Amit Pratapsing Theng and Ors. v. State of Maha., Thr. Collector, Buldhana and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
WP 2742 of 2025 (Bombay HC, Nagpur Bench, decided 16-07-2025; N.W. Sambre and Sachin S. Deshmukh, JJ.): road widening of Sawargaon-Waghapur-Antri Kodi-Godri Chandai Road; alleged encroachment of petitioners' land without notice, acquisition or compensation; unanswered representation dated 21.04.2025 to Executive Engineer, Buldhana; directions for land measurement by revenue authorities and resubmission of substantiated representation; Executive Engineer to decide and communicate acquisition intent within 4 weeks; petition disposed of, no costs; heard finally by consent.
What did the court decide?
Directions issued: Petitioners to obtain a measurement of their land and submit a representation supported by the revenue authorities' measurement report to Respondent No.2-Executive Engineer, Buldhana, who must decide and communicate within 4 weeks whether the State intends to acquire the encroached land; petition disposed of with no costs.