India, Aug. 30 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the developer of a slum rehabilitation scheme in Magathane to clear transit rent arrears of Rs.1.4 crore, which have been pending due to the alleged presence of a temple structure at the site, causing a delay in constructing the free sale component building of the project.

A division bench of justice GS Kulkarni and justice Manjusha Deshpande passed the order on a bunch of petitions filed by 87 rehabilitated slum dwellers - now residents of Poinsur Magathane Jayalakshmi Cooperative Housing Society - who complained that they had not received transit rent for eight months in 2022.

The dispute arose after the rehabilitated residents approached the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA...