Dhondba Sakhoba Patil v. the Collector and Deputy Director for Rehabilitation Project (Land), Kolhapur and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
In a writ petition regarding land allotment, the petitioner was dispossessed as the same land was allotted to another. The court directed that if the petitioner insists on the original land pending before the Commissioner, he must wait. Otherwise, he may request alternative land, to be allotted within four weeks.
What did the court decide?
Directed the authority to allot alternative land within four weeks if the petitioner requests it and does not insist on the pending land.