New Delhi, Jan. 12 -- The Supreme Court on Monday emphasised that the reclaimed land along the Mumbai Coastal Road (South), including areas proposed to be developed through corporate social responsibility initiatives, must ordinarily remain open and accessible to the public.
With this observation, a Bench of Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar disposed of a public interest litigation challenging the Expression of Interest (EoI) issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) inviting private agencies for landscaping and maintenance works on the reclaimed coastal land.
The Court noted that its earlier order dated September 30, 2022 which permitted development works such as landscaping of the seaside promenade and ...