All Writ Petition (Civil)

Order - Status 5: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO. 5825 of 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of : Coram,appearances,Court's Orders : Court's or Judges order or directions and Registrar Orders : ------------------------------------------------------------- Mr.Amit Borkar for the petitioner. CORAM : S.B. MHASE & D.G. KARNIK, JJ. DATED : 10th August 2007. P.C:- . Notice returnable after four weeks. Hamdast allowed. (D.G.KARNIK, J) (S.B.MHASE, J)

Order - Status 5: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 243 OF 2015 Samayadurai K. Agamudian. ..Petitioner. Versus The Hon'ble Chief Minister, Government of Maharashtra and Others. ..Respondents. Mr. S. G. Kudale for the Petitioner. Mr. F. R. Shaikh, learned APP for the State. Mr. S. G. Surana for Respondent No. 5. Mr. Mahesh Vaswani, Mr. Javed Gheewala, Dharini Nagda, Anushree Kulkarni for Respondent No. 6 and 7. Coram : RANJIT MORE & SMT. ANUJA PRABHUDESSAI, JJ. Date : February 2, 2015 . P. C. : Learned Counsel appearing for the Petitioner seeks leave to amend the prayer clause. Leave granted. Necessary amendment be carried out within a week. Place the writ petition for admission on 16th February 2015. [SMT. ANUJA PRABHUDESSAI, J.] [RANJIT MORE, J.]

Order - Status 7: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 243 OF 2015 Samayadurai K. Agamudian. ..Petitioner. Versus The Hon'ble Chief Minister, Government of Maharashtra & Others. ..Respondents. Mr. S. G. Kudale for the Petitioner. Mr. S. G. Suvarna for Respondent No. 5. Mr. U. V. Kejriwal, learned APP for the State. Coram : RANJIT MORE & SMT. ANUJA PRABHUDESSAI, JJ. Date : March 17, 2015 . P. C. : By the order dated 2nd February 2015, we granted leave to the Petitioner to amend the prayer clause. The Petitioner, however, not only amended the prayer clause but has also inserted paragraph No.11a to 11j in the main petition without seeking leave of the Court. Besides, the Petitioner without leave of the Court, has annexed Exhibit-F to N. Registry is directed to submit explanation in what circumstances, the Petitioner was allowed to carry out amendment by introducing paragraph 11a to 11j and annexe Exhibit-F to N, without leave of the Court to that effect. [SMT. ANUJA PRABHUDESSAI, J.] [RANJIT MORE, J.]

Order - Status 9: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 243 OF 2015 Samayadurai K. Agamudian .. Petitioner v/s. The Hon'ble Chief Minister, Government of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents Mr. S.G. Kudle for the petitioner Mr. S.G. Suvarna for respondent no.5 Ms. Dharini Nagda i/b Javeed Mohd. Gaus Gheewala for respondent nos. 6 and 7 CORAM: RANJIT MORE & SMT. ANUJA PRABHUDESSAI, JJ. DATED: 31st MARCH, 2015. P.C. We have gone through the explanation offered by Mrs. Mali, Section Officer. We accept the explanation, however, Section Officer is directed to be more cautious in future. Mr. Kudale, learned Counsel for the petitioner has carried out amendment contrary to the order dated 02.02.2015 hence, the paragraphs, which are inserted contrary to the order of amendment, shall be removed. Stand over to 6th April, 2015. (ANUJA PRABHUDESSAI, J.) ( RANJIT MORE, J.)

Order - Status 19: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.243 OF 2015 Samayadurai K. Agamudian ..Petitioner. V/s. The Hon'ble Chief Minister, Government of Maharashtra and Ors. ..Respondents. Mr.S.G.Kudle for the petitioner. Mrs.U.V.kejriwal, APP for respondent-State. Mr.M.S.Surana for respondent No.5. Mr.Mahesh Vaswani i/b. Mr.Javeed Mohd. Gaus Gheewala for respondent Nos.6 and 7. CORAM : RANJIT MORE AND V.L.ACHLIYA, JJ. DATED : 17TH DECEMBER, 2015 P.C. :- Heard learned counsel for the parties. At the outset, Mr.Kudle, learned counsel for the petitioner restricts his petition to the relief claimed in prayer (c). Statement is accepted. Mr.Kudale in this regard relies upon his application dated 29th November, 2013 (annexed at Exhibit-L, page 80 of the petition) seeking police protection, which is pending since last two years. Learned APP having taken instructions states that said application will be decided by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Protection Branch), Mumbai as expeditiously as possible. In the above circumstances, we direct the Deputy Commissioner (Protection Branch), Mumbai to dispose of the petitioner's application within three weeks from the date of receipt of this order. Order accordingly. Petition is disposed of accordingly. (V.L.ACHLIYA, J.) ( RANJIT MORE, J.)

Order - Status 5: Digitally signed by Mandira Salgaonkar Date: 2021.03.02 17:16:24 +0530 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1001 OF 2021 Srinivasan Ravindran Sarma ] Residing at A/105, Supernal Gardens, ] Dhokali Naka, Kolshet Road, ] Thane (West) – 400 607 ] Petitioner VERSUS 1. State of Maharashtra ] ] 2. Mrs.Neeta Srinivasan Sarma ] Residing at 1st Floor, 'B' Wing, ] 101, Violet Apartment, Near Janta ] Sahakari Bank, Murbad Road ] Syndicate, Kalyan (West)-421301 ] Respondents Ms.Priyanka S. Sangare for the Petitioner. Ms.Sana Hakim for Respondent No.2. Respondent No.2 present in Court. Mr.J.P.Yagnik, A.P.P. for the Respondent No.1/State. PSI Manjusha V. Shelar, MFC Police Station present. CORAM : S.S.SHINDE & MANISH PITALE, JJ. DATED : 01st MARCH, 2021 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER S.S.SHINDE, J.) Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel appearing for the parties, heard finally. It is common contention of the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and respondent No.2 that the parties have amicably settled the dispute and to that effect, consent terms are placed on record before the learned Civil Judge, Senior Division, Kalyan. Learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2 had tendered across the bar, affidavit of respondent No.2. Same is taken on record. In the said affidavit, details of the settlement are averred. Respondent No.2 is present before the Court. She has been identified by her counsel. She has stated that it is her voluntary act to enter into such settlement and pray for quashing of the impugned FIR and proceedings arising out of the said FIR, in view of the consent terms filed before the court of Civil Judge, Senior Division, Kalyan. The Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Gian Singh v. State of Punjab and Another 1 has held that, the criminal cases having overwhelmingly and predominatingly civil flavour stand on a different footing for the purposes of quashing, particularly the offences arising from commercial, financial, mercantile, civil, partnership or such like transactions or the offences arising out of matrimony relating to dowry, etc. or the family disputes where the wrong is basically private or personal in nature and the parties have resolved their entire dispute. In this category of cases, the High Court may quash the criminal proceedings if in its view, because of the compromise between the offender and the victim, the possibility of conviction is remote and bleak and continuation of the criminal case would put the accused to great oppression and prejudice and 1 2012 (10) SCC 303 extreme injustice would be caused to him by not quashing the criminal case despite full and complete settlement and compromise with the victim. It has also held that inherent power is of wide plenitude with no statutory limitation but it has to be exercised in accord with the guideline engrafted in such power viz.: (i) to secure the ends of justice, or (ii) to prevent abuse of the process of any court. Since the parties have amicably settled the dispute, respondent No.2 is not going to participate in the said proceedings and chances of the conviction of the petitioner would be bleak and remote and, therefore, further continuation of the proceedings in RCC No.730 of 2017 pending before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Kalyan for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 495, 504 of the Indian Penal Code, would be an exercise in futility and would tantamount to abuse of process of the Court. In that view of the matter, to secure the ends of justice and to prevent the abuse of the process of the court, the petition deserves to be allowed. Accordingly, the proceedings bearing RCC No.730 of 2017 pending before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Kalyan for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 495, 504 of the Indian Penal Code are quashed and set aside. Rule is made absolute in above terms. The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. (MANISH PITALE, J.) (S.S.SHINDE, J.) M.M.Salgaonkar

Order - Status 5: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7120 OF 2018 Mrs. Usha Shantaram Wadkar ....Petitioner V/S Saraswati Ganpatrao Yadav (decd) Thro. Lr. Raghunath Yadav (decd) Through Lrs. And Ors ....Respondent Indrajeet Anandrao Bhosale For Petitioner V.S.Talkute i/b. Jayprakash Shridhar Kapre Resp No. 2a To 2e, 3a To 3e, 4a To 4c, 6 To 8 For Respondent CORAM : MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR, J DATE : 5th July, 2018 P.C. : Not on board. Taken on production board, by way of praecipe. No orders. ( FOR REGISTRAR JUDICIAL - I )

Order - Status 8: VRJ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.7120 OF 2018 VAIBHAV RAMESH JADHAV Date: 2024.12.04 16:54:31 +0530 Usha Shantaram Wadkar … Petitioner V/s. Saraswati Ganpatrao Yadav (Since Deceased) & Ors. … Respondents None for the petitioner. Ms. Rupika Narkar i/by Mr. Vishwanth Talkute for respondent No.7. CORAM : AMIT BORKAR, J. DATED : DECEMBER 4, 2024 P.C.: None for the petitioner. The writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. Pending interlocutory application(s), if any, stand disposed of. (AMIT BORKAR, J.)

Order - Status 5: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION BEFORE THE NATIONAL LOK ADALAT WRIT PETITION NO. 8623 OF 2021 Ankush Bapurao Thakur $V/s.$ The Deputy Collector & Ors. ...Petitioner ....Respondent Mr. Nitin Padmakar Deshpande – Adv. for the Petitioner. Mr. B. V. Samant, AGP for State. Uttam R. Patil – DRO Pune. CORAM : S. M. MODAK, J. D. S. DESHMUKH, REGISTRAR (JUDICIAL-II) V. A. SATHE, DY. REGISTRAR, OSD AT CPC DATE : $11^{text{th}}$ DECEMBER, 2021 $overline{P}C$ .: Remove from board. $1.$ Place the matter before Regular Court. $2.$ (V. A. SATHE) (D. S. DESHMUKH) (S. M. MODAK, J.) O.S.D. at CPC Registrar (Judl.-II) (Judge)

Order - Status 6: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 8623 OF 2021 Ankush Bapurao Thakur ...Petitioner V/s. The Deputy Collector Resettlement Pune District Pune and Ors. ...Respondents Mr. Nitin P. Deshpande, for the Petitioner. Mr. R. S. Pawar, A.G.P. for the Respondent / State. CORAM : PRASANNA B. VARALE AND SHRIKANT D. KULKARNI, JJ. DATE : 09 JUNE 2022 P.C. . Heard the learned counsel for the Petitioner. Issue notice to the Respondents returnable on 30 June 2022. Learned A.G.P. waives notice for all the Respondents. (SHRIKANT D. KULKARNI, J.) (PRASANNA B. VARALE, J.)

Order - Status 8: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 8623 OF 2021 Ankush Bapurao Thakur PETITIONER V/S The Deputy Collector And Ors RESPONDENT CORAM : HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE R.D. DHANUKA & HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE M. G. SEWLIKAR, JJ DATE : 30th June, 2022 P.C. : Balance Daily Board cannot be taken up today on account of paucity of time. Stand over to 12/08/2022 . Ad-interim relief or interim relief, if any, granted earlier will continue to operate till next date. ( FOR REGISTRAR JUDICIAL - I )

Order - Status 11: UMESH SHRINIWAS MALANI Digitally signed by UMESH SHRINIWAS MALANI Date: 2022.08.20 13:31:24 +0530 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 8623 OF 2021 *** *** Ankush Bapurao Thakur ...Petitioner Versus The Deputy Collector (Rehabilitation) Pune & Ors. ...Respondents None for the petitioner. CORAM : PRASANNA B. VARALE & KISHORE C. SANT, JJ. DATE : AUGUST 12, 2022. P. C. : Matter is moved before this Court by way of a praceipe. In view of urgency, order is passed on praceipe itself. None for the petitioner. List the petition as per its own turn. (KISHORE C. SANT, J.) (PRASANNA B. VARALE, J.)

Order - Status 12: SHRIKANT SHRINIVAS MALANI Digitally signed by SHRIKANT SHRINIVAS MALANI Date: 2022.08.26 16:53:33 +0530 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 8623 OF 2021 Ankush Bapurao Thakur ...Petitioner Versus The Deputy Collector (Resettlement) Pune, & Ors. ...Respondents *** Ms. Rachana Harpale i/by Mr. Nitin P. Deshpande, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. V. S. Gokhale, B Panel Counsel (AGP), for the Respondent State. *** CORAM : PRASANNA B. VARALE & KISHORE C. SANT, JJ. DATE : AUGUST 25, 2022. P. C. : Matter is moved before this Court by way of a praceipe. In view of urgency, order is passed on praceipe itself. Heard learned Counsel for Petitioner. Issue notice to the Respondents, making the same returnable on 06th October, 2022. Learned AGP waives notice for Respondent – State. Learned Counsel for Petitioner is permitted to serve the private Respondents, by way of any legally permissible mode of service, apart from Court service and to place on record service affidavit before next date. (KISHORE C. SANT, J.) (PRASANNA B. VARALE, J.)

Order - Status 15: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.8623 OF 2021 Ankush Bapurao Thakur ...Petitioner Versus The Deputy Collector Resettlement Pune District Pune And Ors. ...Respondents Ms. Kanchan Phatak i/b Mr. Nitin Deshpande, for Petitioner. Mr. V.S. Gokhale, 'B' Panel Counsel for the Respondents-State. ---- CORAM : R.D.DHANUKA, AND M.M.SATHAYE, JJ. DATE : 18th JANUARY 2023 P.C. Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. Learned AGP waives service for the Respondent/State. Taken up for final disposal by consent. This petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking direction to the Respondents-State to delete the entries of 'reservation for project affected persons' from the other rights column of 7/12 extracts of the Petitioner's land admeasuring 2 Hectares and 72 Ares from Gat No. 112, situated at Village Takali Bhima, Taluka Daund, District – Pune. It is the case of the Petitioner that the subject matter land is falling in the benefited zone and as such it is kept under reservation SNEHA NITIN CHAVAN Digitally signed by SNEHA NITIN CHAVAN Date: 2023.01.19 12:19:47 +0530 vide M. E. No. 505, for the allotment of project affected persons of Bhama-Askhed Irrigation project. It is further case of the Petitioner that because of such endorsement, he cannot deal with his land and Government has also not taken steps in last 24 years for acquisition and allotment of this land to the project affected persons. As a result, there is indefinite fetter/restriction on the Petitioner's right to enjoy subject matter land. Learned counsel for the Petitioner has invited our attention to various earlier orders passed by this Court viz. Order dated 17.09.2013 passed in Writ Petition No. 5207 of 2013, Order dt. 17.10.2018 passed in Writ Petition No. 2821 of 2018, Order dt. 14.08.2019 passed in batch of Writ Petitions with leading Writ Petition No. 5763 of 2017, Order dt. 17.02.2020 passed in Writ Petition No. 1578/2020 1567, 1474, 1475 and 1476 all of 2020, Order dt.27.10.2020 passed in group of Writ Petitions with leading Writ Petition No. 5077 of 2020, Order dt. 05.08.2021 passed in Writ Petition No.2508 of 2021, Order dt. 11.08.2021 passed in Writ Petition No. 8629 of 2018, Order dt. 07.10.2021 passed in Writ Petition No. 1601 of 2021 and Writ Petition No. 716 of 2021, Order dt. 15.11.2021 passed in group of Writ Petitions with leading Writ Petition No. 1332 of 2021 and latest Order dt. 02.03.2022 passed in group of Writ Petitions with leading Writ Petition No. 5507 of 2021. Perusal of all these orders show that this Court has taken consistent view that private lands of the citizens like Petitioner cannot be kept under continuous and indefinite fetter, without initiating any action for allotment to project affected persons. If the Respondent-State wants to allot any of these lands to project affected persons, necessary steps must be taken and completed in time bound manner, otherwise the subject matter land must be released from such endorsements on 7/12 extract. Learned AGP for the Respondent-State could not distinguish facts of the present matter from the facts of the above said cases. We are therefore, of the view that this matter is covered by aforesaid Judgments and Orders taking consistent view. In that view of the matter, we pass the following order : (i) The State Government is directed to complete the process of allotting the Petitioner's land which is declared as part of the benefited zone, for allotment to the project affected persons, if required, and the said process shall be completed within six months from today, without fail. (ii) It is further directed that if the Petitioner's land is not allotted as stated above, the mutation entries effected in its 7/12 extracts about reservation for project affected persons, be deleted without further reference to the Court within two weeks from the date of expiry of six months. It is directed that no further extension of time would be granted for the same. (iii) It is further directed that if the entire process of allotment of Petitioner's land is not over within a period of six months from today as stated above, the Petitioner whose land has been placed under the benefited zone, would be at liberty to deal with his said land in the manner he desires and the State Government shall not initiate any acquisition proceedings in respect of the Petitioner's land which is subject matter of this petition, after expiry of six months. (iv) It is further made clear that the Government Resolution dated 18th January, 2022 and 11th February, 2022 shall be read with this order, so far as its application to the Petitioner's land is concerned. (v) The Writ Petition is disposed of. Rule is made absolute in above terms. There shall be no order as to costs. (vi) All concerned to act on an authenticated copy of this order. [M.M.SATHAYE, J.] [R.D.DHANUKA, J.]

Order - Status 4: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 10881 OF 2014 Shri. Ganesh Keshav Jog (since Decd) Through Lrs ....Petitioner V/S The Divisional Commissioner, Pune Division, Pune And Ors ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 10937 OF 2015 Shri Bajirao Kisan Daundkar And Ors ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 6301 OF 2015 Shankarrao Govindrao Rananavare ....Petitioner V/S The Collector, Kolhapur District And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 6302 OF 2015 Govindrao Shankarrao Rananavare (since Decd) Through Lrs. ....Petitioner V/S The Collector, Kolhapur District And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 6303 OF 2015 Ganpatrao Govindrao Rananavare ....Petitioner V/S The Collector, Kolhapur District And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 11843 OF 2015 Shri. Kisan Vishram Kad ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 11844 OF 2015 Smt. Droupadabai Uttam Shelke And Ors ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 9233 OF 2014 Shri Kantaram Bhausaheb Kad And Ors ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Urban Development Department And Ors ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 12580 OF 2015 Shri Gangaram Bhiku Daundkar Through Poa Holder Shankar Daundkar And Ors ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 12588 OF 2015 Shri Maruti Ganpat Amle Through Poa, Shri Ashok Kad And Ors ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 6205 OF 2015 Shri. Gulab Shankar Mhaske And Ors. Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1027 OF 2016 Shri Baban Rambhau Mohite Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1028 OF 2016 Shri Rajaram Ananda Mohite And Ors. ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1030 OF 2016 Shri Balasaheb Bhau Jadhav And Ors. Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2786 OF 2016 Shri. Laxman Gajanan Mohite And Ors ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2788 OF 2016 Shri Gorakh Vasant Hargude ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2785 OF 2016 Shri Sukhdeo Murha Darekar ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2790 OF 2016 Shri Rambhau Baban Hargude ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2784 OF 2016 Shri Sitaram Sopana Darekar ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2787 OF 2016 Shri Devchand Laxman Hargude ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2789 OF 2016 Shri Namdeo Sakharam Darekar And Ors. Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 11228 OF 2016 Shri. Mohan Baban Palande Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra Through The Respondent Secretary And Ors. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 11224 OF 2016 Shri. Madhukar Balwant Palande And Ors ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra Through Secretary And Ors ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 11225 OF 2016 Shri. Sudam Ramrao Palande Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra Through The Secretary And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 11231 OF 2016 Geetabai Vasant Palande ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra Through The Secretary, Dept. Of Relief And Rehabilitation And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 11229 OF 2016 Narshing Narayan Palande Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra Through Secretary Respondent And Ors WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 14209 OF 2016 Chandrakant Alias Kaluram Sadashiv Mutke ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra Through The Secretary And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION STAMP NO. 13466 OF 2017 Shri. Bhairu Namdev Darekar And Ors. ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra Through The Secretary And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 6369 OF 2015 Bandu Laxman Salgar (since Decd) Through Lrs. Ganpati B. Salgar (since Decd) Lrs. Jaysing G. Salgar ....Petitioner V/S The Collector, Kolhapur District And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 3554 OF 2016 Shri Bhagwan Genu Argade And Ors ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 11659 OF 2014 Shri. Bapu Balu Dhangar (bandgar) (since Decd) Through Lrs. ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 8130 OF 2016 Ganpati Kedari Borage (decd) Through Lrs. ....Petitioner V/S Collector And Deputy Director For Rehabilitation And Ors ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 9774 OF 2015 Anandrao Laxman Thorat And Ors Petitioner V/S State Of Maharashtra And Ors Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 4804 OF 2015 Hari Ganpat Madne And Ors. ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. ....Respondent Manoj Patil i/b Suman Yashavant Lengare For Petitioner A B Vagyani Government Pleader Writ Cell R.no. 1 To 5, 7 And 8 Vijay Dinkarrao Patil R.no. 6 . Pallavi Potnis R.no. 12a, 12b, 12d And 12e ,13 CORAM : THE CHIEF JUSTICE & N.M. JAMDAR, JJ DATE : 25th July, 2017 P.C. : Stand over to 31/7/2017. ( FOR REGISTRAR JUDICIAL - I )

Order - Status 7: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 10881 OF 2014 Shri. Ganesh Keshav Jog (since Decd) Through Lrs ....Petitioner V/S The Divisional Commissioner, Pune Division, Pune And Ors ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 10937 OF 2015 Shri Bajirao Kisan Daundkar And Ors ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 11843 OF 2015 Shri. Kisan Vishram Kad ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 11844 OF 2015 Smt. Droupadabai Uttam Shelke And Ors ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 9233 OF 2014 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 12580 OF 2015 Shri Gangaram Bhiku Daundkar Through Poa Holder Shankar Daundkar And Ors ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 12588 OF 2015 Shri Maruti Ganpat Amle Through Poa, Shri Ashok Kad And Ors ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 6205 OF 2015 Shri. Gulab Shankar Mhaske And Ors. ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1027 OF 2016 Shri Baban Rambhau Mohite Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1028 OF 2016 Shri Rajaram Ananda Mohite And Ors. ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1030 OF 2016 Shri Balasaheb Bhau Jadhav And Ors. Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2786 OF 2016 Shri. Laxman Gajanan Mohite And Ors Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2788 OF 2016 Shri Gorakh Vasant Hargude ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2785 OF 2016 Shri Sukhdeo Murha Darekar Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2790 OF 2016 Shri Rambhau Baban Hargude ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2784 OF 2016 Shri Sitaram Sopana Darekar Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2787 OF 2016 Shri Devchand Laxman Hargude ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2789 OF 2016 Shri Namdeo Sakharam Darekar And Ors. ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION STAMP NO. 13466 OF 2017 Shri. Bhairu Namdev Darekar And Ors. ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra Through The Secretary And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 3554 OF 2016 Shri Bhagwan Genu Argade And Ors Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors Respondent Manoj Patil i/b Mrs Suman Yashavant Lengare For Petitioner AB VagyaniGovernment Pleader with P G Sawant,AGP with Ms G R Golatkar Asst AGP for State 1 To 5, 7 And 8 Vijay Dinkarrao Patil R.no. 6 Pallavi Potnis R.no. 13 Pallavi Potnis R.no. 12a, 12b, 12d And 12e For Respondent CORAM : THE CHIEF JUSTICE & N.M. JAMDAR, JJ DATE : 11th September, 2017 P.C. : Stand over to 25/09/2017. ( FOR REGISTRAR JUDICIAL - I )

Order - Status 8: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 10881 OF 2014 Shri. Ganesh Keshav Jog (since Decd) Through Lrs ....Petitioner V/S The Divisional Commissioner, Pune Division, Pune And Ors ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 10937 OF 2015 Shri Bajirao Kisan Daundkar And Ors ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 11843 OF 2015 Shri. Kisan Vishram Kad ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 11844 OF 2015 Smt. Droupadabai Uttam Shelke And Ors ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 9233 OF 2014 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 12580 OF 2015 Shri Gangaram Bhiku Daundkar Through Poa Holder Shankar Daundkar And Ors ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 12588 OF 2015 Shri Maruti Ganpat Amle Through Poa, Shri Ashok Kad And Ors ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 6205 OF 2015 Shri. Gulab Shankar Mhaske And Ors. ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1027 OF 2016 Shri Baban Rambhau Mohite Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1028 OF 2016 Shri Rajaram Ananda Mohite And Ors. ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1030 OF 2016 Shri Balasaheb Bhau Jadhav And Ors. Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2786 OF 2016 Shri. Laxman Gajanan Mohite And Ors Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2788 OF 2016 Shri Gorakh Vasant Hargude ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2785 OF 2016 Shri Sukhdeo Murha Darekar Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2790 OF 2016 Shri Rambhau Baban Hargude ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2784 OF 2016 Shri Sitaram Sopana Darekar Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2787 OF 2016 Shri Devchand Laxman Hargude ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2789 OF 2016 Shri Namdeo Sakharam Darekar And Ors. ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION STAMP NO. 13466 OF 2017 Shri. Bhairu Namdev Darekar And Ors. ....Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra Through The Secretary And Ors. ....Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 3554 OF 2016 Shri Bhagwan Genu Argade And Ors Petitioner V/S The State Of Maharashtra And Ors Respondent R S Apte,Sr,Counsel with Manoj Patil i/b Mrs Suman Yashavant Lengare For Petitioner A B Vagyani Government Pleader with P G Sawant AGP with G R Golatkar & R S Sawant AAgP for R.no. 1 To 5, 7 And 8 Vijay Dinkarrao Patil R.no. 6 Pallavi Potnis R.no. 13 Pallavi Potnis R.no. 12a, 12b, 12d And 12e For Respondent CORAM : THE CHIEF JUSTICE & N.M. JAMDAR, JJ DATE : 25th September, 2017 P.C. : Stand over to 26/09/2017. ( FOR REGISTRAR JUDICIAL - I )

Order - Status 13: Sequeira IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 11659 OF 2014 Mr.Bapu Balu Dhangar - (since deceased) Through LRs. … Petitioner. V/s. The State of Maharashtra and others. … Respondents. Along with WRIT PETITION NO. 11225 OF 2016 Mr.Sudam Ramrao Palande. … Petitioner. V/s. The State of Maharashtra and others. … Respondents. Along with WRIT PETITION NO. 11224 OF 2016 Mr.Madhukar Balwant Palande and others. … Petitioners. V/s. The State of Maharashtra and others. … Respondents. Along with WRIT PETITION NO. 8130 OF 2016 Mr.Ganpati Kedari Borage (Decd) Through LRs. … Petitioners. V/s. Collector and Deputy Director for Rehabilitation and others. … Respondents. Along with WRIT PETITION NO. 6303 OF 2015 Mr.Ganpatrao Govindrao Rananavare. … Petitioners. V/s. The Collector, Kolhapur District and others. … Respondents. Along with WRIT PETITION NO. 6369 OF 2015 Mr.Bandu Laxman Salgar (since decd) Through LRs. … Petitioners. V/s. The Collector, Kolhapur District and others. … Respondents. Along with WRIT PETITION NO. 6301 OF 2015 Mr.Shankarrao Govindrao Rananavare. … Petitioner. V/s. The Collector, Kolhapur District and others. … Respondents. Along with WRIT PETITION NO. 6302 OF 2015 Mr.Govindrao Shankarrao Rananavare (since decd) through LRs. … Petitioners. V/s. The Collector, Kolhapur District and others. … Respondents. Along with WRIT PETITION NO. 4804 OF 2015 Mr.Hari Ganpat Madne and others. … Petitioners. V/s. The State of Maharashtra and others. … Respondents. Along with WRIT PETITION NO. 11229 OF 2016 Mr.Narshing Narayan Palande. … Petitioner. V/s. The State of Maharashtra and others. … Respondents. Along with WRIT PETITION NO. 11228 OF 2016 Along with WRIT PETITION NO. 14209 OF 2016 Mr.Chandrakant alias Kaluram Sadashiv Mutke. … Petitioner. V/s. The State of Maharashtra and others. … Respondents. Along with CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 295 OF 2017 in WRIT PETITION NO. 14209 OF 2016 Mr.Aba Yashwant Deshmukh … Applicant. V/s. Mr.Chandrakant @ Kaluram Sadashiv Mutke. … Respondent. Along with WRIT PETITION NO. 9774 OF 2015 Mr.Anandrao Laxman Thorat and others. … Petitioners. V/s. State of Maharashtra and others. … Respondents. Along with WRIT PETITION (Stamp) NO. 13466 OF 2017 Mr.Bhairu Namdeo Darekar and others. … Petitioners. V/s. The State of Maharashtra and others. … Respondents. Along with WRIT PETITION NO. 3554 OF 2016 Mr.Bhagwan Genu Argade and others. … Petitioners. V/s. The State of Maharashtra and others. … Respondents. 3 sr.2 WP 11659-14 wt group....doc Mr.Sanjeev Kadam for the Petitioner in WP No.11659/2014. Mr.Vishwanath Talkute for Petitioners in WP No.4804 /2015. Mr.Vivek Salunkhe, for Petitioners in W.P. Nos.6301/2015, 6302/2016, 6303/2016 and 6369/2015. Mr.S.R.Nargolkar i/b Mr.Swapnil Mohite, for Petitioners in W.P. Nos.11224/2016, 11225/2016, 11228/2016, 11229/2016 and 11231/2016. Mr.S.R.Nargolkar i/b Mr.Omkar Amberkar, for the Petitioner in W.P. No.14209/2016. Mr.A.B.Vagyani – GP a/w Mr.P.G.Sawant – AGP a/w Ms.Geetanjali Golatkar – AAGP and Mr.Rohan Sawant – AAGP, for the State. Mr.P.D.Dalvi for Respondent Nos.5, 6A to 6D in in WP No.11659 / 2014. Mr.Manoj Patil i/b Ms.Suman Lengare, for Respondent Nos.7 and 8 in W P No.4804/2015. CORAM : DR. MANJULA CHELLUR, C.J. & N.M. JAMDAR, J. DATE : OCTOBER 3, 2017. P.C. :- In this group of matters, since a common question of law arises, identical facts are involved and the reliefs claimed is the same, by consent of learned counsel for the parties, the Petitions are disposed of by this common order. The learned counsel for the parties have also advanced common submissions. The Petitioners have filed the Petitions under Article 226 of Constitution of India seeking relief under section 24(2) of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 ('Act of 2013'). They seek a declaration that acquisition proceedings have lapsed. The lands involved in these Petitions have been acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for the resettlement of project affected persons. The resettlement of project affected persons is carried out under the provisions of Maharashtra Project Affected Persons Rehabilitation Act 1999. Notifications under section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 were issued, thereafter followed by declaration under section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, Awards in all these proceedings were declared five years prior to 1 January 2014. Since relief is sought under section 24(2) of the Act of 2013, it will be necessary to reproduce the said section for ready reference- Section 24(2) of the Act of 2013 reads thus :- "24. Land acquisition process under Act No. 1 of 1894 shall be deemed to have lapsed in certain cases- (1) ….......... (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (1), in case of land acquisition proceedings initiated under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, where an award under the said Section 11 has been made five years or more prior to the commencement of this Act but the physical possession of the land has not been taken or the compensation has not been paid the said proceedings shall be deemed to have lapsed and the appropriate Government, if it so chooses, shall initiate the proceedings of such land acquisition afresh in accordance with the provisions of this Act; Provided that where an award has been made and compensation in respect of a majority of landholdings has not been deposited in the account of the beneficiaries, then, all beneficiaries specified in the notification for acquisition under Section 4 of the said Land Acquisition Act, shall be entitled to compensation in accordance with the provisions of this Act." Thus, three parameters are indicated in Section 24(2) of the Act of 2013. First, the award should be published five years prior to the date of commencement of the Act, which date is 1 January 2014. Second, the physical possession of the land is not taken. Third, the compensation is not paid. In all the Petitions, the State has asserted that State has taken possession of the lands in question. In some cases the State has placed on record that possession has been handed over to project affected persons. The Petitioners dispute this position. It is not possible for us to decide this contested factual issue of possession in these Petitions. However, in the case of Santosh Dnyaneshwar Aher v/s. State of Maharashtra Through its Secretary & Ors. 1 Division Bench of this Court has taken a view that for application of Section 24(2) of the Act of 2013, it is enough that either of the contingencies exist. That is, the possession of the land is not taken or compensation is not paid. This position is amply made clear by the Apex Court in the 1 . Writ Petition No. 3238 of 2015 dtd 17/01/2017 case of Delhi Development Authority v/s. Sukhbir Singh and Ors. 2 . In all these proceedings, the State has either filed affidavits or has placed a chart on record which has been counter signed by the learned Additional Government Pleader. These documents show that the compensation has not been paid to the Petitioners and the same is deposited in Personal Ledger Account or Revenue Account. It is an admitted position that in none of these petitions, compensation has been deposited in the court where reference under section 18 of Land Acquisition Act will lie. The aspect of compensation as regards Section 24(2) of Act of 2013 has been dealt by the Apex Court in the cases of Pune Municipal Corporation and Anr. v/s. Harakchand Misirimal Solanki and Ors. 3 and Delhi Development Authority v/s. Sukhbir Singh and Ors. The Apex Court analyzed the provision of Section 24 of the Act of 2013 and Section 31 of the Act of 1894. It was held that Section 31(2) of the Act of 1894, which envisages deposit of compensation in the Court, is a mandatory provision. As per Section 31(2) of the Act of 1894, if the compensation is not accepted or collected by the Claimant, the compensation has to be deposited by the Collector in the Court where the reference can be made under Section 18 of the Act of 1894. The Apex Court construed the phrase "compensation has not been paid " occurring in Section 24(2) of the 2 . AIR 2016 SCC 4275. 3. 2014(4) Mh. L.J.566 Act of 2013 as being "paid" as per Section 31(2) of the Act of 1894. The Apex Court laid down that if the compensation is not paid as per Section 31(2) of the Act of 1894, then Section 24(2) of the Act of 2013 is attracted and consequences of lapsing of acquisition contemplated under Section 24(2) of the Act of 2013, will ensue. This view has been followed in subsequent decisions by the Apex Court and the Division Benches of this Court. In the result, the contention of the Petitioners that the land acquisition proceedings have lapsed since the compensation is not paid as per Section 24(2) of the Act of 2013, will have to be upheld. Accordingly, Writ petitions are allowed holding that the Land Acquisition proceedings in respect of the lands in question have lapsed by virtue of section 24(2) of the Act of 2013. Writ Petitions are disposed of in above terms. No order as to costs. N.M. JAMDAR, J. CHIEF JUSTICE