Help Mumbai Foundation And 2 ORS. v. Chairman, Railway Board, And 5 ORS.

Sherla V.

pil.134.2012+_902.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

O.O.C.J.

PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.134 OF 2012 WITH NOTICE OF MOTION (L) NO.26 OF 2013 Help Mumbai Foundation & anr.

... Petitioners Vs Chairman, Railway Board, New Delhi & Ors.

... Respondents with PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (L) NO.148 OF 2015 Shri Dattatray Prakash Adarkar ... Petitioner Vs Union of India ... Respondent None for the Petitioners in PIL/134/2012 Mr.D.P. Adarkar, Petitioner in person in PIL(L)/148/2015 - present Mr.Suresh Kumar with Mr.T.J. Pandian for Resp. Nos.1, 2 and 3 in PIL/134/2012 and for Resp. in PIL(L)/148/2015 Ms.G.R. Shastri, Addl. G.P. for Resp. Nos.4 to 6 in PIL/134/2012 Ms.Jyoti Mani, Divisional Security Commissioner-I, Mumbai Division, Central Railway - present Mr.S.R. Gandhi, Senior Divisional Security Commissioner, RPF, Mumbai Div. Wester Railway - present

pil.134.2012+_902.doc CORAM: S.C. DHARMADHIKARI & R.I. CHAGLA, JJ.

DATED: DECEMBER 12, 2019 P.C.:

1.

After the earlier order, the affidavit has been filed. The affidavit filed by the Central Railway takes care of the issue highlighted in this Court's order dated 15.11.2019. 2.

A perusal of this affidavit shows that steps are being taken to recruit additional personnel in the Railway Protection Force. 3.

In view of the above affidavit and finding that there is no assistance from the PIL petitioners, we dispose of these PILs. 4.

In view of the disposal of the PILs, nothing survives in the Notice of Motion (L) No.26 of 2013 and the same is disposed of accordingly.

(R.I. CHAGLA, J.) (S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J.) Vishwanath S. Sherla Vishwanath S.

Sherla Date: 2019.12.13 15:39:40 +0530