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• The Supreme Court has directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to consider the master layout plan for the Mumbai Coastal Road Garden and Promenade without violating its earlier order issued in January 2026.
• The Court reiterated that the project must remain accessible to the public and cannot include residential or commercial development for sale or lease.
• The applicant has undertaken that recreational and ticketed access activities will be restricted to a maximum of 15% of the project area.
• The clarification enables BMC to proceed with examining the layout plan while ensuring compliance with the Court's earlier directions.
The Supreme Court has clarified that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) may proceed with considering the proposed Master Layout Plan for the Mumbai Coastal Road Garden and Promenade, provided that it remains fully consistent with the Court's earlier judgment delivered on January 12, 2026. The clarification came while disposing of a miscellaneous application seeking directions on the project's revised layout plan.
The application sought confirmation that the revised master layout and concept design complied with the Supreme Court's earlier order and requested permission to finalise the detailed design and execute the project, subject to statutory approvals from the BMC.
Reaffirming its previous ruling, the Court emphasised that the coastal garden and promenade should remain freely accessible to the general public. While limited recreational and visitor-oriented facilities may be permitted to support maintenance, safety and public convenience, the Court reiterated that no residential or commercial development for sale or lease would be allowed within the project area.
During the proceedings, the Court took note of deliberations by the BMC's Landscaping Committee, which had granted tentative in-principle support for the concept plan while indicating that any commercial or ticketed activities would require judicial clarification before implementation. The committee had also discussed restricting access-controlled recreational activities to a limited portion of the site.
Taking these submissions into account, the Supreme Court directed that the Master Layout Plan be considered by the BMC without violating the conditions laid down in its January 2026 judgment. The Court further clarified that the project proponent must not undertake any activity inconsistent with its earlier directions.
During the hearing, the applicant also assured the Court that recreational facilities and ticketed access would be confined to not more than 15% of the total project area. Recording this undertaking, the Supreme Court disposed of the miscellaneous application, paving the way for further consideration of the layout by the civic authority within the framework of the Court's earlier orders.
Source: Supreme Court website
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