A Public Interest Litigant sought redress for public interest causes. The High Court ordered the petitioner to be impleaded into a pending suo motu PIL (No. 176 of 2015) on the same subject matter, thereby disposing of the current petition.
Directed the petitioner to get impleaded in PIL No. 176 of 2015.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 55 OF 2015
Ketan Tirodkar .. Petitioner V/s. State of Maharashtra .. Respondent.
Ms Sadhna Kumar for the Petitioner. Mr. A.B. Vagyani, GP a/w. Mr. Mali, AgP for the Respondent-State.
CORAM: DR. MANJULA CHELLUR, C.J. & M.S.SONAK, J. DATE : 18 NOVEMBER 2016.
P.C.
1] Learned Government Pleader brings to our notice that Public Interest Litigation (PIL) No. 176 of 2015 is already pending before this Court, which is a suo motu public interest litigation initiated by the High Court itself for similar causes raised in the present PIL.
2] In that view of the matter, we dispose of the present PIL by directing the petitioner to get implead in PIL No. 176 of 2015.
(M.S.SONAK, J.)
( CHIEF JUSTICE)
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Ketan Tirodkar
State of Maharashtra
Manjula Chellur
M.S. Sonak
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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