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Shri Bajrang Zumarlal Sharma (Pandia) v. Development Commissioner , Mumbai and Others
Bombay HCPIL/114/2013
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FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No . IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.114/2013
Shri Bajrang Zumarlal Sharma (Pandia)
...Versus...
Development Commissioner of Industries Administrative Building, 3rd Floor, Opposite Mantralaya, Mumbai 400 032 and others
Mrs. B.H. Dangre, Incharge G.P. & Shri V.A. Thakare, AGP for R – 1 & 2
Shri M.G. Bhangde, Sr. Adv. with Shri R.M. Bhangde, Adv. for R – 3 to 12
CORAM : B.R. GAVAI AND C.V. BHADANG, JJ.
DATE : 07.05.2014
“The petitioner is the editor of Maa Chandika Hindi Weekly. The petitioner is a public interest spirited person and has filed several public interest litigations in the past and has brought several important causes of public importance to the notice of the Hon'ble Court and acting on the petition, the orders are passed time to time. The petitioner has no
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interest in the subject matter and is not an adversary in any manner.”
“6. We have carefully gone through the petition and the documents filed with it. We have also gone through the documents produced by the respondents. Firstly it may be noted that the petitioner has not filed any document about the circulation of his newspaper. The documents on record clearly indicate that the petitioner is in the habit of publishing news against Industrial Units alleging loss of revenue to the exchequer. The documents also show that
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after the Industry concerned settled the matter with the petitioner, the petitioner withdrew his allegations.”
JUDGE
JUDGE Wadkar
1 issue framed by the court
Whether to entertain a public interest litigation petition challenging the renewal of industrial centre registration filed by a petitioner found to have clean hands not.
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Criminal Writ Petition No.54/2007Referred¶22
Shri Bajrang Zumarlal Sharma (Pandia)
Development Commissioner of Industries
B.R. Gavai
C.V. Bhadang
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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