Public Interest Litigation (PIL No. 6/2016) filed in the Bombay High Court was disposed of as withdrawn. Consequently, the accompanying chamber summons was also disposed of as it did not survive the withdrawal of the main petition.
Petition disposed of as withdrawn; Chamber summons disposed of.
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PIL 6-2016
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
PIL (L) NO. 6 OF 2016 WITH CHAMBER SUMMONS (L) NO. 253 OF 2016
Raghunath Kottary .. Petitioner V/s
The Secretary,
Urban Development Department & Ors.
.. Respondents
Mr. P.A. Pol i/b M/s Pol Legal Juris for the petitioner. Ms. Poornima Kantharia, G.P. For the respondent – State. Mr. J. Reis, Senior Advocate i/b Mr. Nasir Ali Shaikh for respondent nos.2 and 3.
Mr. P.K. Dhakephalkar, Senior Advocate with Mr. Krishna Murthy i/b Wadia Ghandy & Co. for the applicant in chamber summons.
CORAM: DR. MANJULA CHELLUR, CJ. & M.S. SONAK, J.
P.C.:
The petitioner is permitted to withdraw the petition with liberty to file fresh petition. Accordingly the petition is disposed of as withdrawn.
In view of disposal of the petition, the chamber summons does not survive and is disposed of.
(CHIEF JUSTICE)
(M.S. SONAK, J.)
1 of 1
ABS
Raghunath Kottary
The Secretary, Urban Development Department
DR. 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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