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Shri. Dattatray Shankar Lagad and Ors. v. the State of Maharashtra through Secretary, Revenue and Forest Dept. and Ors.

Bombay HC9 Feb 2015WP/793/2015

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The Bombay High Court directed the State Government to decide on the petitioners' proposal for prior approval under Section 36A within three months and communicated the need to inform the District Collector and subsequent steps.

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Direction to State Government to decide on proposal within three months; directive to communicate order to District Collector within one week; directive to Collector to pass orders within one month of

Shri. Dattatray Shankar Lagad and Ors. Vs the State of… — Land Acquisition | Bombay HC (2015)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

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WRIT PETITION NO.793 OF 2015

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Shri Dattatray Shankar Lagad and Ors. Petitioners

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Vs.

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The State of Maharashtra and Ors. Respondents

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Mr. Suresh M. Sabrad, for Petitioners. Mrs. M.P. Thakur, AGP, for Respondents.

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CORAM: A.S.OKA & A.K. MENON, JJ.

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DATE: 9^th FEBRUARY, 2015

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P.C.:

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Not on board. Taken on board.

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. The learned AGP does not dispute that the matter is

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pending before the State Government for taking appropriate decision on the proposal of the Petitioners for grant of prior approval under Clause (b) of Sub-Section (1) of Section 36A of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966. In view of what is held by this Court in Judgment and Order dated 10^th October, 2014 in Writ Petition No.8744 of 2014 and other connected Petitions, appropriate decision will have to be taken by the State Government within a period of three months from today. For the reasons recorded in the said Judgment and Order, we pass the following order :-

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ORDER

(i) The State Government shall take appropriate decision on the proposal of the petitioners pending for grant of prior approval under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 36A of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code,1966, as expeditiously as possible and in any event, within a period of three months from today;

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(ii) The order passed by the State Government on the said proposal shall be forthwith communicated to the District Collector within a period of one week from the date of passing the order;

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(iii) After receiving the communication of the order from the State Government, the District Collector shall pass orders on the application of the Petitioners in accordance with law preferably within a period of one month from the date on which the orders of the State Government are communicated to him;

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(iv) We dispose of the Petition in terms of the above directions.

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(A.K. MENON, J.) (A.S.OKA, J.)

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Shri. Dattatray Shankar Lagad and Ors. v. the State of Maharashtra through Secretary, Revenue and Forest Dept. and Ors.

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