B.N. SRIKRISHNA, J.:---This writ petition under Article 226 read with Articles 14 and 48-A of the Constitution of India is a Public Interest Litigation by the petitioners who are tax payers and rate payers residing in Bandra area and claim to be deeply interested in environmental protection and planned and orderly development of the city of Mumbai. The first petitioner is the President of the Bombay Civic Trust and the second petitioner is the President of the Save Bombay Committee. First petitioner was for a number of years Municipal Councillor and a Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and later of the Council. He is also an ex-Minister of the Government of Maharashtra. Second petitioner was an active member of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay for a number of years and is active in the field of environment protection. The third petitioner was a Professor of Bombay University who takes keen interest in environment protection. The fourth petitioner was Director and Labour Advisory in Siemens. The fifth petitioner is a businessman and a founder member of Mumbai Grahak Panchayat. The sixth petitioner is an executive in an International Bank in Bombay and