Expressing concern over the threat to pedestrian safety from open manholes, the Bombay High Court warned on Wednesday that municipal officials concerned will be held responsible if anyone were to fall into a manhole.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Maharashtra government, state Pollution Control Board (MPCB), and the Mumbai civic body on a petition seeking the shifting of the incinerator plant from suburban Govandi due to the release of toxic gases. India News | HC Seeks Replies of Maha Govt, Mumbai Civic Body on Plea for Shifting of Suburban Incinerator Plant.
A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice ABhay Ahuja has directed the Maharashtra government, the Maharashtra state pollution control board (MPCB) and the BMC to file their replies before the next hearing.
A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Abhay Ahuja was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) claiming that the Mahim Nature Park, which is a protected forest, has been unlawfully included in the redevelopment of Dharavi, Asia's largest slum
The HC was hearing a PIL by an NGO and an environmental activist alleging that MNP; declared as a protected forest in 1991, may be unlawfully included in the Dharavi redevelopment project.