India, July 16 -- The Bombay high court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the Maharashtra government's decision to construct a passenger jetty at the Radio Club near the Gateway of India, provided certain conditions regarding the facilities that would be part of the project are met.

A division bench of chief justice Alok Aradhe and justice Sandeep Marne dismissed three separate petitions filed by Colaba residents challenging the project on various grounds, including environmental impact. The bench observed that the project had been granted all the necessary approvals and, therefore, the court's intervention was unwarranted. "We uphold the validity of the decision of MMB (Maharashtra Maritime Board) and the state government in construc...