Petitioner sought disclosure of NGO land allotment details on the government portal. Respondent filed return stating the information was already displayed. Court disposed of petition as infructuous.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.102 OF 2012
Sanjiv G. Punalekar s/o Gajanan Punalekar ..Petitioner Versus
State of Maharashtra and others ..Respondents
Mr. Madhur Rai I/by PRS Legal, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. Abhay Patki, AGP for Respondent .
CORAM : PRADEEP NANDRAJOG, C.J. & SMT. BHARATI DANGRE, J.
DATE : 19th AUGUST, 2019
P.C.
1] Prayer made in the Public Interest Litigation is that the State of Maharashtra should on it's portal through the medium of the internet show a list of all NGOs to whom land has been alloted at concessional rates and give publicity to the said website.
2] The response brings out that such portal has been created. The name of the NGO, the activity of the NGO, description of land with reference to the survey number, lease amount with details of time by which the purpose for which land was allotted needs to be commenced are of in public domain.
3] In further pleadings, the Petitioner wants the name of the
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trustees, the manner of NGO working to be displayed on the website.
3] The Government cannot be directed to do as what the Petitioner desires.
4] Suffice it to state that on the web portal of the Government, necessary information pertaining to NGO's has been displayed.
5] The Petition is accordingly disposed of as infructuous.
SMT. BHARATI DANGRE, J CHIEF JUSTICE
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Sanjiv G. Punalekar
State of Maharashtra
Pradeep Nandrajog
Bharati Dangre
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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