IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.37 OF 2010 IN PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.93 OF 2009 Shree Deepak Balkrishna Vahikar and another. ... Petitioners Versus State of Maharashtra and others. ... Respondents And Lata Mangeshkar Medical Foundation Through its Trustee and Power of Attorney Dr. Mr. Dhananjay Shrikrushna Kelkar. ... Applicant Mr. Sameer Khale with Mr. A.P. Kulkarni i/by Mr. Vaishav Gaikwad for applicant. Mr. P. Killedar for petitioner in PIL 93 of 2009. Dr. Sadhana Mahashabde for respondent Nos.2 and 3. Mr. Vinay A. Sonpal, `A' Panel Counsel for State. CORAM : ANIL R. DAVE, C. J. & S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATED : 1ST APRIL, 2010 P.C. This is an application made by a Public Charitable Trust running a hospital for cutting 34 trees so as to enable the applicant-trust to construct a building at a place where these trees are standing. It has been submitted that without cutting the trees, it is not possible for the trust to carry out the work of construction and in the event of cutting the trees, ecological balance would not be adversely affected. 2. The application was placed before the Tree Committee and the Tree Committee has also permitted such transplantation. 3. In view of the above fact, the application made by the applicant is granted and the applicant is permitted to transplant 34 trees. Application stands disposed of as granted. CHIEF JUSTICE S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J.