Permission granted to convert Public Interest Litigation No. 58 of 2015 into a criminal PIL on the petitioner's application. No substantive order or reasoning provided.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 58 OF 2015 ALONGWITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 117 OF 2015 IN PIL 58/15
Vikrant Chavan ... Petitioner
V/s.
Thane Municipal Corporation & ors. ... Respondents
Mr. P.S. Dani, Sr. Counsel i/b. Mr. A.P. Mhatre for the petitioner.
Mr. P.G. Sawant, AGP for State, respondents 1,4 and 6. Mr. N.R. Bubna for respondents 2 and 3. Mr. U.P. Warunjikar for respondent no.5. Mr. Sachin Dhakephalkar for applicant in CAI 117/15.
CORAM : NARESH H. PATIL AND K.R. SHRIRAM, JJ .
16th September, 2015 .
P.C.
Learned Senior Counsel Mr. Dani appearing for the petitioner on instructions seeks leave to convert this PIL as criminal PIL. Leave is granted accordingly.
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record. The Registrar (Judicial) to verify as to whether the petitioner in present PIL has complied with the PIL Rules.
(K.R. SHRIRAM, J.) (NARESH H. PATIL, J.)
L.S. Panjwani, P.S.
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CERTIFICATE
Certified to be true and correct copy of the original signed Judgment / Order.
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the PIL can be converted into a criminal PIL.
Vikrant Chavan
Thane Municipal Corporation
NARESH H. PATIL
K.R. SHRIRAM
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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