Shrihari Gajanan Ginning Industry, Thr. Partner, Dhiraj S/O. Dhanraj Mungale v. State of Maharashtra, Thr. Secretary, Ministry of Revenue and Forest, Mumbai and Ors.
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Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, interim order dated 25.04.2025 (Coram: Avinash G. Gharote & Abhay J. Mantri, JJ.) in Writ Petition No. 2285 of 2025 (Shrihari Gajanan Ginning Industry, Thr. its Partner) and Writ Petition No. 2242 of 2025 (Satish S/o Govinda Gotephode) v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. Subject: challenge to sand auction notice dated 16.04.2025 issued under the sand policy dated 08.04.2025. Grounds raised: (1) contradictory auction/excavation periods - two-year auction duration vs period till 30.09.2025 (one year, 2025-2026), excavation permissible only up to 10.06.2025 from delivery of possession, alleged impossibility of substantial excavation; (2) Environmental Clearance dated 10.10.2024 (conditioned at serial No. 3 on validity of approved mining plan) contended to be non-existent, as the approved mining plan dated 01.11.2023 was valid only up to 30.09.2024. Direction: notice for final disposal, returnable 29.04.2025; auction fixed for 30.04.2025; Addl.GPs (Fulzele & Jachak) waived notice for the State. Counsel: A.A. Naik, Senior Advocate, with A.A. Choube and Ramaa Bhondwe for Petitioners. No statutes or precedents cited; merits undecided at this stage.