Kisan Alias Krishna Bhagu Kadam v. State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay HC 7-Feb-2025, IA 16219/2024 in CP 33/2021 in WP 565/2019 (Kisan @ Krishna Bhagu Kadam v. State of Maharashtra); maintainability of interim application in disposed contempt petition - prima facie not maintainable, fresh contempt petition required; High-Power Committee constituted under Government Resolution to investigate alternate land allotment/rehabilitation-resettlement claims; direction to examine alternate plot allotment claim within 3 months; representation within 2 weeks with documents; opportunity of hearing; compliance report by 8 May 2025; reliance on Co-ordinate Bench order dt. 26-Sep-2024 in CP 123/2024; CP 201/2023 (Patankar v. Yogesh Yadav) detagged; Sonak & Jain JJ.
What did the court decide?
The Interim Application is disposed of with directions to the High-Power Committee to examine the Petitioners' claim regarding allotment of alternate plot within three months, receive their representation (with documents) within two weeks, grant a hearing, and communicate its decision within three months; the Committee must file its compliance report by 8 May 2025 with an advance copy to Mr. Anabhawane; all concerned to act on an authenticated copy of the order; Contempt Petition No. 201 of 2023 is detagged to be heard separately.