This Public Interest Litigation sought demolition of constructions on leased Panchayat land. The Court dismissed the petition, holding that the dispute regarding lease validity is pending in a Civil Court (R.C.S. No. 64 of 2018) and refrained from passing any order.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 68 OF 2018
Balaji Chandrakant Gawde .. Petitioner
Versus
The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents
Mr. Prabhanjan Gujar for Petitioner. Mr. M. M. Pabale, AGP for Respondent Nos.1, 2 and 4. Mr. Vijay Killedar for Respondent No.3. Mr. R. S. Kadam for Respondent No.6.
CORAM: PRADEEP NANDRAJOG, CJ. & SMT. BHARATI DANGRE, J.
SEPTEMBER 09, 2019.
P.C.
wants the constructions on lands comprised in paragraph 5 of the Public Interest Petition to be demolished.
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SMT. BHARATI DANGRE, J. CHIEF JUSTICE
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the Court should intervene in a Public Interest Litigation seeking demolition of constructions when the underlying dispute regarding land lease is pending adjudication in a Civil Court.
Balaji Chandrakant Gawde
The State of Maharashtra
Ors.
Pradeep Nandrajog
Bharati Dangre
As recorded by the court registry
Litigation brought on behalf of the public interest rather than a personal grievance, relaxing the usual rule of locus standi.
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