Dismissed

Placid Development Pvt. Ltd. v. the Chief Secretary Revenue and Forest Department

Bombay HC19 Dec 2023CP/507/2023

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Contempt petition alleging breach of court direction to decide an application within six weeks was dismissed. The respondent authority unconditionally apologized for the delay, leading the court to dispense with a show cause notice and dismiss the petition.

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The Contempt Petition No. 507 of 2023 was dismissed. No order as to costs.

Placid Development Pvt. Ltd. Vs the Chief Secretary Revenue… — Contempt of Court | Bombay HC (2023)

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SHRADDHA KAMLESH

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

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TALEKAR

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Digitally signed by SHRADDHA KAMLESH TALEKAR Date: 2023.12.22 18:22:07 +0530

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CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 507 OF 2023

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WRIT PETITION (ST.) NO. 3357 OF 2023

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Placid Developments Private Limited & anr. .. Petitioners

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Versus

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The Chief Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Government of Maharashtra & 2 Ors. …Respondents

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Mr.Devansh Shah i/b Vidhii Partners, Advocate for Petitioners.

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Mr.A.I. Patel, Addl. GP a/w. Ms.N.M. Mehra, AGP for State.

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CORAM : B.P. COLABAWALLA & SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN, JJ.

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DATE : DECEMBER 19, 2023.

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P C :

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The above Contempt Petition is filed alleging breach of the direction given to decide the Section 16(1)(a) Application under the Railways Act 1989 within a period of six weeks of such application being made. According to the Petitioners, there is a violation of this direction, and therefore, the above Contempt Petition is filed.

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Shraddha Talekar, PS

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Today, when the matter is called out, the learned Advocate appearing on behalf of the Petitioners fairly stated that the Authority in question has now decided the Section 16(1)(a) Application, though belatedly.

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The learned Addl. GP appearing in above matter has unconditionally apologized for the delay and has stated that the Application now being decided, the Contempt Petition be disposed.

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After hearing both the parties and considering that no show cause notice has been issued, we accept the apology tendered by the learned Addl. GP, and dispose of the Contempt Petition accordingly. No order as to costs.

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This order will be digitally signed by the Private Secretary/Personal Assistant of this Court. All concerned will act on production by fax or email of a digitally signed copy of this order.

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[ SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN, J. ] [ B.P. COLABAWALLA, J. ]

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Shraddha Talekar, PS

Placid Development Pvt. Ltd. v. the Chief Secretary Revenue and Forest Department

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