The Bombay High Court has expressed strong concern over the rapid rise of illegal constructions in Navi Mumbai, warning that the Maharashtra government cannot stand by as “a passive spectator” while middle-class home buyers bear the brunt of large-scale regulatory failures.

A bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad made the observations in an order passed last week on a public interest litigation filed by local resident Sandeep Thakur. The order became available on Wednesday.

The bench noted that the sheer number of buildings raised without permission or in violation of sanctioned plans suggested a deeper problem.

According to the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), there are 2,100 such structures across the township. The court said this volume “refle

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