2025:BHC-AS:49125-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 15034 OF 2025 Raj Transit Infra Private Limited & Anr. .. Petitioners Vs.

The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents ...

Mr. Ashish Kamat, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Tarun Sharma, Ms.Apurva Gupte & Mr. Mahesh Patil, Advocates for the Petitioner.

Mr. P. P. Kakade, Additional Government Pleader a/w Mr. Aditya R.

Deolekar, AGP for the Respondent No.1.

Ms. Jaya Bagwe, Advocate for Respondent Nos.2 and 3-MPCB.

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CORAM : SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, CJ &

GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.

DATE : 13^th NOVEMBER 2025.

Per, Shree Chandrashekhar, CJ :

This writ petition filed by the Raj Transit Infra Private Limited through one of its directors, namely, Mr. Rajendra Malayya Kalal seeks to challenge the closure directions dated 8^th October 2025 issued by the Regional Office of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, Thane (for short, MPCB) under section 33A of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (for short, Water Act) and section 31A of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (for short, Air Act).

2. The aforesaid order of closure directions has been issued in relation to the