Sandeep Maruti Lonkar v. the Commissioner, Pune Municipal Corporation and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court PIL 118/2024 (decided 09-04-2025) by Alok Aradhe, CJ: petitioner Sandeep Maruti Lonkar sought directions to Pune Municipal Corporation for a time-bound policy for regular potable water supply and for road widening in Keshav Nagar, Pune. PMC informed that a Water Committee exists to address water supply grievances; petitioner granted liberty to approach it. Road-widening prayer (clause b) held unrelated to water prayer (clause a) and not entertained in the PIL, with liberty reserved to seek other legal remedies. Matter disposed of; no costs, no interim directions, no precedents or statutes cited.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to the petitioner to approach the Water Committee constituted by the Pune Municipal Corporation regarding grievances on supply of potable water; prayer clause (b) (road widening in Keshav Nagar, Pune) not entertained, with liberty reserved to pursue such remedy as may be available in law.