1 mss CHSW114 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION CHAMBER SUMMONS NO. 114 OF 2011 IN PIL (L) NO. 90 OF 2011 Ms. SUNITI S. R. & ORS. .. APPLICANTS/PETITIONERS Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .. RESPONDENTS Mr. Y. P. Singh i/b Kiran P. Bhalerao for the petitioners Mr. D.J.Khambatta, Additional Solicitor General with Mr. Nitin Jamdar,Special Counsel, Ms. Naweena Kumai and Ms. S. V. Bharucha for respondent 1-UOI. Mr. Shekhar Naphade, Senior Counsel with Mr. Janak Dwarkadas, Senior Counsel Mr.Markand Gandhi, Mr. S. S. Pakale, Mr. Gaurav Joshi, Mr. Anirudh Joshi, Mr. Satyan Vora i/b M/s. Markand Gandhi & Co. for respondent 7. CORAM: SMT. RANJANA DESAI & RANJIT MORE, JJ. DATED: 12/7/2011 P.C. The petitioners have taken out this chamber summons for permission to amend the petition as per the schedule annexed to the chamber summons. 2. We have heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the respondents. We have also gone through the proposed amendment. 2 mss CHSW114 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that amendment is necessitated because after filing of the instant writ petition, the Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi, issued a final order on 17th January, 2011. The petition needs to be amended because the final order suffers from several infirmities which must be brought on record. Hence the petition may be permitted to be amended. 4. Mr. Naphade, learned senior counsel appearing for the 7th respondent submitted that the chamber summons may be dismissed because the prayers made in the petition are worked out and in any case without amending the petition, the petitioners can advance arguments for grant of prayers made in the petition. 5. It is not possible for us to accept Mr. Naphade’s submissions. We have gone through the prayers of the petition. It cannot be said that the prayers have been worked out. In any case the amendment is not inconsistent or contrary to the contents of the petition. It is always open to the 7th respondent to file a detailed reply to the amendment. Hence no prejudice will be caused to the 7th respondent, if the amendment is allowed to be carried out. Besides the petition is not yet admitted. It is well settled that in cases of amendment applications the court is expected to take a liberal view. In the circumstances, chamber summons is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a). Amendment may be carried out within two weeks from today. Amended copy of the petition may be served upon the respondents. 3 mss CHSW114 6 Chamber Summons is disposed of. (SMT. RANJANA DESAI, J.) (RANJIT MORE, J.)