1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 3483 OF 2010 Eco Needs Foundation } Non Governmental Organization } Having its registered office at } House No. 1-172 (P),Ghati, } Gautamnagar, Aurangabad } (M.S.) - 431 003. } Through its authorized member } Rohit S/o Ramesh Thorat } Age : 26 Years, Occ. Social Work, } R/o : Gautamnagar, Aurangabad. } .... PETITIONER V E R S U S 1. The State of Maharashtra } Through Ministry of Municipal } Administration & the Ministry } Public Health, Mantralaya, Mumbai } 2. The Divisional Commissioner } Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad. } 3. Municipal Corporation,Aurangabad } Through its Commissioner } Aurangabad. } .... RESPONDENTS Mr. A.K.Agale, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. K.J.Ghute Patil, Assistant Govt. Pleader for State. 2 CORAM : P.V.HARDAS & S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE OF JUDGMENT : 03/05/2010 ORAL JUDGMENT : ( PER – P.V.HARDAS, J.) 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. This petition concerns about the discharge of effluents and sewage water in the lake known as “ Salim Ali lake ”. It is undisputed that migratory birds often flock to this lake and as a result of discharge of effluents and sewage water, the water in the lake is contaminated. The contamination is likely to result in loss of fishes, which would be required by the migratory birds. According to the petitioner, the petitioner had addressed several representations to the respondents, but the respondents have not taken any steps whatsoever for stopping the discharge of effluents and sewage water. Since the representations have not been decided, we feel it appropriate to direct the respondents to decide the said representations. 3. Accordingly this petition is allowed to the limited extent of directing the respondents to decide the representations of the petitioner, if pending, in accordance with law, within period of four weeks from today and communicate the decision thereon to the 3 petitioner. 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. [ S.V.GANGAPURWALA ] [ P.V.HARDAS ] JUDGE JUDGE knp/WP 3483.10 ( J )