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Rangrao Maroti Shinde and Others v. the State of Maharashtra and Others

Bombay HC5 Sept 2019WP/10974/2019

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

The Court addressed three writ petitions regarding the recognition of forest rights under the Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006. It directed the respondent authority to dispose of pending applications within nine months and advised petitioners against dispossession threats.

What did the court decide?

The learned District Magistrate must decide the pending applications for forest rights on merit within nine months; petitioners are advised to take steps against threats of dispossession.

Rangrao Maroti Shinde and Others Vs the State of Maharashtra… — Land Acquisition | Bombay HC (2019)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD

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WRIT PETITION NO. 10964 OF 2019

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Ram Rupsing Jadhav and others .. Petitioners

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Versus

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The State of Maharashtra and others .. Respondents

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Shri Tahiwarkhan Wajeedkhan Pathan, Advocate for Petitioners. Shri S. B. Yawalkar, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos. 1 to 5.

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 10968 OF 2019

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Shantabai Maroti Kubarwad and another.. Petitioners

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Versus

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The State of Maharashtra and others .. Respondents

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Shri Tahiwarkhan Wajeedkhan Pathan, Advocate for Petitioners. Shri S. P. Tiwari, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos. 1 to 5.

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 10974 OF 2019

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Rangrao Maruti Shinde and others .. Petitioners

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Versus

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The State of Maharashtra and others .. Respondents

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Shri Tahiwarkhan Wajeedkhan Pathan, Advocate for Petitioners. Shri S. B. Yawalkar, Addl.G.P. for Respondent Nos. 1 to 4.

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 11007 OF 2019

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Vakil Hemla Jadhav and others .. Petitioners

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Versus

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The State of Maharashtra and others .. Respondents

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Shri Tahiwarkhan Wajeedkhan Pathan, Advocate for Petitioners. Shri S. P. Tiwari, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos. 1 to 5.

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CORAM : S. V. GANGAPURWALA AND ANIL S. KILOR, JJ. DATE : 05TH SEPTEMBER, 2019.

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FINAL ORDER :

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. The learned counsel for petitioners submits that petitioners are cultivating forest land for more than 30 to 35 years. The petitioners have approached respondent no. 2 as per Section 11(1)(c) of the Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 and Rules 2008, however, no decision has been taken as yet.

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The learned Addl/A.G.P. accepts notice for all respondents in respective writ petitions.

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In case, petitioners have approached respondent no.2 claiming rights as per Rules 6 and 11 of Rules, 2008, then respondent no.2 after following procedure as laid down under the

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said Act and Rules decide the same on its own merits, in accordance with law, expeditiously and preferably within a period of nine (09) months.

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