The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Maharashtra government, state Pollution Control Board (MPCB), and the Mumbai civic body on a petition seeking the shifting of the incinerator plant from suburban Govandi due to the release of toxic gases.

A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Abhay Ahuja said the public interest litigation (PIL) filed by residents of Govandi New Sangam Welfare Society, comprising residents of the area, has raised serious concerns.