Chidanand Bhimsha Dindure v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Chief Secretary and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court writ petitions, order dated 08-04-2025, coram M.S. Sonak & Jitendra Jain, JJ.; land acquisition compensation; award dated 29 September 2022; 'Reserved Forest'; NOC Forests Department refused; Deputy Conservator of Forest, Solapur Division, Solapur ordered impleaded as respondent; affidavits due 2 May 2025; rejoinder by 12 June 2025; listed 27 June 2025, endeavour to dispose at admission stage; statutory benefits sought per Union of India & Anr. v. Tarsem Singh, (2019) 9 SCC 304; NHAI respondent no.3 (Sagar Varma i/b Sagar Laddha); petitioners Chidanand Bhimsha Dindure (WP 18642/2024), Dr. Vipul Vilas Shah (WP 19466/2024), Shailesh Sumatilal Gujar & Anr. (WP 402/2025); AGPs Savina R. Crasto, M. S. Bane, A. R. Deolekar; Dr. Ramdas Sabban with Shrikanth Kompelli and Rohit Chittiken for petitioners; interlocutory order, no final disposal, no quantum awarded.
What did the court decide?
Interlocutory directions only: impleadment of the Deputy Conservator of Forest, Solapur Division, Solapur as respondent in all petitions (amendment to be carried out, reverification dispensed with); State Government and Deputy Conservator of Forest to file affidavits by 2 May 2025; rejoinder, if any, by 12 June 2025; matters listed on 27 June 2025 with an endeavour to dispose of the petitions finally at the admission stage. No merits adjudicated.