The Sakharkheda Education Society, Sindkhed Raja, Buldhana, Thr. Secretary v. the State of Maharashtra, Thr. Principal Secretary, Revenue and Forest Dept., Mumbai and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Natural justice; opportunity of hearing before adverse order; lease expired and not renewed; removal of name from revenue record as occupant; Collector Buldhana; order dated 30/01/2025 quashed and set aside; remand for fresh decision after hearing; all points kept open; petitioner in possession since 1975; Sakharkheda Education Society Sindkhed Raja Buldhana; State of Maharashtra Revenue and Forest Department; intervention application CAW 1006 of 2025 rejected with liberty to apply before Collector; Maharashtra; writ petition partly allowed; appearance before Collector on 27/11/2025.
What did the court decide?
Petition partly allowed: the order dated 30/01/2025 passed by respondent no. 2 - Collector, Buldhana is quashed and set aside; the matter is remanded to the Collector to grant the petitioner an opportunity of hearing and take a decision afresh, with all points kept open; the petitioner is directed to appear before the Collector, Buldhana on 27/11/2025 at 11.00 a.m. along with a copy of the order; the petition thereafter stands disposed of. Civil Application (CAW) No. 1006 of 2025 for intervention is rejected with liberty to the applicant to apply before the Collector, who may decide it in accordance with law.