Oriental Floric Culture LLP vs D. Dayabhai And Co. Pvt. Ltd. And Ors

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These connected writ petitions and interim applications arose from disputes concerning land situated in the vicinity of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Thane/Mumbai region. Writ Petition No. 3205 of 2018 was filed by the State of Maharashtra through the Chief Conservator of Forests challenging actions related to the subject land, while Writ Petition No. 10024 of 2023 was filed by D. Dahyabhai & Co. Pvt. Ltd. and its director challenging actions of the State of Maharashtra and Thane Municipal Corporation pertaining to the same land.

Interim Application No. 2785 of 2020 was filed by Conservation Action Trust and its Executive Trustee seeking to intervene in Writ Petition No. 3205 of 2018, raising environmental concerns about the land in question. Interim Application No. 7016 of 2024 was filed by Oriental Floric Culture LLP as an intervenor/applicant in Writ Petition No. 10024 of 2023, claiming an interest in the subject land through a limited liability partnership registered under the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008.

The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, heard all the connected matters together. The judgment authored by Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge addressed the competing claims of private parties, the State forest authorities, and the Thane Municipal Corporation over the subject land, involving questions of forest land, land use, development permissions, and the rights of various stakeholders under applicable legislation.

Catchwords: forest land · Sanjay Gandhi National Park · Thane Municipal Corporation · land use · development permissions · writ petition · intervenor application · environmental protection · Limited Liability Partnership · Companies Act