Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, J.

1. Rule. Learned counsel for the Respondents waive service. By consent, the Rule is made returnable forthwith. The writ petition is taken up for hearing and final disposal, by consent and on the request of learned counsel.

2. The petition has been filed in the public interest by a citizen who is a resident of Navi Mumbai. The Petitioner has stated that he has been actively involved in social causes and is also a Vice President in a multi-national company. The grievance of the Petitioner relates to encroachments made on lands belonging to City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO), the Fourth Respondent, and Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), the Third Respondent. The Fifth Respondent is a Minister in the State Government holding the portfolio of Excise and Non-conventional Energy. The Sixth Respondent is a trust registered under the Bombay Public Trusts Act. The Seventh Respondent is a nephew of the Fifth Respondent and a trustee of the Sixth Respondent.

3. The encroachment in respect of the CIDCO property consists of a bungalow which is described as a glass house. CIDCO has stated in its affidavit-in-reply that the plot