Govt advocate pulled up for absence in illegal dumping case

The commission observed that it ‘cannot keep waiting for the government’s advocate to appear’

- Pranali Lotlikar

The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has pulled up the government's advocate for failing to appear in a suo motu case concerning the illegal dumping of debris on mangrove and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) land near Shiv Galli in Versova village.

In its order, the commission observed that it ‘cannot keep waiting for the government's advocate to appear’, especially when litigants from remote areas such as Pandharkawda in Vidarbha travel long distances to attend hearings.