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SCA/12515/2010 2/ 2 ORDER
IN
THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
SPECIAL
CIVIL APPLICATION No. 12515 of 2010
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LAXMIBEN
VELJIBHAI HUMBAL SARPANCH - Petitioner(s)
Versus
HINDUSTAN
PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD & 2 - Respondent(s)
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Appearance
:
MR
ASHISH M DAGLI
for
Petitioner
None for Respondent(s) : 1 -
3.
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CORAM
:
HONOURABLE
THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. S.J. MUKHOPADHAYA
and
HONOURABLE
MR.JUSTICE ANANT S. DAVE 24th September 2010
ORAL
ORDER
(Per :
HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. S.J. MUKHOPADHAYA)
In
this writ petition, grievance of the petitioner is that
the 1st respondent-Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
Limited, while laying down the pipeline for its Mundra-Delhi pipeline
Project in the year 2005-2006, have cut large number of trees.
As
per the Govt. guidelines, the project authorities have to plant a
minimum 10 trees for every tree cut. For the purpose, the 1st
respondent has deposited a sum of Rs. 93,60,597/= with the
Divisional/District Forest Officer, Kachchh but no plantation has
been made even after the receipt of the amount.
Notice.
Mr. Umesh Trivedi, learned Addl.GP accepts service on behalf of 3rd
respondent. He is allowed three weeks’ time to obtain instructions
and file reply affidavit.
Post
the matter on 14th October 2010 in the First Board. In the
mean while, the petitioner will file two copies of amended petition
in terms of the High Court of Gujarat [Practice & Procedure
for Public Interest Litigation] Rules, 2010, with a copy on the
counsel for the respondents.
{S.J Mukhopadhaya,
CJ.}
{Anant S. Dave,
J.}
Prakash*
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