1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR C.A.W. NO. 2901/10 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 5266 OF 2009 The Court on its own motion .vs. The State of Mah. & others Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Mr. Anand S. Jaiswal, Advocate (Amicus Curiae) for petitioner, Mr. N.W. Sambre, G.P. for respondent nos. 1 to 4 & 6, Mr. S.R. Deshpande, Advocate for respondent no.5. CORAM : S.A. BOBDE & MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ. DATED : OCTOBER 27, 2010. Mr. Anand S. Jaiswal, learned Advocate (Amicus Curiae) for petitioner, seeks leave to join the Divisional Commissioner, Nagpur as a party. Allowed to join. Amendment to be carried out forthwith. C.A. stands disposed of. Issue notice to the newly added respondent returnable after vacation. Mr. N.W. Sambre, learned G.P. waives service for newly added respondent. On the question of rehabilitation, Mr. Anand S. 2 Jaiswal, learned Advocate (Amicus Curiae) for petitioner, submits that it would be appropriate to enlist the support of NGOs. with high credibility to explain the advantages of rehabilitation to the tribals so that they can shift voluntarily. Mr. N.W. Sambre, learned G.P. for respondent nos. 1 to 4 & 6, on instructions from the Field Director Mr. Vinaykumar Sinha, who is present in the Court, states that 3 out of 4½ villages which have not been rehabilitated have given their consent for relocation and those villages will be relocated at the earliest. We direct that the villages within the core area of the Tadoba Reserve shall be relocated within the period of one year. We are of the view that apart from being a requirement of law, this is essential for preserving the core area. Mr. Anand S. Jaiswal, learned Advocate (Amicus Curiae) for petitioner, states in consultation with Shri Sinha and Shri Mishrikotkar, Conservator of Forest, who are present in Court, that there are two NGOs. working in the area, namely, Satpuda Foundation and Eco-crow, which are very knowledgeable and are committed to the cause of conservation and environment. Mr. Anand S. Jaiswal, learned Advocate (Amicus Curiae) for petitioner, submits that it would be very useful if these NGOs. are allowed to speak to the 3 tribals who are to be relocated so that all apprehensions and hesitations in the minds of the tribals can be removed and that will make relocation smoother and better. In the circumstances, we direct that the aforesaid two NGOs. shall be permitted to participate in the process of relocation. The NGOs. shall file a status report on the relocation in this Court within a period of six months from today. We further direct that facilities of accommodation and transport shall be afforded to the NGOs. by the Field Director. Mr. N.W. Sambre, learned G.P. for respondent nos. 1 to 4 & 6, states that the various departments of the Government are involved in the process of relocation, such as Irrigation Department, PWD Department, Agricultural Department, Revenue Department, Forest Department and Energy Department. We appreciate the stand on behalf of the State that all these Departments will cooperate in the relocation of these villages. It seems that the relocated villages will require electrification, lighting, etc. which can only be done by the Energy Corporation, formerly known as MSEB. We accordingly direct that the various companies of the Corporation, namely, MSEDCL, MSETCL, MSEGCL, shall be added as party respondents. Leave to amend. Amendment to be carried out forthwith. 4 Issue notice to newly added respondents returnable after vacation. Mr. S.V. Purohit, Advocate waives service of notice on behalf of newly added respondents. We accept the suggestion on behalf of the learned Counsel appearing in the matter that the relocation work shall be supervised by the Divisional Commissioner, Nagpur Division. We accordingly direct that the Divisional Commissioner shall hold monthly meetings for the purpose and submit a report to this Court every three months till the relocation is completed. S.O. to 24.11.2010. Judge Judge J.