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Bombay High Court declines to stay plastic ban in Maharashtra, holds prosecution of citizens with plastic material for three months

Press Trust of India • April 13, 2018, 17:06:38 IST
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The Bombay High Court declined today to stay the implementation of the Maharashtra government’s decision to ban plastic materials.

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Bombay High Court declines to stay plastic ban in Maharashtra, holds prosecution of citizens with plastic material for three months

The Bombay High Court declined today to stay the implementation of the Maharashtra government’s decision to ban plastic materials but protected citizens from prosecution for their possession for a period of three months. [caption id=“attachment_4317841” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]File image of Bombay High Court. News18 File image of Bombay High Court. News18[/caption] The court, while giving an interim ruling on a bunch of petitions opposing the ban, maintained it cannot overlook the adverse impact of plastic waste on the environment. On 23 March this year, the government issued a notification, imposing a ban on manufacture, use, sale, distribution and storage of all plastic materials like one- time use bags, spoons, plates, PET and PETE bottles and also thermocol items. The notification gave a period of three months to the manufacturers, distributors and retailers to dispose of the existing stock of the banned items. Consumers and users were, however, given only a period of one month to dispose of the same. The notification was challenged in the HC by plastic, PET bottle and thermocol manufacturers and retailer associations on the ground the ban was arbitrary, bad in law and violates their fundamental right to livelihood. Petitions challenging the notification had sought an interim stay on the implementation of the ban pending hearing of their pleas. A division bench of justices Abhay S Oka and Riyaz Chagla today refused to stay the notification after observing the court cannot ignore the adverse effects of plastic waste on the environment. “We are aware that the petitioners and all those persons involved in the business of plastic materials may suffer loss due to the ban. “However, we have to consider the impact of plastic waste on the environment and the eco-system in general and the effect thereof on citizens. The harmful effects of plastic waste are multifold,” the court said. The bench added that it does not feel that the imposition of such restrictions infringes upon the fundamental rights of the petitioners.

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