The Court disposed of the PIL regarding lake encroachments by linking it to other pending petitions covering the same subject matter statewide.
Present PIL disposed of. Pending miscellaneous applications closed. No order as to costs.
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THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA
AND
THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION No.236 OF 2012
ORDER : (Per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma)
Learned Government Advocate has informed this Court that there are other writ petitions i.e., WP(PIL).Nos.251, 32, 109 & 252 of 2020 and W.P.Nos.19158 and 24492 of 2020, in respect of the same subject matter i.e., for taking appropriate action in respect of encroachments of lakes.
This Court has requisitioned the record of the aforesaid writ petitions. The same reveals that in respect of the entire State, a survey has been carried out and all steps are being taken to remove the encroachments after following due process of law.
In the considered opinion of this Court, as the aforesaid writ petitions are pending in respect of the subject lakes, the present public interest litigation stands disposed of, as the controversy involved in the present writ public interest litigation can certainly be looked into in those matters.
Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs.
________________________ SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA, CJ
_______________________ ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI, J
24.02.2022 JSU
Satish Chandra Sharma
Abhinand Kumar Shavili
As recorded by the court registry
Litigation brought on behalf of the public interest rather than a personal grievance, relaxing the usual rule of locus standi.
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