Bombay High Court division bench noted that by the time the petition came up for hearing before the High Court , the petitioner has succeeded in achieving his extraneous and motivated purpose.
While considering the PIL, Bombay High Court division bench directed to make Collector, Chandrapur and Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Chandrapur as party respondents by amending the cause title with immediate effect and issuing notice to the respondents after the amendments are carried out.
Bombay High Court Nagpur division bench dismisses a PIL whose case is that “Koshti” is a profession of weaving and all “Halbas/Halbies” pursue this profession and, therefore, “Koshties” are also entitled to be declared as synonyms of “Halbas/Halbies” (Scheduled Tribe).
The Bombay High Court dismisses a PIL raising a grievance that a playground has been permitted to be used by the public authorities with commercial interest in mind, although the law is well settled that a playground cannot be used for any purpose other than games and sports activities.
The Nagpur Division Bench of Bombay High Court dismisses a PIL seeking a direction to the State Government to grant permission to re-start the cock fighting on the ground that the cock fighting is a traditional sport, which is enjoyed by the citizens of the State of Maharashtra since ages.