Pilerne Citizens Forum, Thr. Its Secretary, Hilariano I. F. Lobo., v. The Union Of India, Thr. The Secretary And ANR.,
Amrut
IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA
PIL WRIT PETITION NO. 22 OF 2017 The Goa Foundation ... Petitioner
Versus
Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change & Anr
...Respondents
WITH PIL WRIT PETITION NO.21 OF 2017 Kashinath Jairam Shetye & Ors
...Petitioners
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Union of India & Ors
...Respondents
WITH PIL WRIT PETITION NO.23 OF 2017 Rohan Shirodkar
...Petitioner
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Union of India & Anr
...Respondents
WITH WRIT PETITION NO.778 OF 2017 Baina Ramponkar & Fishing Canoe Owners Society &Anr
...Petitioners
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Union of India & Anr
...Respondents
WITH SUO MOTU WRIT PETITION NO.1 OF 2017 The High Court of Bombay at Goa, on its own motion
...Petitioner
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Union of India & Anr
...Respondents
WITH WRIT PETITION NO.783 OF 2017 Fakeersa Naikodi alias Fakirsa Naikodi Ramponkar & Ors ....Petitioners
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Union of India &Anr
...Respondents
WITH WRIT PETITION NO.787 OF 2017 Pilerne Citizens Forum
...Petitioner
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Union of India & Anr Mr SD Lotlikar, Senior Counsel - Amicus Curiae. Mr SS Kantak, Senior Counsel with Mr J Supekar, Advocate for the Petitioners in WP No.783 of 2017.
Ms Norma Alvares, Advocate for the Petitioner in PILWP No 22 of Mr Yogesh Nadkarni, Advocate for the Petitioner in PILWP No 23 of Mr Nigel Da Costa Frias, Advocate for the Petitioner in WP No 778 of 2017 Mr Ryan Menezes with Ms C Rebeiro, Advocate for the Petitioner in WP No 787 of 2017 Mr Kashinath J Shetye, Petitioner in person in PILWP No 21 of 2017 Mr MB Da Costa, Senior Counsel ( for the High Court Bar Association in PILWP No 22 of 2017) Ms S Halankar, Advocate for intervenor in ( PILWP No 22 of 2017) Mr V Rodrigues, Advocate for the Applicant in ( Misc. Civil Appln No 740 of 2017 in SMWP No 1 of 2017) Mr Mahesh Amonkar, Central Government Standing Counsel for the Union of India.
Mr Dattaprasad Lawande, Advocate General with Mr P Dangui, Government Advocate, Mr A Prabhudessai, Ms P Bhandari, Mr
R Shivolkar, Ms P Kalangutkar & Mr D Shirodkar, Additional Government Advocate for the State.
CORAM:
G.S. PATEL & NUTAN D. SARDESSAI, JJ DATED:
PC:- 1.
We have by a separate judgment made Rule absolute and quashed the impugned notification dated 10th August 2017. We had earlier directed on 21st August 2017 that the files from the NGT Western Zone Bench should not be transferred or moved to NGT's principal seat in New Delhi pending our final decision. Now that we have quashed the notification and held that the NGT Western Zone Bench may resume hearing the matters, and since there has been a hiatus of several weeks, we would request the NGT Western Zone Bench to afford Advocates and parties in person sufficient time in fixing the next dates of hearing or filing.
NUTAN D. SARDESSAI J.
G. S. PATEL J.