SHRI. VISHWANATH SAHADU WAKHARE AND ORS vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

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905-IA-12753-2025_fc.doc Digitally signed by SHUBHA SADANAND IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY SHUBHA CHAVAN SADANAND Date: CHAVAN 2025.12.15 CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION 17:54:10 +0530 WRIT PETITION NO.2678 OF 2021 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 12753 OF 2025 IN WRIT PETITION NO.2678 OF 2021 Vishwanath Sahadu Wakhare & Ors. ...Applicants Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents ____________________________________________________________ Mr. S. G. Karandikar i/b. Abhijit P. Kulkarni with Mr. Gaurav Shahane, Mr. Abhishek Roy & Sweta Shah for the Applicant. Ms. Tanu N. Bhatia, AGP for Respondent no.1 / State. Mr. G. S. Godbole, Senior Advocate i/b. Ms. Deepashikha Godbole with Mr. Dipak Babade & Mr. Prithviraj Kharat for the Respondent No.2. ____________________________________________________________ CORAM : SANDEEP V. MARNE, J. DATE : 10 DECEMBER 2025. ORAL JUDGMENT: 1) The Petitioner challenges the Order dated 11 December 2020, passed by the Hon’ble Minister (Revenue) in Revision RTS No.3413/4578, by which the Hon’ble Minister has allowed the Revision preferred by Respondent Nos. 2/3 and has set aside the Order dated 5 June 2013, passed by the Additional Commissioner, Pune and has confirmed the Order dated 24 June S. S. Chavan Page No. 1 of 15 905-IA-12753-2025_fc.doc 2011 passed by the Additional Collector. The Hon’ble Minister has directed conduct of enquiry by the Collector, Pune under Section 59(b) of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 (MLRC) about sale of land in question without permission of the Competent Authority in view of Circular dated 13 November 1979. 2) Brief facts of the case are stated thus: The land situated at Village-Nighoje, Taluka-Khed, District- Pune, bearing Old Survey No.158/1, 158/12B, 158/26, 158/29A and New Gat No.32