Shalvi Pawar and Anr. v. Pune Municipal Corporation Thr Its Commissioner and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Public Interest Litigation No.44 of 2025, decided 11 July 2025 (Alok Aradhe, CJ. with Sandeep V. Marne, J.) — Shalvi Pawar and Anr. v. Pune Municipal Corporation and Ors. Search terms: Tree Authority permission; Resolution No.1/14; Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act, 1975; Riverfront Development Project; River Rejuvenation Project; Mula-Mutha river; tree cutting/transplantation permissions dated 06.12.2024, 10.12.2024, 11.12.2024 and 24.02.2025; 1302 trees cut; 1843 trees transplanted; 5100 and 2,369 trees planted; Assistant Municipal Commissioner approvals; disposal of PIL; contentions kept open; liberty to object to future tree-cutting proposals. Outcome: petition disposed of; no quashing, no restraint; all contentions left open.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief granted: the Resolution/approvals were not quashed and no restraint on felling or replantation was imposed; the petition was disposed of with all contentions of both parties kept open and liberty reserved to the Petitioners to object to any further tree-cutting proposal before the Tree Authority.