Nagpur Municipal Corporation, Nagpur through Municipal Commissioner and Others v. Vilas S/O Ganesh Asarkar
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition No. 2730 of 2019; Nagpur Municipal Corporation, Nagpur and others v. Vilas s/o Ganesh Asarkar; Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench; coram Siddheshwar S. Thombre, J.; decided 13 November 2025; Neutral Citation 2025:BHC-NAG:12079; impugned order dated 19/12/2018 by District Judge-6, Nagpur in M.C.A. No.18/2018; maintainability of proceeding under City of Nagpur Corporation (CNC) Act, 1948 repealed in 2012; remedy under Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949; quashing of appellate order; liberty to file proceeding afresh; status quo for four weeks with automatic vacation; advocates J.B. Kasat (petitioners) and S.P. Khirsagar (respondent); petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dated 19/12/2018 of District Judge-6, Nagpur in M.C.A. No.18/2018 quashed and set aside; respondent permitted to file the proceeding afresh before the competent Court under the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949; Nagpur Municipal Corporation directed to maintain status quo for four weeks, the interim order standing vacated automatically on expiry of that period.