27-05-2025
What's The Difference Between 'Aamchi' And 'Thyamchi' Mumbai? CJI Gavai Says…
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The bench of CJI Gavai Justice AG Masih refused to entertain the petition considering the fact that the Bombay High Court is already considering the issue.
A debate on the meanings of two popular Marathi epithets, ' Aamchi Mumbai' and ' Thyamchi Mumbai' was witnessed in the Supreme Court during a hearing on a petition challenging the Maharashtra Government's decision to construct a passenger jetty and terminal near the Gateway of India.
Typically in Marathi, ' Aamchi ' means ours, and ' Thyamchi ' means theirs. But for Mumbai, ' Aamchi ', is where common people live, and ' Thyamchi ' means where the elite live.
Chief Justice BR Gavai, while hearing the petition opined his take when senior advocate Sanjay Hegde, appearing on behalf of the petitioner, in a lighter vein, said, 'It's between ' Aamchi Mumbai' and ' Thyamchi Mumbai'- sometimes that is where the difference is," reported LiveLaw.
' Aamchi Mumbai doesn't live in Colaba. It is only ' Thyamchi Mumbai' which lives in Colaba. Aamchi Mumbai lives in Malad, Thane, Ghatkoppar," the CJI remarked.
The bench of CJI Gavai Justice AG Masih refused to entertain the petition considering the fact that the Bombay High Court is already considering the issue.
'It is like this – everyone wants a sewage treatment plant, but not behind my house. In the city, when something good is happening, everybody approaches the Supreme Court," the top court said.
At the same time, the apex court urged Bombay High Court to decide the matter before the end of the monsoon.
Hegde informed the bench that no public hearing was afforded before implementing the project plan. The project is 'nearly 10 acres of project right into the sea. He further stressed that it was not a 'stand alone jetty' as portrayed to be, where 5-10 boats are tied.
ASG Aishwarya Bhati appearing for the State, termed the submissions by the petitioner as 'misleading' and informed the bench that 7 specific permissions/ clearances have been taken by the authorities, which the petitioner has not placed on record. The permissions began back in 2021. She further added that 'it's absolutely wrong to say it's being created as a VIP terminal".
The petition was filed by the Clean and Heritage Colaba Residents Association, an association of over 400 residents of Colaba, along with the petitioner.
Why The Jetty Project Is Under Challenge?
Before the High Court, the petition states that the proposed construction, from a promenade 280 meters from the Gateway of India and located near the Radio Club, is ex facie illegal, irrational, arbitrary and destructive of the heritage area, LiveLaw reported.
The petition states that construction involves setting up a Terminal Platform for providing parking of 150 cars, VIP lounges/ waiting areas and ticket counters/ administrative areas along with a huge tennis racquet shaped jetty.
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