Tara Bhagwan Tikhe and Others v. the State of Maharashtra through Its the Secretary and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Land acquisition grievance; representations dated 20.12.2022, 28.07.2023 and 20.09.2023 through Advocate to District Collector left unanswered; possession of lands taken over in 2008; writ of mandamus against District Administration for responding to legal notice; direction to Respondent No. 5 to reply per due procedure within 60 days; petitions disposed off; Bombay High Court Aurangabad Bench; Joshi and Ghuge JJ.; petitioners Thorat (h/f Baviskar); respondents State of Maharashtra (AGPs Korde, Lakhotiya, Khan).
What did the court decide?
Respondent No. 5 directed to respond to the representations/notice by following the due procedure laid down in law within a period of 60 days; all three petitions disposed off. ¶36