KALAWATI BHIMRAO THORAT vs THE CHIEF SECRETARY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA

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2026:BHC-OS:576-DB Megha 1 to 3_wpl_27211,27235&31157_25_fc.docx IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (LODGING) NO.27211 OF 2025 Smt. Kalawati Bhimrao Thorat ...Petitioner V/s. The Chief Secretary of the Government of Maharashtra and Ors. ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION (LODGING) NO.27235 OF 2025 Pushpa Harikant Bhatt ...Petitioner V/s. The Chief Secretary of the Government of Maharashtra and Ors. ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION (LODGING) NO.31157 OF 2025 Narmada Sampatrao Deshmukh ...Petitioner V/s. The Chief Secretary of the Government of Maharashtra and Ors. ...Respondents ______________ Mr. Sanjeev Sawant with Mr. Rohan Mahadik, Mr. Sunil Lahane, Ms. Mekhala More, Ms. Bharvi Samel, Ms. Bhakti Wast i/b. M/s. Juris Partners for the Petitioners in all the Petitions. Page No. 1 of 27 9 January 2026 Megha 1 to 3_wpl_27211,27235&31157_25_fc.docx Ms. Jyoti Chavan, Addl. GP with Mr. Manish Upadhye, AGP for Respondent Nos. 1to 6 and 8-State in WPL/27211/2025 & WPL/31157/2025. Ms. Jyoti Chavan, Addl. GP with Mr. Himanshu Takke, AGP for Respondent Nos. 1to 6 and 8-State in WPL/27235/2025. Ms. Priyanka Bhadrashete for Respondent No.7-SRA in WPL/27235/2025 & WPL/27211/2025. Ms. Aarushi Yadav (through VC) with Ms. Ravleen Sabharwal and Ms. Shivani Singh for Respondent No.7-SRA in WPL/31157/2025 ______________ CORAM: N.J. JAMADAR & SANDEEP V. MARNE, JJ. RESERVED ON: 19 DECEMBER 2025. PRONOUNCED ON: 09 JANUARY 2026. JUDGMENT: (Per: Sandeep V. Marne, J.) 1) Petitioners, who claim to be allottees/lessees of land for setting up commercial shops in Government Colony, Bandra (East), Mumbai, have filed these Petitions seeking their rehabilitation on account of demotion of their structures for transfer of the land by the State Go