1 srk pil-36-08.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.36 OF 2008 Awaaz Foundation and another. ... Petitioners Versus State of Maharashtra and others. ... Respondents Ms. Pooja Achrekar i/by M/s. JMB Partners for the petitioners. Ms. Geeta Joglekar for respondent Nos.2 and 3. Mr. N.P. Pandit, Assistant Government Pleader for State-respondent No.1. CORAM : MOHIT S. SHAH, C.J. & S.J. VAZIFDAR, J. Thursday, January 20, 2011 P .C. In this petition filed on 10th March, 2008, the petitioner-Awaaz Foundation, a Public Charitable Trust and petitioner No.2-the environmental activist and social worker, prayed for various reliefs essentially for proper and effective enforcement of the provisions of the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act, 1975. 2. After filing of the petition, the State Government has published the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Rules, 2009. The rules make the detailed provisions for counselling of Tree Authority constituted under the provisions of the Act. 3. During pendency of the petition, various affidavits have been filed by or on behalf of the respondents-authorities including the Municipal Commissioner, Superintendent of Gardens of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Deputy Superintendent of Gardens. 2 srk pil-36-08.sxw 4. The Superintendent of Gardens & Tree Officer of the Municipal Corporation has also submitted a report dated 17th April, 2010 dealing with the suggestions made by the petitioners' foundation in respect of the reforestation and planting of trees etc. The Superintendent & Tree Officer in his report dated 17th April, 2010 dealt with each suggestion and how the tree authority enforces the provisions of the Act. 5. Having gone through the said report, we are of the view that nothing further is required to be done in this PIL. The PIL is, accordingly, closed with a direction to the respondents to continue to enforce the provisions of the Act of 1975 and the Rules of 2009. CHIEF JUSTICE S.J. VAZIFDAR, J.