Manaswi Milind Ghag and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra Thr the Government Pleader and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition No. 2502 of 2024, High Court of Judicature at Bombay, decided 19 March 2025 by G.S. Kulkarni and Advait M. Sethna, JJ. Article 226 petition by Manaswi Milind Ghag and Ors., employees occupying tenements on land leased by CIDCO to M/s Navinon India Ltd. (formerly Indian Dyestuff Ltd.) in liquidation, at Boisor, Palgar District; prayers for mandamus to transfer premises to petitioners (comparators: Tata and Camlin Ltd.) or declaration of occupancy. Court found no demand for justice made to CIDCO; petition disposed of with representation to CIDCO within two weeks, decision after hearing (petitioners, official liquidator, stakeholders) within four weeks per law; merits and rival contentions untouched and kept open; option to approach company court; no costs.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief on merits; petition disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to make a representation to respondent no. 2-CIDCO (to be decided after hearing, in accordance with law, within four weeks), and with the option of moving an appropriate application before the company court; all contentions kept open; no costs.