Petitioner's PIL was disposed of by directing the Chief Executive Engineer to pass an order within two months based on site inspection.
Direction to Chief Executive Engineer to pass order within two months after site inspection.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 114 OF 2005
Mahadev Bapu Pawar... ...... Petitioner.
Versus
State of Maharashtra & Ors... ... Respondents.
Mr.Machintra Patil for the Petitioner.
Ms.D.S.Cardoza, AGP for the State.
Mr.Nitin Jadhav with Mr. Jamdar for Respondent
Nos.2 and 3.
CORAM : SWATANTER KUMAR, C.J. &
SMT.RANJANA DESAI, J.
DATED : 11TH JULY, 2007.
P.C.:
Learned Counsel appearing for the respondent
State submits that the respondents will treat the writ
petition as a representation to the Competent
Authority and after inspection of the site they would
pass appropriate order in relation to the prayers made
by the petitioner in this writ petition.
2. In view of the statement made, we do not think it
appropriate for this court to keep this petition
pending. Let the order be passed by the Chief
Executive Engineer concerned within two months from
today.
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3. This petition is, accordingly, disposed of. No
order as to costs.
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CHIEF JUSTICE
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SMT.RANJANA DESAI, J.
Mahadev Bapu Pawar
State of Maharashtra
Swatanter Kumar
Ranjana Desai
As recorded by the court registry
Litigation brought on behalf of the public interest rather than a personal grievance, relaxing the usual rule of locus standi.
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