Protecting wetlands: Bombay HC asks AG to appear in court next Monday

Posted by: 2016-07-05 08:00:00 ,
By Raj Kumar

The Bombay High Court on Monday asked the advocate general to appear and clear the stand of the government in a matter in which the government filed a plea seeking modifications of an earlier court order pertaining to banning construction on wetlands. The court asked the AG to be present next Monday ?to clear the stand of the government on whether they want the wetlands destroyed?..
A division bench of Justice A S Oka and Justice A A Sayyed were hearing a public interest litigation by NGO Vanshakti for saving wetlands and for setting up of a wetlands? authority to monitor violations. The state government had on December 18, 2013, following the HC order, issued a government resolution directing the civic bodies to enforce a ban on reclamation or constructions in areas earmarked in the Centre?s wetland atlas.
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