Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority v. Union Of India Thr The Ministry Of Environment Forest And Climate Changeand ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3727 OF 2025 Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority .. Petitioner

Versus

Union of India & Ors.

.. Respondents Digitally signed by PRAVIN DASHARATH PANDIT Date:

2025.03.25 23:10:30 +0530 Mr. Saket Mone a/w Ms. Srushti Thorat i/by Vidhii Partners for petitioner.

Ms. Jaya Bagwe for respondent no.2 - MCZMA.

PRAVIN DASHARATH PANDIT Mr. O. A. Chandurkar, Addl. Govt. Pleader a/w Smt. Tejas J. Kapre, AGP for respondent nos.3 to 5. Ms. Deepali Bagla i/by Bagla & Associates for respondent no.6.

CORAM:

ALOK ARADHE, CJ. & M. S. KARNIK, J.

DATE:

25th MARCH, 2025 P.C.:

1.

Heard on the question of admission.

2.

Issue notice to the respondents.

3.

Ms. Bagwe, learned counsel, appears on behalf of respondent no.2 and waives service of notice. Learned Additional Government Pleader appears on behalf of respondent nos. 3 to 5 and waives service of notice. Ms. Bagla, learned counsel appears on behalf of respondent no.6 and waives service of notice.

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Learned counsel for the respondents pray for and are granted three weeks' time to file affidavit-in-reply. In case the affidavits-in-reply are filed, it will be open to the petitioner to file rejoinder-affidavit within a period of one week therefrom. 5.

List on 28th April, 2025.

(M. S. KARNIK, J.) (CHIEF JUSTICE)