The High Court granted the petitioner liberty to file appropriate proceedings before the National Green Tribunal, which is seized of the underlying dispute, keeping merit contentions open.
Liberty to file appropriate proceedings before the National Green Tribunal.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.40 OF 2014
Vishnu Manga Dobade
.. Petitioner
vs
Chief Officer,Trimbak Municipal
Corpn & ors
.. Respondents
Mr.Datta Mane for Petitioner
Mr.Rameshwar N.Gite for Respondent no.1
Mr.A.B.Vagyani Addl.G.P. for Respondent nos. 2 to 4.
CORAM: A.S.OKA & G.S.KULKARNI,JJ DATE: 20.8.2014
P.C.
Western Zone Bench, Pune in Application No.14 of 2013. The said oder shows that the Green tribunal is seized of the very dispute which is impugned in this petition. The learned counsel for the petitioner prays that this petition be transferred to the National Green Tribunal.
Rng 2 pil40.14 petitioner to file appropriate proceedings before the National Green Tribunal. All contentions on merits of the matter are kept open.
(G.S.Kulkarni, J) (A.S.Oka, J)
Rng 3 pil40.14
1 issue framed by the court
Whether to transfer the present PIL to the National Green Tribunal.
Vishnu Manga Dobade
Chief Officer, Trimbak Municipal Corpn
A.S.Oka
G.S.Kulkarni
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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