Don’t waste time in taking action for violations in disposal of Covid-19 biomedical waste: Bombay HC to MPCB

A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Madhav Jamdar on Friday heard and disposed of a PIL filed by activist Kishor Ramesh Sohoni, through advocate Sadhana Kumar, seeking directives to the Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation (KDMC) to stop dumping “untreated” Covid-19 bio-medical waste at Adharwadi dumping ground.

After hearing submissions, the bench refused to pass observations on alleged instances of violation raised by the petitioner and noted, “No gainsaying that state, KDMC, MPCB have obligatory duty to follow the Biomedical Waste Rules 2016. In view thereof, we direct all stakeholders shall take all measures necessary to stop the spread of contagion from biomedical waste and for that treat and dispose it as per guidelines.”