The High Court dismissed a PIL alleging forgery of Gram Panchayat records leading to divestment of Trust property. The court held that affected parties have specific remedies under applicable statutes and should approach the appropriate forum instead of seeking PIL relief. Misconceived PIL dismissed without costs.
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13-PIL-70-2021
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISIDICTION
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 70 OF 2021
Sandeep Dnyanoba Undre .. Petitioner Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents
Mr. Sandeep M. Phatak for petitioner.
Mr. P. P. Kakade, Government Pleader with Ms. R. A. Salunkhe, AGP for State.
C0RAM: DIPANKAR DATTA, CJ & G. S. KULKARNI, J.
DATE: OCTOBER 25, 2021
PC :
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adjudicated by a mechanism created under a particular statute, such party should be relegated to the appropriate forum instead of entertaining a public interest litigation. The decision reported in (2014) 5 SCC 530 (Jaipur Shahar Hindu Vikas Samiti vs. State of Rajasthan) may be profitably relied on in this connection.
(G. S. KULKARNI, J.) (CHIEF JUSTICE)
PRAVIN DASHARATH PANDIT
Digitally signed by PRAVIN DASHARATH PANDIT Date: 2021.10.26 10:20:35 +0530
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Jaipur Shahar Hindu Vikas Samiti vs. State of RajasthanRelied on¶15
(2014) 5 SCC 530 · Who else cites this
Sandeep Dnyanoba Undre
State of Maharashtra
Dipankar Datta
G. S. Kulkarni
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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