Vanashakti A Public Trust vs Union of India

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2019 Supreme(Bom) 1491

PRADEEP NANDRAJOG, BHARATI DANGRE
Vanashakti A Public Trust – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
Sonal, Adv., Manoj Shirsat, Adv., Pushpa Thapa, Adv., A.A. Kumbhakoni, Adv., Geeta Shastri, Adv., A.Y. Sakhare, Adv., Aruna Savla, Adv., Vidya Gharpur, Adv., S.M. Modle, Adv., K.H. Mastakar, Adv., Ashutosh Kumbhakoni, Adv., Akshay Shinde, Adv., Shakuntala S. Wadekar, Adv., Gayatri Singh, Adv., Kruti Venkatesh, Adv., Zaman Ali, Adv., Y.R. Mishra, Adv., D.A. Dube, Adv., G.W. Mattos, Adv., Kiran Bhagalia, Adv., Akshay P. Shinde, Adv.

JUDGMENT :

PRADEEP NANDRAJOG, J.

1. The five Writ Petitioners of W.P. No. 1487/2019, the first being a Public Charitable Trust having object to protect and preserve the western Ghats, coastal zones, forests and rivers, the second being its project Director, the other three being environmental activists and residents of Mumbai have filed Writ Petition No. 1487 of 2019 praying as under:

"(a) That this Hon'ble Court be pleased to issue a writ of Declaration, declaring the entire area of Aarey Colony ad measuring 1280 hectare as a 'Reserved Forest' or a 'Protected Forest' as the case may be, under the Indian Forest Act, 1927 and direct Respondent No.2 to issue a formal notification to that effect under the Indian Forest Act, 1927.

(b) That this Hon'ble Court be pleased to issue a writ of Mandamus and/or any other writ or order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing Respondent No.2 to declare the entire area of Aarey Colony ad measuring 1280 hectare as a 'Reserved Forest' or a 'Protected Forest' as the case may be, under the Indian Forest Act, 1927 and to issue a formal notifi

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2019 Supreme(Bom) 1491

PRADEEP NANDRAJOG, BHARATI DANGREVanashakti A Public Trust – AppellantVersusUnion of India – Respondent

Cases Referred (1)

PRADEEP NANDRAJOG, BHARATI DANGRE
Vanashakti A Public Trust – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent