Nitin Bhanudas Lokhande v. Union of India through the Secretary and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Neutral citation 2025:BHC-AUG:5968-DB; WRIT PETITION NO. 2879 OF 2025, High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad, decided 27.02.2025 by Mangesh S. Patil and Prafulla S. Khubalkar, JJ. (Per Court). Petitioner: Nitin Bhanudas Lokhande (Adv. Sandip Ramnath Andhale); Respondents: Union of India through the Secretary and others (Respondent Nos. 1, 3 & 4: Ms. Sudha Chintamani; Respondent Nos. 2 & 5: AGP Mr. S. V. Hange). Disposed of as withdrawn with liberty to appeal under Section 14 of the Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002; operation of notice dated 22.01.2025 (Exhibit - 'B') stayed for two weeks. Keywords: withdrawal of writ petition, liberty to prefer appeal, Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act 2002 Section 14, stay of notice, Aurangabad Bench.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to withdraw the writ petition and to prefer an appeal under Section 14 of the Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002; interim stay of two weeks on operation of the notice dated 22.01.2025 (Exhibit - 'B').