Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation v. Union Of India Through The Ministry Of Environment Forest And Climate Change

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION by URMILA PRAMOD INGALE Date:

2025.04.15 16:14:24 +0530 URMILA PRAMOD INGALE WRIT PETITION NO.5319 OF 2024 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ... Petitioner V/S.

Union of India through the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change & Ors. ... Respondents _______________________________________ Mr. Saket Mone a/w. Ms. Anchita Nair, Ms. Chaitalee D. i/b Ms. Komal Punjabi for the Petitioner.

Mr. A. R. Varma a/w. Mr. Vinit Jain, Carina Xavier and Raj Ambekar for Respondent No.1.

Mr. Manish Kelkar for Respondent No.2.

Ms. Gaurangi Patil, AGP for Respondent Nos.3, 4 and 5. Mr. Nirman Sharma a/w. Ms. V. Shah i/b M/s. AVP Partners for Respondent No.6.

_______________________________________ CORAM : ALOK ARADHE, CJ. AND M. S. KARNIK, J.

DATE : 9th APRIL 2025 P. C. :

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This petition has been filed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation in which permission has been sought to carry out construction of a bridge behind Bhagat Singh Nagar across Goregaon creek along 36.6 m. wide DP road at boundary of K/W and P/S Ward Mumbai and to commence and execute the construction of said project. Respondents who have not filed Affidavit are granted liberty to file an Affidavit- in- Reply. rsk 1/2

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We have heard learned counsel for the parties to some extent. Learned counsel for Respondent No.6 points out that the petitioner has not obtained the clearance from the Mangroves Cell.

3.

In view of the aforesaid submissions, we defer the hearing so as to enable learned counsel for the respondent to produce the permission which may be granted to the Petitioner by the Mangroves Cell.

4.

As prayed, list after three weeks.

(M. S. KARNIK, J. ) (CHIEF JUSTICE ) rsk 2/2