Observing that it does not believe in "bulldozer justice", the Bombay High Court recently permitted a Satara-based doctor to voluntarily remove the portion of his residential building-cum-hospital falling within a proposed road widening project, instead of allowing immediate coercive demolition by municipal authorities. It, however, clarified that the petitioner would have to hand over the land required for road widening without waiting for the compensation process to conclude. After completion of the work, he was directed to hand over the affected land to enable completion of the road project. It had accordingly restrained the Municipal Council from taking coercive demolition measures pending further consideration of the case. And OrsDate of Order: July 2, 2026Bench: Justice Milind N. Jadhav and Justice Nandesh S. Deshpande