PIL dismissed for want of prosecution as the auto rickshaw strike was withdrawn and the petitioner showed lack of interest in pursuing the matter.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
PUBLIC INTEREST INTERST (L) No. 18 OF 2016
Afak Anwar Mandaviya ….Petitioner Vs. Mumbai Auto Rikshaw Mens Union and Ors. ….Respondents
None for the Petitioner Non for the Respondents
CORAM : V. M. KANADE & M.S. SONAK, JJ.
DATE : AUGUST 3, 2016
P.C. :
“10(a) that this Hon'ble Court be pleased to direct Respondent No.1 i.e. Mumbai Auto Rikshaw Mens Union (MAU) to take back their strikes /mass bunking which is commenced from 15.2.2016 and thereafter for indefinite period of time, so the School & College Students, Blind / Handicapped persons, women's, Senior Citizens, patients etc. will get relief and they can travel by Auto Rickshaw;
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No.2 i.e. the State of Maharashtra to invoke/ implement Maharashtra Essential Services Maintenance Act, 2011as soon as possible and if the Auto Rickshaws do not take back the strike/mass bunking, they shall be penalized for the offences under the provisions of Section 11 and other sections of the Maharashtra Essential Services Maintenance Act, 2011.”
called out. It appears that the Petitioner is not keen in pursuing this PIL. Hence, PIL is dismissed for want of prosecution.
M.S. SONAK, J. V.M. KANADE, J.
Vaishali Tikam
Afak Anwar Mandaviya
Mumbai Auto Rikshaw Mens Union
State of Maharashtra
V. M. Kanade
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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