Gram Panchayat Taklibhan through Bapusaheb Keru Shinde and Others v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: gairan; regularization of encroachment; diversion of gairan land to gaothan; Gram Panchayat Taklibhan; Bapusaheb Keru Shinde; Pradhan Mantri Awas Yona (Gramin); housing schemes; Jagpal Singh vs. State of Punjab; Civil Appeal No.1132/2011; G.R. dated 12.07.2011; State of Maharashtra; High Court Bombay Aurangabad Bench; Public Interest Litigation No. 90 of 2024; notice returnable 26.02.2025; A.G.P. waiver; leave to amend petition.
What did the court decide?
This Court (Per Court) was not inclined to entertain the PIL to the extent of prayer clauses (D) and (E) - the prayers for diverting gairan land to the gaothan and for regularizing encroachments on Government land to provide Pradhan Mantri Awas Yona (Gramin) benefits - in light of Jagpal Singh vs. State of Punjab (C.A. No.1132/2011, Supreme Court of India, decided 28.01.2011) and the subsequent State Government policy vide G.R. dated 12.07.2011.