Union Of India Secretary Ministry Of Environment And Forest vs. Ajay Marathe

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ITEM NO.50 COURT NO.1 SECTION IX

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s).23091-23092/2017

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 01-09-2017 in WP No. 9508/2017 01-09-2017 in PIL No. 24110/2017 passed by the High Court Of Judicature At Bombay)

UNION OF INDIA & ANR. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

AJAY MARATHE & ANR. Respondent(s)

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.85199/2017-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.85203/2017-PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES and IA No.95310/2017-PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS and IA No.95315/2017-PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS and IA No.95864/2017-VAKALATNAMA AND MEMO OF APPEARANCE and IA No.95876/2017-INTERVENTION APPLICATION and IA No.96221/2017-INTERVENTION APPLICATION)

Date : 06-10-2017 These petitions were called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.M. KHANWILKAR HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE D.Y. CHANDRACHUD

For Petitioner(s)	Mr. Tushar Mehta,ASG
	Ms. Swarupama Chaturvedim,Adv.
	Mr. Rajat Nair,Adv.
	Mr. Shardul,Adv.
	Mr. Ranu Agrawal,Adv.
	Mr. Manan Popli,Adv.
	Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, AOR
For Respondent(s)	Mr. C.U. Singh,Sr.Adv.
	Ms. Ruby Singh Ahuja,Adv.
	Mr. Anupam Prakash,Adv.
	Mr. Sahil Monga,Adv.
	Mrs. Karanjawala,Adv.
	M/s. Karanjawala & Co., AOR
	Mr. Shekhar Naphade,Sr.Adv.

• Mr. Abhay Anturkar,Adv.
• Ms. Kalyani Tulankar,Adv.
• Mr. Ranjit Shinde,Adv.
• Mr. Abhay Anturkar & Associates, AOR

Mr. Vinay Navare,Adv. Ms. Abha R. Sharma, AOR Mr. Floyd Gracious,Adv. Mr. Dhiraj Philip,Adv. Mr. Munawwan Naseem,AOR Mr. Akshit Gadhek,Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

Heard Mr. Tushar Mehta, learned Additional Solicitor General alongwith Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makkar appearing on behalf of the petitioner-Union of India, Mr. Shekhar Naphade, learned senior counsel alongwith Mr. Abhay Anturkar, learned Advocate-on-Record Mr. C.U. Singh, learned senior counsel on behalf of M/s. Karanjawala & Co. and Mr. Vinay Navare, learned counsel alongwith Ms. Abha R. Sharma, learned Advocate-on-Record for the respective respondents.

During the course of hearing it was suggested by both the parties that the writ petition pending before the High Court be transferred to this Court so that the controversy can be put to rest. We appreciate the fair suggestion made by the Bar and accordingly we transfer the PIL (Stamp) No.24110/2017 and W.P.No.9508/2017 before this Court. However, we are obliged to clarify that transfer of the writ petition to this Court should not be construed as any reflection on the Bench of the High Court. We repeat that we have transferred the case on consent having regard to convenience.

The Registry is directed to do the needful in the matter. After the matter is transferred to this Court, it should be

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registered as a Transferred Case and be listed alongwith the special leave petition for final disposal on 30th November, 2017. All the parties are granted liberty to file their affidavits so that the hearing of the case is not delayed.

(OM PARKASH SHARMA) (H. S. PARASHER) AR CUM PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR