Dinesh S/O. Sheshrao Thakre and Another v. Union of India, Thr. Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, New Delhi and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Fetri road widening; Nagpur inner ring road to outer ring road; encroachment removal drive; joint action by Police Commissioner Nagpur, Chief Engineer PWD Nagpur Circle, Chairman/MD NMRDA and NHAI; Tiger Corridor-I; 8.10 km Nagpur-Katol National Highway; Ministry of Environment and Forest clearance; Ministry of Road Transport clearance timeline; PIL No.27 of 2025; interim directions; affidavit on respondent No.9 prosecution liability; adjourned to 09/07/2025; road accidents and commuter inconvenience.
What did the court decide?
Interim directions: Police Commissioner Nagpur, Chief Engineer (PWD) Nagpur Circle, Chairman/Managing Director of NMRDA and NHAI to jointly remove encroachments on Fetri road within one week and report on record; Union of India counsel to state Ministry clearance timeline on next date; affidavit on respondent No.9's prosecution liability to be filed; matter stood over to 09/07/2025.