High Court disposed of a Contempt Petition and an Interim Application regarding a PIL on unauthorized constructions. The Court found no breach by the Planning Authority as it acted to the logical end of the order, rendering further contempt proceedings unnecessary.
Contempt Petition disposed of; Interim Application disposed of.
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13-CP-346-2018
Jvs.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 346 OF 2018 WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 31 OF 2019
JAYANT VISHWANATH SALUNKE
Digitally signed by JAYANT VISHWANATH SALUNKE Date: 2023.07.17 18:30:08 +0530
Ashok Narayan Lande .. Petitioner
Versus
The State of Maharashtra & Anr. .. Respondents
WITH
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 163 OF 2014
Mr. Ashok Narayan Lande .. Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents
Dr. Uday P. Warunjikar a/w Mr. Siddharth Pilankar for Petitioner. Mr. P. P. Kakade, Govt. Pleader a/w Mr. M. M. Pabale, AGP for Respondent No.1.
Ms. Rachana Harpale i/by Mr. Nitin P. Deshpande for Respondent No.2.
Ms. Rekha Panchal for Respondent No.3.
Mr. Sandeep M. Phatak for Intervener/Applicant in IA/31/2019.
CORAM: NITIN JAMDAR, ACTING CJ. & ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.
DATE: 12 JULY 2023
P.C.:
1
13-CP-346-2018
Authority to take the notices, alleging unauthorized constructions, issued to the respondent-intervener, to its logical end.
(ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.) (ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE)
2
2 issues framed by the court
Whether there is a warrant to proceed further in the Contempt Petition given that the Planning Authority took action to the logical end of the order.
What is the status of the Interim Application in view of the disposal of the Contempt Petition.
Ashok Narayan Lande
The State of Maharashtra
Intervener/Applicant in IA/31/2019
Nitin Jamdar
Arif S. Doctor
As recorded by the court registry
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