2012 Supreme(Raj) 2116
ARUN MISHRA, SANGEET LODHA
Rajendra Kumar Razdan – Appellant
Versus
T. Srinivasan – Respondent
For the petitioner present in person:Rajendra Kumar Razdan, Advocate.
For the Amicus Curiae:Dr. P.S. Bhati and Sanjeev Johari Advocates.
For the Applicant/ M/s Vardha Enterprises:Jagdeep Dhankar, Senior Counsel with Rajesh Joshi, Advocate.
For the Applicant/ Smt. Saraswati Singhal, Shri Sanjaya Singhal and Lake Palace Hotels & Motels Pvt. Ltd.:M.S. Singhvi, Senior Counsel with Mohd. Aslam, Akhilesh Rajpurohit & Rajat Dave, Advocates.
For the State of Rajasthan:Anand Purohit, Senior Counsel & Additional Advocate General with Pradhuman Singh, Advocate.
For the Urban Improvement Trust:N.M. Lodha, Senior Counsel with Deelip Kawadia, Advocate.
For the Municipal Council:B.S. Charan, Advocate.
For the Court Commissioner:Dinesh Mehta, Advocate.
For the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board:Manish Shishodia, Advocate.
For the Respondent No. 7:Ravi Bhansali, Advocate.
JUDGMENT
1. - The contempt petition no.90/2010 arises out of non-compliance of the order passed by the Division Bench of this Court in Public Interest Litigation relating to saving of most majestic and splendid Udaipur city of lakes which is attracting tourists from various countries to Udaipur. Lakes are situated amidst the historic relics of Mewar founded in 1559 AD. Udaipur Lake system is very old and well known in the country for its scenic beauty. There are many lakes in Udaipur City and they are life-line of the inhabitants of City of Udaipur. These lakes are feeding, storing and collecting fresh rain water from respective catchment area and they are directly or indirectly connected with each other. The main lakes are Pichhola lake, Swaroop Sagar lake, Fateh Sagar Lake, Badi lake, Udai Sagar Lake etc.
2. People of Udaipur District are making use of water of lakes for drinking as well as for irrigation and industrial purposes. However, these major water resources have gone degraded by sewage disposal, bathing,p pwashingp pandp potherp pactivitiesp pincluding domestic waste.
3. The heritage of Udaipur lakes and their catchment have been confronting number of challenges to their v
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