1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINALCIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (PIL) NO. 1126 OF 2002 Save Andheri Versova Environment Forum (SAVE) ..Petitioners versus Union of India and Ors. ..Respondents Mr. R.Z. Moray i/by V.S. Talkute for Petitioners. Mr. A.M. Sethna for Respondent No.1 UOI. Mr. K.K. Singhvi, Sr. Counsel with Mrs. Shobha Ajitkumar for Respondent- BMC MR. S.U. Kamdar, Sr. Colunsel a/w Ms Pooja Patil i/b Harish Joshi and Co. for Respondent No.7. Mr. M.H. Chandurkar i/b Vinod Mistry & Co. for intervenor CORAM : F.I. REBELLO & A. A. SAYED , JJ. DATED : 28TH APRIL, 2010. P.C. 1 We are informed on the basis of instruction received from Mr. Satyajit Gujar, Divisional Forest Officer (Plan), Thane that the survey No. 161 has been declared as Forest land by the State Government and has been handed over to the Forest Department. The Corporation of Greater Mumbai has already issued the tenders for providing barbed wires, Chain linked fencing and planting trees along with high tide line in the survey No. 161. The affidavit of Dr. A. Mehotra at para 6 reads as under:- 2 “I further state that it is the duty of the Government of Maharashtra to ensure that no further destruction, dumping of solid waste or unrelated sewage should be let out in 161 area or should take place. The barbed wire fencing/chain-link fencing should be laid on the land ward side of the plantation so that the plantation and the mangroves are protected from cattle and other human activity. I say that the Government of Maharashtra should be ensure that no further destruction of mangroves in 161 area, should take place, no further dumping of solid waste, or debris should take place or any untreated sewage should be let out and most importantly the encroachment in the impugned area should be removed immediately." 2 In so far as respondent no.7 is concerned we have already passed an order and that order is binding on the parties. 3 The respondents to ensure compliance of the conditions of para 6 of the affidavit if have not been complied with. If they are pending they are to be complied. With the above directions PIL is disposed of. ( F.I. REBELLO, J.) ( A. A. SAYED, J.)