IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA MISC.CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 461 OF 2007 IN PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION WP NO. 3 OF 2005 STATE OF GOA THROUGH CHIEF SECRETARY ... Applicant Versus SHRI. FLORIANO C. LOBO ... Respondents Mr. S. S. Kantak, Advocate General with Ms. L. Dharwadkar, AGA for Applicant. Advocate Ms. Norma Alvares, Amicus Curiae. Mr. A. F. Diniz, Advocate for the Corporation of City of Panaji. Coram:- R.M.S. KHANDEPARKAR & R. S. MOHITE, JJ. Date:- 14th August, 2007 P.C. Heard. The learned Advocate General states that as per the intimation received by the office of the applicant herein, who is the respondent no.1 in the petition, in terms of directions issued to the concerned Municipal Council, already steps have been taken by the concerned Municipal Council. Therefore, the application does not survive. While accepting the statement made on behalf of Advocate General that in the facts and circumstances disclosed from the record, application would not survive, it remains to be noted that considering the facts which are disclosed to this Court on 16.07.2007 and recorded in the Order of the same date, it is necessary to take Suo Moto notice and to issue necessary directions in view thereof and for that purpose, issue notices to the concerned Municipalities as well as to the Goa State Pollution Control Board, Director of Municipal Administration, Director of Panchayats, State of Goa and also the District Magistrate of North Goa and South Goa. The Registry is, therefore, directed to register Suo Moto Petition based on the Order dated 16.07.2007 passed in this application and further issue notices to all the concerned Municipalities, the Goa State Pollution Control Board, Director of Municipal Administration, Director of Panchayats, State of Goa and the District Magistrate of North Goa and South Goa. Notice returnable on 10.09.2007. Application is accordingly disposed of with the above directions. Ms. Norma Alvares, Advocate, is appointed as Amicus Curiae for the Suo Moto Writ Petition to be registered. R.M.S. KHANDEPARKAR, J. R. S. MOHITE, J. arp/*