PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.66 OF 2003
21 Nov 2006The public interest litigation was filed by a journalist challenging the decision of the State of Maharashtra under Section 37 of the Maharashtra Regi...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Dismisses PIL as Abuse of Process, Imposes Costs for Misusing Public Interest Litigation Jurisdiction to Serve Vested Interests. The Court found that the petitioner, under the guise of environmental protection, sought demolition of a Koli community crematorium on Erangal Beach, Malad, which was already achieved by the time of hearing, and the petition was motivated by extraneous considerations.
29 Sep 2022The Bombay High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Chetan Kodarlal Vyas, finding it to be an abuse of the PIL jurisdiction. T...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Development of Textile Mill Lands in Mumbai — Heritage Conservation and Public Interest Claims Rejected as Premature and Without Merit. The court held that no cause of action arises until a final decision is made by the Heritage Conservation Committee or other authorities.
5 May 2006The Bombay High Court dismissed three notices of motion in a writ petition filed by the Indian National Trust for Art & Cultural Heritage (INTACH) and...
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Directs Protection of Sacred Groves/Orans in Rajasthan as Deemed Forests Under Forest Conservation Act, 1980. Recognizes Ecological and Cultural Significance of Community-Conserved Forests and Balances Community Rights with Conservation Goals.
18 Dec 2024The Supreme Court of India was hearing an interlocutory application in the ongoing T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India writ petition, which ...
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High Court
High Court of Karnataka Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Elephant Electrocution, Directs Comprehensive Measures for Wildlife Protection. The Court issued directions to prevent unnatural deaths of wild animals, emphasizing the State's duty to protect wildlife under Article 51A(g) of the Constitution and the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
26 Apr 2025The High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, presided by Chief Justice N.V. Anjaria and Justice M.I. Arun, delivered a judgment in a suo motu public inte...
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High Court
High Court of Bombay Hears Petitioners Challenging Modifications to Development Control Regulations for Greater Bombay, 1991 Under Section 37 of MRTP Act. Petitioners Allege Amendments Are Not Minor, Ultra Vires, and Violate Right to Clean Environment Under Article 21.
21 Nov 2006Seven petitioners, all tax payers and rate-payers of the State of Maharashtra and the Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay, filed a writ petition u...
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Examines Challenge to Regularisation Certificate Issued Under Mixed Land Use Policy for Diagnostic Centre in Residential Area. High Court Had Declined Writ Jurisdiction Over the Matter.
1 Aug 2026The case involved a dispute over a diagnostic centre operating in a residential building in Hauz Khas, New Delhi. The appellant, Anirudh Kumar, a resi...
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High Court
High Court of Bombay Hears Challenge to Stop Work Notice and Directions Under Regulation 58 of DCR for Greater Bombay 1991. Dispute Concerns Obligation of Cotton Textile Mill to Hand Over Land for Worker Housing and Open Spaces Immediately After Layout Approval.
11 May 2012The matter concerned two properties owned by a textile company in Mumbai: a mill at Prabhadevi and Spring Mills at Dadar. The company closed the latte...
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High Court of Bombay at Goa Adjudicates Upon Legality of Hotel Construction in Coastal Regulation Zone III Area Without Mandatory Ministry Approval. Developers Allegedly Built in No Development Zone Without Necessary MEF Clearance Despite CRZ Notification Requiring Prior Approval.
26 Feb 2014Background: The petitioners, two public interest organizations, filed writ petitions challenging the construction of a hotel in Goa by respondent nos....
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