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Krishna Kumar Agarwal v. the Ministry of Environment and Forest, through Its Secretary, Govt. of India, New Delhi and Others

Bombay HC25 Sept 2019PIL/66/2018

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Four public interest litigations concerning sand policies were disposed of as having become infructuous since the State Government had already framed and enforced a new sand policy; aggrieved parties could file fresh proceedings.

What did the court decide?

All four public interest litigations disposed of as having become infructuous.

Krishna Kumar Agarwal Vs the Ministry… — Constitutional and Fundamental Rights | Bombay HC (2019)

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2509pil110.18 & others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR

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 PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 110 OF 2018
 (Krishna Kumar Agrawal vs. Union of India and others)
WITH PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.65 OF 2018
(Court on its own motion vs. State of Maharashtra and others)
WITH PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.66 OF 2018
(Krishna Kumar Agarwal vs. The Ministry of Environment and Forest and others)
 WITH PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.145 OF 2018
 (Dinesh s/o Manohar Shedame vs. Union of India and others)

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Office Notes, Office Memoranda of
Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders
or directions and Registrar's orders.

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PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.110 OF 2018

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Shri S.P. Bhandarkar, Advocate for petitioner.

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Shri U.M. Aurangabadkar, Assistant Solicitor General of India
for respondent nos.1, 2 and 17.

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Ms. N.P. Mehta, Assistant Government Pleader for respondent
nos.3 to 15.

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Shri M.N. Upadhyay, Advocate for respondent no.16.
Shri S.S. Sanyal, Advocate for respondent nos.18 to 20.

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 PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.65 OF 2018

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Shri A.S. Jaiswal, Senior Advocate – amicus curiae, assisted
by Adv. N.G. Moharir.

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Shri A.S. Fulzele, Additional Government Pleader for
respondent nos.1 to 3, 7 to 15, 17 to 30 and 39 to 50.

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Shri A. Parchure, Advocate and Shri S.P. Bhandarkar,
Advocate for respondent nos.4 to 6.

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 PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.66 OF 2018

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Shri S.P. Bhandarkar, Advocate for petitioner.

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Shri U.M. Aurangabadkar, Assistant Solicitor General of India
for respondent no.1.

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Ms. N.P. Mehta, Assistant Government Pleader for respondent
nos.2 to 10.

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Shri A.M. Ghare, Advocate for respondent no.11.

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 PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.145 OF 2018

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Shri D.V. Mahajan, Advocate and Shri A.S. Agrawal, Advocate
for petitioner.

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2509pil110.18 & others

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Shri U.M. Aurangabadkar, Assistant Solicitor General of India
for respondent nos.1 and 2.
Shri A.S. Fulzele, Additional Government Pleader for
respondent nos.3 to 13.

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CORAM : R.K. DESHPANDE AND VINAY JOSHI, JJ.

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 DATED : SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

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All these public interest litigations can be
disposed of as having become infructuous in view of
the fact that a new sand policy has already been
framed and brought into force by the State
Government. Needless to say that if anyone is
aggrieved by such policy, he will be at liberty to file
appropriate proceedings.

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Accordingly, the public interest litigations
stand disposed of.

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JUDGE JUDGE

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Krishna Kumar Agarwal v. the Ministry of Environment and Forest, through Its Secretary, Govt. of India, New Delhi and Others

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