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- Case Details: Civil Appeal No. 45828/2023 filed by Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation (Petitioner) against Charan Ravindra Bhatt & Ors (Respondents), arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 03-05-2023 of OA No. 32/2021 passed by the National Green Tribunal, Western Zone, Pune. Hearing date: 22-05-2026.
- Parties Involved: Petitioner – Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation; Respondents – Charan Ravindra Bhatt and others; State of Maharashtra (intervenor). Counsel for petitioner: Mr. Siddhesh Shirish Kotwal, Ms. Ana Upadhyay, Adv. T. Illayarasu, etc. Counsel for respondents: Mr. Pravartak Suhas Pathak, Mr. Ritu Raj, etc.
- Issues / Allegations / Violations: The appeal seeks to overturn the NGT order; interlocutory applications filed for condonation of delay in filing, ex-parte stay, and condonation of delay in refiling/curing defects.
- Findings & Observations: The Court, after hearing counsel, granted procedural relief to the State of Maharashtra, allowing two weeks to file an affidavit. No substantive merits of the appeal were decided at this stage.
- Penalties / Settlements / Directions: The Court directed that the interim order previously passed shall continue until the next hearing date. The civil appeal was re‑listed for further hearing after partial Court working days.
- Corrective Actions & Future Obligations: Parties must comply with the two‑week deadline for filing the affidavit and await the next hearing for further directions.
- Final Ruling & Enforcement: Interim order remains in force; the appeal is scheduled for subsequent hearing; no final judgment on the merits has been rendered.