Deepak Jaywant Mhetre and Ors. v. Aniruddha Uttam Shevlekar and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition 19384/2024, Bombay High Court, disposed 07-01-2025; Revision Application under Section 257 Maharashtra Land Revenue Code 1966 before State Government against Additional Commissioner Pune order dated 28/10/2024; interim protection: non-implementation of Additional Commissioner's order until Stay Application (filed November 2024 with Revision Application) decided within three weeks, on its own merits; State undertaking to decide Revision Application within six months from next date of proceedings; no precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
With the aforesaid directions the writ petition was disposed of: the Stay Application to be decided within three weeks of receipt of copy of the order; the Additional Commissioner, Pune's order (dated 20/10/2024 as printed in the operative paragraph) not to be implemented till the Stay Application is decided; the Stay Application to be decided on its own merits; and petitioner's counsel to serve copy of the order on the contesting private respondents. Separately, the State (on instructions) committed to deciding the Revision Application within six months from the next date of proceedings.