THE GRAM PANCHAYAT NERE THRU. SARPANCH AND ORS vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THRU. SECRETARY AND ORS

CNR No : HCBM010026872026 903_WP972(R)_26.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.972 OF 2026 Gram Panchayat Nere through its Sarpanch Vandana Jalindhar Jadhav and others … Petitioners Vs. State of Maharashtra through Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue & Forest Department and others … Respondents Mr. Abhijit P. Kulkarni a/w. Mr. Abhishek Roy, Mr. Gourav Shahane and Ms. Shweta Shah i/b. Mr. Shreyas Zarkar for Petitioners. Ms. Neha S. Bhide, Government Pleader a/w. Ms. M. S. Bane, AGP for Respondents - State. Mr. Tushar Sonawane (through VC) for Respondent No.4 - PMRDA. Dr. Milind Sathe, Senior Advocate a/w. Mr. P. G. Lad and Mr. Muralidharan Kalathil for Respondent No.5 - MHADA. CORAM : MANISH PITALE & SHREERAM V. SHIRSAT, JJ. DATE : JULY 10, 2026 ORDER : . The petitioner Gram Panchayat has filed this petition seeking setting aside of an order dated 13.06.2025 passed by the respondent No.2 - District Collector, Pune, whereby 4 Hectares 24 Ares land was allotted for the Prime Minister Awas Yojana - 2.0 with a specific project name ‘प्रधानमंत्री आवास योजना सवासाठी घरे - २०२२’. The said project is hereinafter referred to as ‘PMAY - 2