PIMPRI CHINCHWAD MUNICIPAL CORP. vs CHINCHWAD DEVASTHAN TRUST AND ORS

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Digitally signed by IRESH IRESH MASHAL MASHAL Date: 2025.08.12 20:09:19 +0530 6-WP-8968-2018 varsha IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 8968 OF 2018 Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, having its office at Mumbai Pune High way Pimpri, Pune 411018 ….Petitioner Vs. 1. Chinchwad Devasthan Trust having registered office at Mangalmurti Wada, Chinchwadgaon, Pune 411 033 through its power of attorney holder Mr. Prateek Ajay Chordia, residing at Silverwood Apartment Flat No. 1, 1st floor, Mundhwa, Pune. 2. The Collector, Collector Office, Pune 411 001. 3. Deputy Director, Land Records, New Administrative Building, First Floor, Pune 411 001. 4. State of Maharashtra through the Secretary Department of Revenue and Forests,Mantralaya, Mumbai. …. Respondents Page no. 1 of 51 6-WP-8968-2018 Mr. Narendra Walawalkar, Senior Advocate a/w. Mr. Shrikrishna Ganbavale and Mr. Shantanu Patil i/b. for the Petitioner Mr. S.S. Patwardhan for Respondent No.1. Ms. Sulbha Chipade, AGP for Respondent Nos. 3, 4 and 5- State. Mr. Amit T. Nanware-CTS-PCMC. CORAM : GAURI GODSE, J. RESERVED ON : 3rd APRIL 2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 12th AUGUST 2025 JUDGMENT :- 1. This petition is filed by the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Corporation’), to challenge the judgment and order passed by the learned Revenue Minister of the State Government in a revision application filed by respondent no.1-Trust (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Trust’) under Section 257 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code(‘MLRC’). 2. The revision application before the State Government was filed by the Trust under Section 257 of the MLRC to Page no. 2 of 51 6-WP-8968-2018 challenge the order dated 6th June 2017, passed by the Deputy Director of Land