Nanasaheb Vasantrao Jadhav vs State of Maharashtra

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2022 Supreme(Bom) 80

DIPANKAR DATTA, G.S.KULKARNI
Nanasaheb Vasantrao Jadhav – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
Mr.Nanasaheb V. Jadhav, adv, Mr. Shiraz Rustomjee, Mr. Prateek Pai, Mr. Jai Chhabria and Ms. Shreya Parikh. Mr. A. A. Kumbhakoni, Advocate General with Mr P. P. Kakade, Government Pleader, Mr. Akshay Shinde, “B” Panel Counsel and Mr. M. M. Pable, Mr. Aspi Chinoy, a/w. Ms. Chaitrali Deshmukh, Mr. Vishal Kanade with Mr. Dhaval A. Patil, Mr. Arnav Misra i/b. M/s. K.Ashar and Co., Mr Venkatesh Dhond, Mr. Anoop Rawat, Mr. Sagar Dhawan, Ms. Salonee Kulkarni, Ms. Kriti Kalyani and Ms. Aishani Das i/b. Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and Co., Mr. Nachiket Khaladkar, Mr. P. K. Dhakephalkar, Mr. Joel Carlos, Mr. Ravi Kadam, Mr. Joel Carlos, Mr. Malhar Zatakia, Mr. Karan Kadam and Mr. Vaibhav Bhure, Mr. R. N. Sanghvi, Mr. Vikramaditya Deshmukh i/b. Mr. Kayval Shah, Adv.

Table of Content
1. introduction of the public interest litigation (Para 1 , 2)
2. factual background regarding lavasa project (Para 3)
3. petitioner's contentions against lavasa project (Para 4 , 5)
4. court's role in pils and obligations of parties (Para 6 , 7)
5. threshold objections to maintainability (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13)
6. maintainability concerning prior petitions (Para 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20)
7. issues related to petitioner's locus standi (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 24)
8. principles regarding delayed challenges in pils (Para 25 , 26 , 27 , 28)
9. pils' implications on legislative proceedings (Para 29 , 30 , 31)
10. legal standards for assessing mala fides in legislature (Para 32 , 33)
11. legal obligations of parties in cases of legislative actions (Para 34 , 35 , 36)
12. rights and powers of the legislature in public interest (Para 37 , 38 , 39)
13. impact of local interests on legislative actions (Para 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44)
14. enforcement of public trust doctrine (Para 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49)
15. court's discretion in matters related to public interest (Para 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55)
16. contextual analysis of public benefit and equity (Para 56 , 57 , 58)
17. final a

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2022 Supreme(Bom) 80

DIPANKAR DATTA, G.S.KULKARNINanasaheb Vasantrao Jadhav – AppellantVersusState of Maharashtra – Respondent

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DIPANKAR DATTA, G.S.KULKARNI
Nanasaheb Vasantrao Jadhav – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra – Respondent