The Public Interest Litigation was dismissed for want of prosecution as the petitioner was absent and no objection to the PIL status was ultimately accepted to proceed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (L) NO. 28442 OF 2013
Kantibhai Devji Sankhala And Ors. Vs.
The State of Maharashtra, Through Principal Secretary, Town Planning And Urban Development Dept And Ors.
...Petitioners
...Respondents
None for the Petitioner. Ms. Nisha Mehra, AGP for the State.
CORAM : SHANTANU S. KEMKAR & M.S. KARNIK, JJ.TH OCTOBER, 2016
P.C. :
None for the Petitioner. We find that there is an office
objection to the effect that this is not a Public Interest Litigation. Be that as it may, since the Petitioner is not
present the Petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
(M.S. KARNIK, J.) (SHANTANU S. KEMKAR, J.)
Kantibhai Devji Sankhala And Ors.
The State of Maharashtra, Through Principal Secretary, Town Planning And Urban Development Dept And Ors.
Shantanu S. Kemkar
M.S. Karnik
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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