Supreme Court of India

Bombay Dyeing and Mfg. Co.ltd. v. Bombay Environmental Action Group and Ors.

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Reported as [2006] 2 S.C.R. 920

Bench S.B. Sinha and P.P. Naolekar JJ.

Decided 7 March 2006

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From the headnote

Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 : Sections 2(7), 2(9), 2(9- ), 2(13AJ. 2(27), 14, 21, 22, 37, 38, 43, 45 and 159-Maharashtra Development Control Regulations. 1991-Regulations 2(28), 2(48), 3, 9, 21, 32, 34, 51, 56-58: Closure of Collon Textile Mills in Bombay due to continued strike by workers-Lands of such mil fr-- Development of-Amendment of Development Regulation 58-Government !votijication clarifYing scope thereof-Validity of-Held, not ultra vires Section 37 of the 1966 Act-Nor violative of the Constitution-Bo1h Regulation 58 and the clanficatory Notification not contrary

Authorities it was built on

1984 Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education and Anr. v. Paritosh Bhupesh Kumar Sheth Etc. cited by 22
2005 State of Rajasthan and Ors. v. Basant Nahata cited by 19
2001 Collector of Central Excise Vadodra v. M/s. Dhiren Chemical Industries cited by 16
2003 John Vallamattom and Anr. v. Union of India cited by 15
1985 Onkarlal Nandlal v. State of Rajasthan & Anr. cited by 6
2005 R & M Trust v. Koramangala Residents Vigilance Group and Ors. cited by 5

Where later benches applied it

2020 Chebrolu Leela Prasad Rao & Ors. v. State of A.P. & Ors. relied on
2011 State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. v. K. Shyam Sunder & Ors. relied on
2026 Kulsum Nisha v. State of U.p referred to
2024 Gene Campaign & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2024 M K Ranjitsinh & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2018 Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (retd.) v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2013 G. Sundarrajan v. Union of India and Ors. referred to
2012 Centre for Public Interest Litigation and Others v. Union of India and Others referred to

Of those, 2 relied on · 6 referred to

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