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Sunil S/O Jacob Hilary v. Municipal Commissioner, Nagpur Municipal Corporation, Nagpur and Anr.
Public Interest Litigation – maintainability
Bombay HCPIL/52/2025
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench; Public Interest Litigation No. 52 of 2025; Sunil Jacob Hilary v. Municipal Commissioner, Nagpur and another; Coram: Anil S. Kilor and Vrushali V. Joshi, JJ.; decided July 31, 2025; neutral citation 2025:BHC-NAG:7312-DB; subject: PIL maintainability/public-interest element; construction of Samaj Bhavan by Municipal Corporation on Trust-owned land after removal of huts; Trust raised no grievance; petition held not a PIL and disposed of with liberty to pursue lawful remedies; no statute or precedent cited; advocate: Shilpa Giratkar (Giripunje) for petitioner.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to file appropriate proceedings as permissible under the law, if he so desires. ¶12