INDUS TOWERS LTD AND ANR vs GRAM PANCHAYAT TANANG AND ORS

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10-wp-15903-2024.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 15903 OF 2024 1. Indus Tower Limited ) Having Circle Office at ) Office No. 2010, E-Core, ) 2nd Floor, Solitaire Business Hub, ) Vimannagar, Pune-411014 ) Through its authorized signatory ) Lalita Vhatkar, Age 45m ) 2. Ashok Yashwant Chougule ) Age 70 years, ) Occupation – Agriculturists, ) Residing at 300/1, ) Pnadharpur Road, ) Chougule Mala, Tanang, ) Taluka – Miraj, ) District – Sangli. ) ...Petitioners Versus 1. Gram Panchayat ) Tanang, Taluka-Miraj, ) District – Sangli. ) Through its Gramsevak. ) 2. Sarpanch, ) Gram panchayat, ) Tanang, Taluka – Miraj, ) District – Sangli. ) 3. Village Development Officer, ) (Gram Sevak) ) Gram panchayat, Tanang, ) Taluka – Miraj, District – Sangli. ) ...Respondents __________ Mr. Anil Anturkar, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Sugandh Deshmukh, for the Petitioner. Mr. Tejas Dande (VC) Sarvesh Deshpande, Pratik Sabrad, for the Respondent Nos. 1 to 3. Mayur Page 1 of 23 10-wp-15903-2024.doc __________ CORAM : G. S. KULKARNI & ADVAIT M. SETHNA, JJ. DATE : 06 JUNE 2025 JUDGMENT ( Per Advait M. Sethna J.) : 1. This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the following substantive reliefs :- “[A] That this Honourable Court be pleased to issue a writ mandamus or writ certiorari or writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ direction or order under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950, quashing and setting aside the impugned Resolution No. 3 passed by the Respondent no. 1, Village Gram panchayat Tanang, Taluka - Miraj, District - Sangali dated 08.08.2024 thereby cancelled the No Objection Certificate (NOC) and stopped the installation work of mobile tower of the petitio