A PIL concerning stone crushing activity allegedly permitted within 500 metres of human habitation. The court adjourned the matter to 2 January 2025 to enable State counsel to seek instructions on how such activity was permitted. No substantive decision or proposition of law was decided in this order.
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AGK
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.156 OF 2024
ATUL
GANESH
KULKARNI
Digitally signed by ATUL GANESH KULKARNI Date: 2024.12.19 18:26:29 +0530
Sanjay Mahipati Lale … Petitioner V/s. Learned District Collector, Kolhapur & Ors. … Respondents
Mr. Prithviraj S. Gole for the petitioner.
Mr. O.A. Chandurkar, Additional G.P. with Smt. T.N. Bhatia, AGP for respondent Nos.1, 2, 5, and 8 - State.
CORAM : DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, CJ & AMIT BORKAR, J.
DATED : DECEMBER 19, 2024
P.C.:
(AMIT BORKAR, J.)
(CHIEF JUSTICE)
1
Sanjay Mahipati Lale
Learned District Collector, Kolhapur
Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya
Amit Borkar
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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