ASN 1 PIL146.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.146 OF 2008 Uttam Sudhakar Prabhudesai. ..Petitioner. Vs. The State of Maharashtra and ors. ..Respondents. Mr.S.M. Railkar for the Petitioner. Mr. A.H. Palekar, A Panel Counsel for Respondent Nos. 1,2 and 4 . Mr.S.A.Sawant and Sachin Kadam for Respondent No.3. CORAM : MOHIT S. SHAH, C.J. & S.J. KATHAWALLA, J. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 02, 2010. PC : This is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The petitioner who is resident of Rajapur Town has prayed for directions against Respondent No.3 Rajapur Municial Council and the Chief officer of the Rajapur Municipal Council to the effect that respondent No.3 be restrained from granting any permission for holding any function in the riverbed of river Kharli. Further direction is sought that respondent No.3 be restrained from dumping garbage into the riverbed. 2 Having regard to the subject matter, it appears to be a fit case where the petitioner can send his representation to the Collector, Ratnagiri who will look into the same and take appropriate decision in the matter after giving opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, ASN 2 PIL146.sxw Municipal Council and the Tahsildar Rajapur. This petition shall be treated as representation and hearing shall be given to the petitioner and other parties as aforesaid within a period of two months from today. This PIL is accordingly disposed of in terms of the above order. CHIEF JUSTICE S.J. KATHAWALLA, J.