ANANT KESHAV RAJEGAONKAR AND ANR vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE COLLECTOR, DIST. NASHIK AND ORS

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ASWP-15701-2022-J (Rajegaonkar).doc sbw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.15701 OF 2022 1. Anant Keshav Rajegaonkar ] Age: Adult, Occ : Business ] Residing at Bungalor No.2 ] Subham Model Colony ] Bhonsala Military School ] Nashik – 422 005. ] 2. Anil Bhavarlal Jain ] Age : 50, Occ : Business ] Residing at 11, SnehMurkute ] Gangapur Road, Nashik-422 022. ] ...Petitioners V/s. 1. The State of Maharashtra ] Through the Collector ] District: Nashik. ] 2. The Nashik Municipal Corporation ] Through its Commissioner ] Sharanpur Road, Nashik. ] 3. The Department of Town Planning ] Through Director of Town Planning ] Pune. ] 4. The Assistant Director ] Town Planning and Valuation ] Nashik. ] 5. Ministry of Town Planning ] Maharashtra, ] Through its Secretary ] Mantralaya, Mumbai. ] 6. The Estate Manager ] The Nashik Municipal Corporation ] Sharanpur Road, Nashik. ] ...Respondents Digitally signed by SANDHYA SANDHYA BHAGU WADHWA BHAGU Date: WADHWA 2025.04.24 12:49:24 1/11 +0530 ASWP-15701-2022-J (Rajegaonkar).doc ______________________________________ Mr. Vivek Punjabi a/w Mr. Priyansh Jain for the Petitioners. Mr. A.A. Alaspurkar, AGP, for the State for Respondent Nos.1, 3, 4 & 5. Mr. M.L. Patil a/w Ms. Chaitrali A. Deshmukh for Respondent Nos.2 & 6. _____________________________________________ CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND KAMAL KHATA, JJ. RESERVED ON : 14th January, 2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 23rd April, 2025 JUDGMENT (Per Kamal Khata, J) : 1) Rule. Rule returnable forthwith and heard finally with the consent of parties. 2) By this Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the Petitioners seek a direction to the Respondents, to declare that the reservation of Cattle-Farm and Development Plan Road on their land b