The Bombay High Court (HC) has questioned Maharashtra government's decision to ignore a request to rename a station on the newly-launched Mumbai Metro line 7, which runs between Dahisar (East) to Gundavali (Andheri East).
A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed by social organisation Naee Roshni against the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority's (MMRDA) decision to rename Pathanwadi station in July 2019.
The elevated corridor covers a stretch of 16.5 km and halts at 13 stations i.e.Gundavali, Mogra, Jogeshwari (East), Goregaon (East), Aarey, Dindoshi, Kurar, Akurli, Poisar, Magathane, Devipada, RashtriyaUdyan and Ovaripada.
Naee Roshni's PIL alleged that BJP MLAs Sunil Prabhu and Atul Bhatkalkar pressured the station to be renamed Dindoshi. The organisation's advocate informed the court that MMRDA had renamed another metro station from Anand Nagar to Upper Dahisar but reversed its decision after receiving a complaint.
Justices Sanjay Gangapurwala and Sandeep Marne heard the appeal on Monday, March 6. During the hearing, Naee Roshni's advocate argued that the renaming of the station was done without consulting the public, and it violated the principles of transparency and accountability.
The court has asked the state government to explain why it did not consider the request to rename the station. The court's decision is pending, and the state government is expected to submit its response soon.
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