-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 23 OF 2009 Ashish Patil ).. Petitioner Versus Commissioner, Monorail Project, MMRDA and ors ).. Respondents Ms. Gauri K. Jadhav for the Petitioners. Mr. D.A. Nalawade, Government Pleader, for the State. Ms. A.R. Joshi for the Bombay Municipal Corporation. CORAM: SWATANTER KUMAR, C. J. & DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J. DATED: 2ND APRIL 2009 P.C. The learned Government Pleader appearing for the State submits that they have not cut any trees and in fact have moved an application under Section 8 of the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act, 1975 to the Tree Authority and the said application is pending. Liberty to the Petitioners to raise objections, if any, before the said authority. In these circumstances, there is no reason for us to entertain the present Public Interest Litigation. Petition dismissed. No order as to costs. CHIEF JUSTICE DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J.