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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BHARATI DANGRE, MANJUSHA DESHPANDE
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai Through the Municipal Commissioner – Appellant
Versus
G.D’souza – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
BHARATI DANGRE, J.
1 The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, (hereinafter, referred to as “MCGM”), being aggrieved by the order passed by the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (hereinafter referred to as ‘Commission’) on 19/1/2018 in MAS No.995/2016, thereby making recommendations, in Complaint case No.995/2016 filed at the instance of respondent no.2, has approached this Court by invoking the writ jurisdiction being seeking quashing and setting aside of the said order as bad-in-law and passed exceeding its jurisdiction.
The petition also sought stay to the effect, operation implementation of the impugned order.
While issuing notice to the respondents on 22/3/2018, this Court had stayed the effect and operation of the impugned order to the extent of direction contained in paragraph no. 6B, and the order continued to remain in force.
2 We have heard learned counsel Mr. Yashodeep Deshmukh for the petitioner.
The petition has impleaded the complainant Mr.G.B.D’Souza as respondent no.1, who is represented by Advocate Manish Tomar. The respondent no.2 to the petition is the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone V Mumbai, and is represented before us by Ms.Purnima Kanthar
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