PUNE HOUSING AND AREA DEVELOPMENT BOARD vs VITHAL SHRIPATI LADKAT

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WP-798-2007 C3.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 798 OF 2007 Pune Housing And Area Development Board Through its Estate Manager, Having office at Grihanirman Bhavan, Agarkar Nagar, Pune – 411 001 ...Petitioner Versus Vithal Shripati Ladkat Age: Adult, Occup. Business, SNEHA NITIN Residing at B-2, Mudhukunj Co-op. Hsg. CHAVAN Society Ltd., Paud Road, Pune-38 Digitally signed by SNEHA NITIN CHAVAN (through legal Guardian) ...Respondent Date: 2026.06.19 14:15:40 +0530 Shri. Jaideep Vithal Ladkat, R/at – 903, A/1 Kumar Prashana Society, Fatima Nagar Road, Near Wanewadi Smashan Bhumi, Jambakar Chaowk, Wanewadi, Pune - 411040 **** Mr. Uday Warunjikar for the Petitioner. Mr. Nitin Mulye for Respondent. **** CORAM : M.M. SATHAYE, J. DATE : 17th JUNE, 2026 JUDGMENT: 1. The Petitioner is a Housing and Area Development Board, Pune (‘the Board’ for short). It has filed the present petition under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, challenging the order dated 06.10.2006 passed in Appeal No. 1 of 1996 and 44 of 1996 by the In-Charge Appellate Officer-II (President, Maharashtra Slum Area I.C. & R Tribunal, Mumbai). By the said order, appeal filed by the Petitioner was dismissed and appeal filed by Respondent was allowed so far as order of eviction (as directed by Competent Authority) is concerned. By the impugned order, the appeal of the Respondent, so far as it relates to Sneha Chavan 1 WP-798-2007 C3.doc price fixation, was disposed of as infructuous. 2. A tenement bearing No. B-2 Madhukunj Housing Society situated at L.I.C Colony, Kothrud- Pune is the subject matter of dispute and it is hereinafter referred to as suit flat for short. 3. Short background of the dispute is as under. 3.1. The suit flat was allott