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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
   ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION (L)NO.1332 OF 2017

Baban S. Rathatwal & Ors.   ..Petitioners.
v.
The Commissioner, Mumbai Municipal Corporation
and another ..Respondents.

ALONGWITH

WRIT PETITION (L)NO.1158 OF 2017

Vishwanath Pandurang Dede & Ors.   ..Petitioners.
v.
The Commissioner, Mumbai Municipal Corporation
and another ..Respondents.

ALONGWITH

WRIT PETITION NO.2638 OF 2016

Panchsheel Nagar (SRA) CHS (Proposed)   ..Petitioners.
v.
The State of Maharashtra and others ..Respondents.

Mr.Himanshu Kode for the Petitioner in WPL No.1332 of 2017 and WPL
No.1158 of 2017.
Mr.Vini Joshi and Mr.Shaunak Gokhale alongwith Ms. Madhu Hiraskar
i/by Chitnis Vaithy & Co. for the Petitioner in WP No.2638 of 2016.
Ms.Geeta   Shastri,   Addl.   GP   for   respondent   No.5   in   WPL   No.1158   of
2017.
Mr.L.T. Satelkar, AGP for respondent/State in NMWL 166 of 2017.
Mr.Sukanta Karmakar, AGP for the respondent/State in WPL No.1332
of 2017.

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Mr.Hinanshu Takke, AGP for respondent State in PIL No.81/2017.
Mr.A.Y.   Sakhare,   Senior   Counsel   alongwith   Mr.   R.S.   Apte,   Senior
counsel and Ms. Pallavi Thakar and Ms. Shital Mane and Mr.J.J. Zavier
for   respondent/MMC   in   all   matters   and   for   the   applicant   in   NMWL
No.166 of 2017.
Mr.Suyash   Gadre   i/by   Utangale   &   Co.   for   respondent   No.5   in   WP
No.2638 of 2016.
Ms.Sharmila Deshmukh for respondent No.8 in WP No.2638 of 2016
and for respondent No.6 and 7 in WPL No.1158 of 2017.
Mr.Abhijeet   Purushottam   Kulkarni   for   respondent   No.3   in   WPL
No.1332/2017,  WPL No.1158 of 2017 and for respondent No.6 in WP
No.2638 of 2016.
Mr.Nikhil   Patil   i/by  Mr.Prabhakar   Jadhav   for     the  petitioner   in   WPL
No.5339 of 2017.

 
CORAM  :   A.S. OKA & 
       RIYAZ I. CHAGLA, JJ.

DATE    :  17th APRIL, 2018
 
P.C.

1 Perused the order dated 16th March 2018.     In compliance with the
said order dated 16th March 2018 Shri Sumit Mullick, Chief Secretary to the
Government   of   Maharashtra    has  filed  an   Affidavit   dated   16th   April   2018
which is tendered on record by the learned AGP.  When we pointed out the
fact that the Affidavit is far from being satisfactory, the learned AGP states
that the Chief Secretary will file a fresh affidavit in compliance with the order
dated 16th March 2018.  

2 We may note here that we expect   the Chief   Secretary to peruse the

orders     not only     in this petition, but also in the Public Interest Litigation
No.140 of 2006.  It appears that  attention  of the Chief Secretary  was invited
to the Affidavit dated 25th September 2009  filed in Public Interest Litigation
No.140/2006.  However, his attention has not been invited  to several orders
passed in the said Public Interest Litigation and in particular the orders dated
13th February 2018 and 16th March 2018. 

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3 We grant time to the Chief   Secretary to file a fresh affidavit till 26th
April   2018.       Copies   of   the   affidavit   shall   be   supplied     to   the   Advocate
representing the Petitioners, Municipal Corporation and other parties on 26th
April   2018.       The     Mumbai   Municipal  Corporation  will  have   to   deal   with
following issues :
i] Repairs to be carried out to the buildings at Mahul which are
already occupied by the project  affected persons.
ii] Availability of the school in the vicinity of the area in which the
project affected persons have been rehabilitated. 
iii] Facilities of transport to the project affected persons.

4 Affidavit   on   these   aspects   shall   be   filed   by   the   Mumbai   Municipal

Corporation on or before 26th April 2018.

5 Place these three petitions alongwith all connected matters which are
on board today  on 27th April 2018 high upon board.  In the petitions where
ad­interim relief is granted till today, same will continue till the next date.   

(RIYAZ .I.CHAGLA, J) (A.S. OKA, J)

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