SABIR SIDDIQ MALIK versus BOMBAY ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION GROUP AND ORS.

SABIR SIDDIQ MALIK versus BOMBAY ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION GROUP AND ORS.

The Supreme Court held that questions of unauthorized occupation or encroachment require factual adjudication by the appropriate statutory authority and cannot be resolved in writ petition proceedings. The grievance redressal committee as ordered by the High Court cannot be substituted for a statutorily prescribed body.

Parties
Appellant: Sabir Siddiq Malik; Respondent: Bombay Environmental Action Group and Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
08 May 2009
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal From Judgment and Order of Bombay High Court in Writ Petition, With Several Connected Appeals
Outcome
Appeals dismissed.
Legal Topics
Encroachment, Statutory Authority, Writ Petition, National Park
Constitutional Law Administrative Law Encroachment Statutory Authority Writ Petition National Park

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Parties

Sabir Siddiq Malik

Appellant

Bombay Environmental Action Group and Ors.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal From Judgment and Order of Bombay High Court in Writ Petition, With Several Connected Appeals

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the question of unauthorized occupation/encroachment in Sanjay Gandhi National Park can be decided in a writ petition or must be determined by a statutory authority

Ratio Decidendi

The Supreme Court held that questions of unauthorized occupation or encroachment require factual adjudication by the appropriate statutory authority and cannot be resolved in writ petition proceedings. The grievance redressal committee as ordered by the High Court cannot be substituted for a statutorily prescribed body.

Court Disposition

Appeals dismissed.

Orders

  • Appellants may move the appropriate statutory authority to adjudicate the issue of unauthorized occupation within four months.
  • If there is adverse adjudication, appellants can challenge before statutorily provided forum within limitation period.