Vinod Natha Bhagat and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra Throu. Its Sec. Dept of Revenue and Forest and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
PIL 151 of 2024; Bombay High Court; Public Interest Litigation; encroachment; unauthorised occupation; government land; Gat Nos. 337, 339, 341, 343, 346; Village Nimgaon via Mhalunge; Taluka Junna/Junnar; District Pune; Sarpanch; Nimadri Gram Panchayat; Vinod Natha Bhagat; State of Maharashtra; Collector Pune; notice; survey; boundaries; opportunity of hearing; removal of encroachment in accordance with law; Section 50 Maharashtra Land Revenue Code 1966; Article 226 Constitution of India; disputed question of fact; writ jurisdiction; four months timeline; police assistance undertaking; liberty to seek legal remedy; no opinion on merits; mala fides allegation; private land claim by respondent no.5; disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Public Interest Litigation disposed of with directions to the Collector, Pune to issue notices to all occupants, survey the subject land, hear the parties, and if the land is found to be government land, initiate removal of encroachment in accordance with law within four months, with police assistance undertaken by the Additional Government Pleader; aggrieved persons left free to pursue legal remedies; no opinion expressed on merits. Pending Interim Applications disposed of.