Sadashiv Appa Patole v. the State of Maharashtra and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
In this PIL regarding sand excavation from the Bhima river bed, the Court directed respondents to halt future contracts for sites prone to ecological/geological degradation and to obtain geologist certification before auctioning such sites.
What did the court decide?
The PIL was disposed of with directions to not award future contracts for sites prone to degradation without geologist certification.