Hemant Dashrath Mhatre v. the State of Maharashtra Throu. Govt Pleader and Ors.
Public Interest Litigation – withdrawal permitted
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, PIL No. 50 of 2025, decided 12 June 2025; Hemant Dashrath Mhatre v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.; challenge to Proposed Modification No.SS-27, Sanpada Node, Navi Mumbai, in Draft Development Plan published vide Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation corrigendum dated 30th December, 2024; petitioner withdrew with liberty to pursue objections to the Draft Development Plan; disposed as withdrawn; coram Alok Aradhe, CJ. and Sandeep V. Marne, J.; no merits adjudicated, no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Leave granted to withdraw the PIL with liberty to pursue the objection preferred by the petitioner in response to the Draft Development Plan; PIL disposed of as withdrawn in terms of the liberty as prayed for. ¶18