SMT. SUVARNA APPASAHEB KSHIRSAGAR AND ORS. vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND ORS.

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4-wp1811-2019-F.doc AGK IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1811 OF 2019 ATUL Suvarna Appasaheb Kshirsagar GANESH KULKARNI Aged 35 years, Occu.: Household, Digitally signed by ATUL GANESH KULKARNI R/at Kopargaon, Taluka Kopargaon Date: 2025.04.15 17:02:47 +0530 District Ahmednagar, Now r/at Vita, Taluka Khanapur, District Sangli & Others … Petitioners V/s. The State of Maharashtra, through Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue, having office at Mantralaya, Mumbai 400 032 & Others … Respondents Mr. Sunil G. Karandikar Amicus Curie Mr. Vijay Killedar for the petitioners. Mrs. M.S. Srivastava, AGP for respondent Nos.1 & 2- State. Mr. Nikhil N. Wadikar with Mr. Kastur Patil, Mr. Rushikesh Desai and Ms. Samata More i/by Mr. Nandu Pawar for respondent Nos.12 to 15, 24, 53, 55 to 58, 61, 63, 65 to 69. CORAM : AMIT BORKAR, J. RESERVED ON : FEBRUARY 28, 2025 PRONOUNCED ON : APRIL 15, 2025 1 4-wp1811-2019-F.doc JUDGMENT: 1. By the present Writ Petition instituted under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners have invoked the extraordinary writ jurisdiction of this Court, seeking to impugn the judgment and order dated 7th March 2013, passed by respondent No.1 in Application No.DEV-1012/P.K.130/L4, whereby respondent No.1 has withdrawn the exemption earlier granted from payment of land revenue in respect of the land in question, and has withheld the privilege of exemption from payment of land revenue as contemplated under Clause 66 of the Joglekar Law Manual. 2. The facts and circumstances giving rise to the filing of the present Writ Petition, briefly stated, are as under: The land bearing Revision Survey No.1052/2, situated at Village Vita, Taluka Khanapur, District Sangli, admeasuring 14 Acres and 28 Gunt