Supreme Court Stays Bombay HC Verdict on Kanjurmarg Land

In a significant judicial development, the Supreme Court has put a hold on the Bombay High Court's verdict that returned 120 hectares of land in Mumbai's Kanjurmarg area to protected forest status. This decision, now reversed, had initially permitted the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai to utilize the space as a garbage landfill.

Previously, the Bombay High Court had annulled the de-notification of these 119.91 hectares, classifying it again as a protected forest area. The civic body had planned to continue using this land as a landfill, an intention now legally complicated by the court's intervention.

The state's position, presented by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, argued that the protected forest classification was a mistake, meant for rectification to facilitate its landfill use. The court now awaits further arguments on the matter.

(With inputs from agencies.)