Dilip Mahadev Patil and Ors. v. the State of Maharashtra Thr Government Pleader and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Civil Appellate Jurisdiction; Writ Petition No. 15068 of 2024; Dilip Mahadev Patil and others vs State of Maharashtra (Krishna Valley Development Corporation involved); order dated 5 May 2025 by M.S. Sonak and Jitendra Jain, JJ. Keywords: rehabilitation of project-affected persons; alternate land allotment; absence of water source/water supply; non-filing of affidavits despite court order dated 7 April 2025; passing the buck between State and Corporation; personal costs of Rs. 7,500/- each on Revenue Secretary and Executive Engineer; cost not chargeable to State Exchequer; Chief Secretary to file affidavit by 13 June 2025 and fix responsibility; confidential roll entries; sensitisation workshop; threat of exemplary cost; listing on 20 June 2025; interim/interlocutory compliance order, not a final disposal.
What did the court decide?
Interim directions and costs: (i) personal costs of Rs. 7,500/- each imposed on the Revenue Secretary and the Executive Engineer of the Krishna Valley Development Corporation, payable to the Petitioners within 15 days and to be deposited in the Court (Registry to accept during vacation); (ii) Chief Secretary, State of Maharashtra, to personally look into the matter, file an affidavit by 13 June 2025, call a meeting of concerned officials including the Corporation's Managing Director (who must also file an affidavit with concrete steps by 13 June 2025); (iii) Chief Secretary to fix responsibility on defaulting officials and consider confidential-roll entries and a sensitisation workshop; (iv) matter listed on 20 June 2025 for further consideration.