Friends Of Society And 3 ORS v. The State Of Maharashtra And 6 ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.42 OF 2016 Friends of Society and others ..Petitioners

Versus

The State of Maharashtra and others ..Respondents None for the Petitioners.

Mr. Kedar Dighe, AGP for the Respondent No.1 - State. Mr. Samit Shukla a/w Ms. Trisha Sarkar I/by DSK Legal, Advocates for Respondent No.4.

Ms. Kiran Bhagalia, Advocate for Respondent No.7. CORAM : PRADEEP NANDRAJOG, C.J. & N. M. JAMDAR, J.

DATE : 16th JULY, 2019 P.C.

1] None appears to prosecute the Public Interest Litigation which questions the decision taken to permit Government Housing on plot No.120, Back Bay Reclamation Block 'V', G. D. Somani Marg, Next to Jhulelal Temple, Cuffe Parade, Colaba, Mumbai-400 005. The earlier decision was to have houses for Fishermen. 2] We have a doubt whether a Public Interest Litigation would be tenable. We also note that the decision questioned was taken in the year 2000. The Public Interest Litigation was filed 16 BGP. 1 of 2

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years later. By that as it may, since none appears for the Petitioners, the Public Interest Litigation is dismissed.

N. M. JAMDAR, J CHIEF JUSTICE BGP. 2 of 2