Dismissed¶12
Sanjay Sheshrao Mante v. the State of Maharashtra, Thr. the Secretary, Irrigation Department, Mumbai and Others
Bombay HCWP/3327/2024
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Land acquisition — restoration/restitution of acquired land refused; vesting of acquired land in the State under Award 19/03/2005; unutilized canal land (change in canal course); no statutory provision for return of vested acquired land; State to dispose of land per applicable policy; petitioner free to participate in disposal proceedings; Buldhana district; Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench; bench Gharote & Mantri JJ.; decided 07.04.2025; neutral citation 2025:BHC-NAG:3605-DB; petition dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Once vesting of the acquired land in the State is complete, the only option available to the State is to dispose of the land in terms of the applicable policy. ¶12