SHRI DILIP MURLIDHAR RAHANE AND ANR vs SUNIL BABURAO KSHIRSAGAR AND ORS

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k 1/35 902 cra 153.16 n 679.16 as.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL REVISION APPLICATION NO.153 OF 2016 Nashik Municipal Corporation ....Applicant V/S 1. Sunil Baburao Kshirsagar deceased through 1a. Roshan Sunil Kshirsagar 1b. Satish Baburao Kshirsagar 2. Dy. Engineer Town Planning Nashik Municipal Corporation 3. Dilip Murlidhar Rahane 4. Pankaj Dilip Rahane ....Respondents WITH CIVIL REVISION APPLICATION NO.679 OF 2016 1. Dilip Murlidhar Rahane 2. Pankaj Dilip Rahane ....Applicants V/S 1. Sunil Baburao Kshirsagar deceased through 1a. Roshan Sunil Kshirsagar 1b. Satish Baburao Kshirsagar 2. Nashik Municipal Corporation 3. Dy. Engineer Town Planning Nashik Municipal Corporation ....Respondents _________ katkam Page No. 1 of 35 k 2/35 902 cra 153.16 n 679.16 as.doc Mr. S. Venkateshwar, for the Applicant in CRA 679 of 2016 and for Respondent Nos.3 and 4 in CRA 153 of 2016. Mr. Rohit P. Sakhdeo for the Applicant in CRA 153 of 2016. Mr. Alankar Kirpekar with Mr. Ayush Tiwari and Mr. Rajas Panandikar i/b M/s. MAG Legal for Respondent No.1 in both CRAs. Ms. Chaitrali Deshmukh for Respondent Nos.2 and 3 in CA 679 of 2016. __________ CORAM : SANDEEP V. MARNE, J. RESERVED ON : 12 NOVEMBER 2025. PRONOUNCED ON : 21 NOVEMBER 2025. JUDGMENT: 1. Jurisdiction of Civil Courts is routinely invoked by recipients of notices issued by the municipal and planning authorities alleging unauthorised constructions despite specific provisions in the statues governing those authorities barring the jurisdiction of Civil Courts. Ordinarily, the inherent jurisdiction of Civil Courts permits it to try and entertain every suit. The ‘bar of jurisdiction’ provisions are incorporated in all statutes regulating the construction and development activities in ur