Dhananjay Narasinghiah Gowda v. The Union Of India Through The Ministry Of Environment, Forest And Climate Change

14-PIL.6.2024+ Jvs.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 6 OF 2024 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 3761 OF 2024 Dhananjay Narasinghiah Gowda } & Ors.

} Petitioner

Versus

The Union of India & Ors.

} Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 3569 OF 2024 Krishnaji Ashok Smant } Petitioner

Versus

The Union of India & Ors.

} Respondents Mr. Surel Shah, Senior advocate with Mr.Pramod G. Kathane, Mr. Manoj G.

Sawardekar and Ms.

Muzayyana B.

Shaikh for petitioners in PIL/6/2024.

JAYANT VISHWANATH SALUNKE JAYANT VISHWANATH SALUNKE Date: 2025.03.06 19:58:58 +0530 Mr. Surel Shah, Senior Advocate with Mr.Pramod G. Kathane i/b. Mr. Prabhakar Ranshur and Mr.

Amol Ghurde for petitioner in WP/3569/2024.

Ms. Savita Ganoo with Mr. D. P. Singh for respondent no. 1 (UoI) in both petitions.

Mr. Abhinandan Vagyani with Mr. C. M.

Lokesh for respondent no. 2 (CPCB) in both petitions.

Mr. Vishwanath Patil for respondent no. 3 (MPCB) in both petitions.

Ms. Oorja Dhond i/b. Ms. Komal Punjabi for respondent (BMC) in both petitions.

Mr. P. G. Lad with Ms. Sayali Apte for respondents 6 & 7 (MHADA).

14-PIL.6.2024+ Mr. Gautam Ankhad, Senior Advocate with Mr.

Chirag Sancheti, Mr.

Asif Lampwala, Mr.

Muttahar Khan and Mr.Joshua D'souza i/b. Bulwork Solicitors for respondent no. 9 in both petitions.

Ms. Jaya Bagwe for MCZMA in both petitions.

Mr.

Mohit P.

Jadhav, Additional Government Pleader for State in PIL/6/2024.

Mr. Akshay Patkar, AGP for State in WP/3569/2024.

CORAM: ALOK ARADHE, CJ. & BHARATI DANGRE, J.

DATE:

MARCH 5, 2025 P.C.:

IA/3761/2024:

1.

Heard on Interim Application No. 3761 of 2024. 2.

Taking into account the nature of proposed amendment and for the reasons stated in the interim application, the same is allowed.

3.

Let the necessary amendment be carried out by the learned counsel for the petitioners within a period of one week and amended copy of the petition be served upon the learned counsel for the respondents, who may file response to the amended petition, if so advised, within a period of three weeks. 4.

The interim application is disposed of.

5.

List the PIL along with the writ petition after three weeks. (BHARATI DANGRE, J.) (CHIEF JUSTICE)