ORDER

1. This application has been moved by the Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai in pursuance of observations of the Hon(cid:146)ble Supreme Court dated 25.10.2021 in Civil Appeal No. 12122-12123 of 2018, Municipal Corporation of Gr. Mumbai v. Ankita Sinha & Ors. with the prayer to (cid:147)dispose of the O. A. No.510/2018 keeping in view the fact that the same issue is being continuously monitored by the Hon(cid:146)ble Bombay High Court in PIL No. 217 of 2009, since 2009, and several orders have been passed in relation to dumping of waste in Deonar dumping ground as also in relation to compliance of SWM Rules(cid:148).

2. We have heard Shri Atmaram N.S. Nadkarni, Senior Advocate in support of the application and perused the record.

3. The Tribunal initiated suo motu proceedings in O. A. No. 510/2018 based on article titled (cid:147)Garbage Gangs of Deonar: The Kingpins and Their Multi-Crore Trade(cid:148) dated 04th August, 2018, https://www.thequint.com, to the effect that illegal dumping of the garbage at Deonar in Mumbai Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 is resulting in massive fires, adversely affecting the environment and the public health.

4. The Tribunal, vide order dated