Vijay Shankar Mulekar v. the State of Maharashtra, through Collector, Raigad
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court held that a dispute over the classification of a land occupant from Class-I to Class-II under the Land Revenue Code, 1966 is an issue of revenue law. The Court ruled that such disputes must be approached through appropriate competent forums, not via writ jurisdiction under Article 226.
What did the court decide?
None granted; Petition disposed of holding it not maintainable as a writ.