Dismissed

Parner Sangharsha Samiti through Its Chairman Tushar Babasaheb Auti v. the State of Maharashtra and Others

Bombay HC8 Dec 2016PIL/136/2016

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What is this about?

The court dismissed this PIL as devoid of substance, finding no larger public interest involved when the State owns and utilizes the land for public purposes, thus rejecting the petition without detailed reasoning.

What did the court decide?

The petition was rejected as devoid of substance with no larger public interest involved.

Parner Sangharsha Samiti through Its… — Constitutional and Fundamental Rights | Bombay HC (2016)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD

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 PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 136 OF 2016
(Parner Sangharsha Samiti through its Chairman Tushar
Babasaheb Auti Vs. The State of Maharashtra and others)

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Mr. Sarang Joshi, Advocate holding for Mr. Nikhilesh K.
Tungar, Advocate for the Petitioner
Mr. A.B. Girase, Government Pleader for
the respondent/State

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CORAM :R.M. BORDE AND
SANGITRAO S. PATIL, JJ.

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DATE : 8th December, 2016

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PER COURT :

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Heard.

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2.The petition is presented seeking directions to

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respondent Nos. 1 to 7 not to construct new court
building on Gairan land.

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3.The acquisition of the Gairan land for public
purpose/s and for setting up of public amenities is in
consonance with the guidelines issued by the Supreme
Court of India in the matter of Jagpal Singh and others
Vs. State of Punjab and others, reported in AIR 2011
S.C. 1123. It is for the State Government to consider
the viability of a particular land for utilizing the

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same for public purposes. No useful purpose would be

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served in entertaining this petition since the land
belonging to the State Government is being utilized for
public purpose.

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4.We do not find larger public interest involved
in this petition. The Public Interest Litigation is

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devoid of substance and hence, stands rejected.

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Parner Sangharsha Samiti through Its Chairman Tushar Babasaheb Auti v. the State of Maharashtra and Others

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