declaration of    Human Rights for protecting   all  Members  life, survival and peaceful existence at our residential co-operative Housing Society. And to further ensure that Articles 21 of the constitution of India is fully complied with.

It  is  very  earnestly  and  respectfully  submitted to please  kindly  stop  Business  Activities  from  Our  Society  Premises  at Prem Nagar  Bldg  No. 5 Co-op Hsg  Society Ltd. All  such  offenders  Flats/Properties   must  be  confiscated  &  forfeited  by  the  Maharashtra  State  Government. Further  any  commercial  activities  from  our  co-operative  housing  society  must  be  stopped Permanently . It  is  respectfully  submitted  to  please lay for display  the judgement  and  order  passed  by  the  honorable  Bombay  High  Court   on  the  notice-board  of  our  Society premises.

It is further respectfully submitted that Strict Notice in the format of warning should  be inscribed on wall at all  prominent  and noticeable  spots in our Society that  Commercial Activities  are  strictly  prohibited  in this Society  vide Judgment no.____ dated _____ of the Hon’ble   Bombay   High  Court.

It is prayed that  The Managing  Committee  and  The  Secretary  of  Society  must  be   rigorously   punished  for  negligence  and  supporting  erring  members . The committee  must  be  dissolved  and all the Members  of  Managing Committee  must be  disqualified  as  ordinary  member  of  our  society. The  Secretary  and Managing  Committee  member s have brought disrepute to the co-operative society  and  have   done   act detrimental to the interest and proper working of the co-operative society .

It is further prayed to please issue writ or order to  handover  The Administration and Management of our Premnagar Bldg No.5 Co-Operative Hsg. Society Ltd to The Registrar of Co-op Society Maharashtra with immediate  effect.

It  is  most  respectfully  submitted  to  please   Issue a writ petition or a writ  order of  directions   to   entrust    this   matter  to   the  Anti  Corruption  Bureau  , Director, Anti Corruption Bureau, Maharashtra,1st Floor, Madhu Industrial Estate, Pandurang Budhkar Marg,Worli, Mumbai 400 013 , Tel: +91- 22 - 2492 1212 Mumbai  ,  Maharashtra  to  take  action  against   all   responsible  offenders.

Further  it  is  most  respectfully   submitted   to  please  dispose  of  this  petition  at  the 

Stage  of   admission  since  it  involves   transparent  and  gross  violation  of  The  State

Law  and  The  Basic , Fundamental  Constitutional  human  rights  guaranteed  by  The  Constitution  of  India  to  every  citizens.

PUBLIC   INTEREST   LITIGATION  FILED  BY :-

(KASHYAP MANSUKHLAL VYAS)

PETITIONER-IN-PERSON