KAMLAKAR RAGHUNATH AHIRRAO vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND FOREST AND OTHERS

WP 8296-23.DOC LAXMI SUBHASH SONTAKKE IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY 23. Mr. Gaurav Potnis with Ms. Payal Patil i/b. Ms. Pallavi H. Potnis for Petitioner in WP 10143/23. Mr. Vijay Patil, Senior Advocate with Mr. Yogesh Patil for Respondent/MSRDC in WP 8296/23, WP 13025/23 & WP 10143/23. Dr. Birendra Saraf, Advocate General with Mr. Sachit Bhogle, ‘B’ Panel Counsel and Ms. M. S. Bane, AGP for State. Mr. Rakesh Singh i/b. M. V. Kini & Co. for Respondent No.3/NHAI in WP 16779/2023. 24th December 2025 1 Laxmi WP 8296-23.DOC __________ CORAM: G. S. KULKARNI & AARTI SATHE, JJ. DATE: 24th DECEMBER 2025. Judgment (Per Aarti Sathe, J.) :- 1. This is a batch of writ petitions which raise common issue of law and fact. They are accordingly being disposed of by this common judgment. 2. The challenge in these petitions is primarily to a circular dated 24 th January 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the “impugned circular”) issued by the State Government through its Revenue and Forest Department, which is issued on the basis of orders passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the State of Haryana and Another Vs. Smt. Chander Kanta @ Kanta & Ors. 1 providing that from the date of is