Abhay Prataprao Sathe v. District Collector Solapur and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 48(7)(8) Maharashtra Land Revenue Code 1966 penalty notice sand storage brass; Tahsildar Madha notice dated 07.06.2024 ignored Talathi corrective report same date reducing quantity from 550 brass to 150 brass in Panchanama dated 06.06.2024; lands Gat Nos. 433, 435, 658/6/B Village Darfal Tal. Madha Dist. Solapur; petitioner Abhay Prataprao Sathe; affidavit-in-reply silent on Ground (D); notice quashed and set aside; reconsideration with opportunity of hearing; contentions on merits kept open; Writ Petition allowed; Bombay High Court 7 February 2025.
What did the court decide?
Writ Petition allowed: the notice dated 7th June 2024 issued by the Tahsildar quashed and set aside; Tahsildar directed to re-consider all material on record including the Talathi's report dated 7th June 2024 and take further steps in accordance with law after giving the petitioner an opportunity of hearing; aggrieved party free to challenge the fresh exercise; all contentions on merits kept open.