( 1 ) SPECIAL Civil Application No. 10605 of 1995 was filed by late Shri Ajit D. Padival, who was a practising lawyer of this Court. The main prayer in that petition, filed as a public interest litigation, is to direct respondent nos. 1 to 4, 6 and 7, Union of India, State of Gujarat and its Officers to take effective steps against the unauthorised and illegal encroachment made by the 5th respondent, sanghi Industries, over an extent of 500 hectares of reserved forest land for the construction of a jetty. Allegations made therein, that respondent No. 5 is encroaching upon extensive forest areas for construction of jetty, were based on a news item, which was published in Daily newspapers, having wide circulation. The construction of jetty and connecting roads are within the reserved mangrove forest in Kutch. Though the Conservator of Forests, Kutch Circle, tried to prevent the 5th respondent from carrying on illegal activities within the forest area, revenue authorities are taking a contrary view of the matter and are siding with the 5th respondent. 5th respondent has encroached upon reserved forest area of Golai village and also into the mangrove reserved forest ne