JUDGMENT :

Per S.J. Kathawalla & Milind Jadhav, JJ.

INDEX

FACTUAL BACKGROUND…………………………………………06 APPOINTMENT OF THE AMICUS CURIAE AND THE HEARING OF 3RD JULY, 2021 ………………………………………………………...08

ISSUES FOR DETERMINATION ……………………………………….09 SUBMISSIONS OF THE PARTIES ON ISSUE (i) : Whether the Petitioner can prove that the Project Affected Fishermen have a customary right to fish for a living in Thane Creek ?…………………………………………….…..10 Petitioner …………………………………………………………….10 Respondent No. 8 and Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 …………………………….………10 Amicus Curiae………………………………………………………………….……..11 SUBMISSIONS ON ISSUE (ii) – Whether TCB III is likely to detrimentally affect the practice of customary rights ?……………………………………….…………….14 Petitioner ………………………………………………………………………….…..14 Respondent No. 8……………………………………………………………………..15

Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 …………………………………………………………… .. 15

FINDING ON ISSUE (i)…………………………………………………………….20

FINDING ON ISSUE (iii)………………………………………………….……….40

FACTORS AND CRITERIA FOR FORMULATING A COMPREHENSIVE

COMPENSATION POLICY……………………………………………………….41

Amicus Curiae………………………………………………………… .. 16

SUBMISSIONS