COURTS ON ITS OWN MOTION NIL vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THR. CHIEF SECRETARY, MUMBAI AND OTHERS — SMPIL/24/2026

Case under Public Interest Litigation Section 00. Disposed: Contested--DISPOSED OFF on 07th May 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 04-Apr-2026

CNR: HCBM040099152026

Filing Number

SMPIL/6776/2026

Filing Date

18-Mar-2026

Registration No

SMPIL/24/2026

Registration Date

18-Mar-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil S. Kilor , Hon'ble Shri Justice Raj D. Wakode

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil S. Kilor , Hon'ble Shri Justice Raj D. Wakode

Bench Type

Division

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

07-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISPOSED OFF

Last updated 18-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Public Interest Litigation Section 00

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.COURTS ON ITS OWN MOTION NIL

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THR. CHIEF SECRETARY, MUMBAI AND OTHERS

  2. 2.THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF RELIEF AND REHABILITATION, DISASTER MANAGEMENT UNIT, MUMBAI

  3. 3.THE SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, MUMBAI

  4. 4.THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, MUMBAI

  5. 5.THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, NAGPUR

  6. 6.MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER, NAGPUR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, NAGPUR

  7. 7.DIVISIONAL COMMISISONER, NAGPUR

  8. 8.NAGPUR IMPROVEMENT TRUST, THR. CHAIRMAN, NAGPUR

  9. 9.MAHARASHTRA POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, THR. ITS REGIONAL OFFICER, NAGPUR

  10. 10.EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, NAGPUR REGION, NAGPUR

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 07-May-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil S. Kilor,hon'ble Shri Justice Raj D. WakodeView PDF

    Case Summary: SMPIL/24/2026 The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) took suo motu cognizance of news reports regarding the disappearance and degradation of lakes in Nagpur city. The court found that two lakes (Sanjay Gandhi and Dobi) have vanished from municipal records, and only 11 of the city's lakes remain, with fragmented administrative control hindering conservation efforts. The court held that environmental degradation of water bodies violates Article 21 rights and issued directions to the District Collector and Municipal Commissioner to conduct inquiries and submit conservation action plans within four months. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 04-Apr-2026

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  4. 18-Mar-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. SMPIL/24/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: SMPIL/24/2026 The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) took suo motu cognizance of news reports regarding the disappearance and degradation of lakes in Nagpur city. The court found that two lakes (Sanjay Gandhi and Dobi) have vanished from municipal records, and only 11 of the city's lakes remain, with fragmented administrative control hindering conservation efforts. The court held that environmental degradation of water bodies violates Article 21 rights and issued directions to the District Collector and Municipal Commissioner to conduct inquiries and submit conservation action plans within four months. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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