Chauhan Foundation Thr Its President Jagdish B Chauhan v. Dahanu Municipal Council Thr Its Chief Officer and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Tree cutting and pruning permission; Dahanu Municipal Council; Dahanu-Trambak road No.30; Sub Divisional Officer, Taluka Dahanu, Dist. Palghar; Section 8(2), Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees (Amendment Act) 2021; withdrawal of permission order within three days; liberty to proceed afresh; PIL disposed as grievance does not survive; undertaking/submission of respondents' counsel; Contempt Petition No.168 of 2025; affidavit-in-reply; four weeks' adjournment; Palghar; Bombay High Court, Civil Appellate Jurisdiction; Chauhan Foundation.
What did the court decide?
PIL No.27 of 2025 disposed of without further orders, the respondents' counsel having submitted that the order dated 28 January 2025 shall be withdrawn by respondent No.1 within three days with liberty to proceed afresh. In connected Contempt Petition No.168 of 2025, four weeks' time was granted to the petitioner to file affidavit-in-reply and the petition was listed after four weeks (still pending).