MARUTI SHIVRAM JAYKAR AND ORS vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THRU PRIN. SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF REVENUE AND FOREST AND ORS

LAXMI WP 8296-23 SPEAKING.DOC SUBHASH SONTAKKE 23. Mr. Gaurav Potnis with Ms. Payal Patil i/b. Ms. Pallavi H. Potnis for Petitioner in WP 10143/23. Mr. Ajeet B. Kale a/w Sakshi Ajeet Kale for the Petitioner in WP No. 16778 of 2023. 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 This Judgment is modified as per speaking to the minutes of the order dated 6 th January 2026. WP 8296-23 SPEAKING.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