1 952) PIL 4-2026.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 970 OF 2026 IN PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 04 OF 2026 SWACCH ASSOCIATION, THR. SECY., SHRI. SHARAD BIHARILAL PALIWAL, NAGPUR VS STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS WITH PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 12 OF 2025 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders Court's or Judge's orders Shri K.S.Agrawal, Advocate for petitioner in PIL 04/2026. Ms. Mrinall Chakravorty, Advocate for petitioner in PIL No. 12/2025. Shri J.B.Kasat, Advocate for respondent nos. 3 to 5 in PIL 4/2026 and for respondent no. 1 in PIL 12/2025. Shri S.K.Mishra, Sr. Advocate a/b. Shri Kabir Jhamb, Advocate for respondent no. 3 in PIL 12/2025. Ms. S.S.Chachak, Addl.G.P. for respondent/State. CORAM: ANIL S. KILOR AND RAJNISH R. VYAS, JJ. DATED : 22/09/2026 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 970 OF 2026 The present application is filed for impleadment of CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute as a party respondent no. 7. 2. For the reasons stated in the application, the application is allowed. 3. Amendment be carried out in cause title, within a period of one week from today. 4. Accordingly, the application stands disposed of. PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 04 OF 2026 5. Thereupon, the Registry is directed to issue 2026:BHC-NAG:12532-DB 2 952) PIL 4-2026.odt notice to the newly added respondent no. 7, returnable on 06/10/2026. 6. The petitioner is permitted to serve the respondent no. 7 by private mode, in addition to the regular mode of service and shall file an affidavit by next date, failing which, the petitioner shall deposit costs of Rs.500/- in the Public Welfare Account maintained with Union Bank of India, High Court Branch, Civil Lines, Nagpur, bearing Account No. 129712010001014 and IFSC Code UBIN0812978. 7. In the meantime, the respondent(s) shall file reply in Civil Application No. 971/2026. (RAJNISH R. VYAS, J.) (ANIL S. KILOR, J.) B.T.K. Signed by: Mr. B.T. Khapekar Designation: PA To Honourable Judge Date: 22/09/2026 18:23:47